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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Kwon (ranked 588 p4p, 551 weight class) and Soul Taker (ranked 93 p4p, 87 weight class). Kwon comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Sol Kwon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Soul Taker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Taker.
A big right from Kwon misses.
Kwon throws a leg kick
and Taker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kwon connects with a nice looking jab.
Taker connects with a high kick.
Taker doesn't manage to clinch there - Kwon circles away.
Taker is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Taker misses its intended target.
Taker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwon.
Taker clinches.
Taker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taker throws a lazy body kick
and Kwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Kwon misses.
Soul Taker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taker.
Taker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taker throws a looping overhand right but Kwon ducks down to avoid it.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Taker.
A low kick from Taker is predictable there
and Kwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taker lands a jab to the nose.
Kwon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwon moves out of range of the strikes.
Kwon throws a hook to the side of Taker's head but Taker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taker tries to clinch up.
Kwon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Kwon misses.
Taker moves in looking to clinch but Kwon pushes him off.
Taker checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kwon.
Taker throws a good cross that connects.
Taker connects with a nice looking jab.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Taker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taker. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kwon looks to throw the jab but Taker is out of range.
Taker's corner calls for a 1-2. Taker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taker clinches with his opponent.
Taker breaks the clinch.
Taker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Taker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kwon's hands.
Kwon lands with a slapping head kick.
Kwon motions for Taker to come forward. Kwon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kwon throws a big shot that misses.
Kwon lands a glancing blow to the side of Taker's head.
Taker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taker lands a right hook to the body.
Taker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kwon throws a sloppy head kick
and Taker counters with a straight right hand.
Kwon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for Kwon.
Taker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kwon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taker lands a glancing blow to the side of Kwon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker misses with an uppercut. Kwon saw that one coming.
Taker throws a shot from downtown. Kwon moves away and avoids it.
Kwon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taker.
Kwon throws a shot from downtown. Taker moves away and avoids it.
Taker throws a leg kick but Kwon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Taker saw that one coming.
It seemed like Taker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kwon misses the jab.
Kwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taker throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Taker.
A punch lands to the side of Taker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kwon slips a straight right by Taker.
A swing and a miss from Kwon.
Taker throws out a counter right but Kwon avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Taker.
Kwon defending well as Taker loads up on a big left hand.
Taker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taker looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
Kwon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kwon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taker punishes Kwon's body with a nice straight punch.
Taker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kwon throws a leg kick but Taker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kwon tries to work over Taker's front leg with a kick but Taker checks it.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Taker.
Taker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taker lands a jab to the head.
Taker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kwon on the side of the head.
Taker throws a sloppy head kick and Kwon moves out of range easily.
Kwon throws a head kick that half lands.
Kwon thuds a left hand into Taker's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kwon defending well as Taker loads up on a big left hand.
Kwon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwon, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Taker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwon.
Kwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwon.
Kwon drops his hands momentarily and Taker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwon needs to keep his hands up - Taker had a free shot at his head there.
Taker misses with a left hand
and Kwon counters with a nice leg kick.
Taker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
Taker scores with a nice right hand.
Taker connects with a right hand. Kwon shakes it off.
Kwon moves out of range of the body kick from Taker.
Taker lands a nice shot that snaps Kwon's head back.
Taker misses with a looping right.
Kwon lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soul Taker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kwon scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throws an overhand right that lands on Taker's shoulder, as Taker tries to avoid the shot.
Kwon moves away from the strike by Taker.
Taker slips under a jab from Kwon.
Taker lands a slapping body shot.
Kwon looks to throw the jab but Taker is out of range.
Taker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwon was well out of range. Poor timing from Taker.
Kwon wants to land a leg kick but Taker is out of range.
Kwon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taker.
Taker throws a right hand that misses
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kwon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taker.
Kwon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Taker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwon counters with an inside leg kick.
Taker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a straight left.
Taker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwon.
Kwon defending well as Taker loads up on a big left hand.
Taker misses with a body shot.
Taker staying out of range there.
Taker looks to land a body kick but Kwon moved away.
Kwon slips under a jab.
Kwon throws a big shot that misses.
Taker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Taker misses.
Taker throws a leg kick but Kwon checks it.
Taker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taker scores with a hook.
Taker looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taker moves out of range as Kwon strikes.
Kwon with a jab.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kwon. That snapped Taker's head back.
Kwon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kwon scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taker.
Taker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwon.
Kwon thows a leg kick but Taker checks it
and Taker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taker.
Kwon connects with an inside leg kick.
Kwon takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taker misses with a hook.
Taker slips under a jab.
Kwon moves away from the strike by Taker.
Kwon scores with a jab. Taker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Taker catches Kwon right on the button with a cross.
Taker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taker misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwon misses the target.
Kwon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kwon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taker.
Taker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwon.
Taker throws a leg kick but Kwon moved away.
A leg kick checked by Taker.
Kwon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taker throws a push kick but Kwon slaps the foot to one side.
Taker misses the shot to the body.
Taker tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Taker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kwon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kwon blocks a low kick nicely.
Taker throws a front kick aimed at Kwon's knee but Kwon avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Taker
and Kwon counters with a thumping low kick.
Kwon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taker takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kwon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Taker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwon doesn't seem phased though.
Kwon moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Taker.
Kwon is looking to counter punch.
Taker misses with a hook to the body
and Kwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwon throws a leg kick that misses.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwon moves out of range as Taker throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Kwon.
Kwon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taker.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Taker.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
Taker defending well as Kwon loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Taker saw that one coming.
Kwon scores with a nice head shot.
Kwon tries a head kick but it misses.
Taker avoids the head kick by Kwon.
Kwon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taker tries to work over Kwon's front leg with a kick but Kwon checks it.
Taker loads up on a big right hand but Kwon slips the punch.
Kwon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon throws a hook but Taker avoids it easily.
Taker is looking to slow Kwon down with leg kicks.
Taker wants to clinch up but Kwon keeps it at a distance.
Taker lands an overhand right.
Kwon tries a low kick but Taker avoids it.
Kwon blocks a head kick by Taker.
Decent striking displayed by Kwon there.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Taker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker lands with a slapping head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwon tries a head kick but it misses.
Taker clinches up with Kwon and pushes him back against the cage.
Taker throws a head punch that misses.
Taker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwon.
Taker throws a leg kick but Kwon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kwon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kwon lands with a nice body kick.
Taker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kwon moves out of range of the strikes.
Taker thuds his right hand into Kwon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kwon tries a low kick but Taker avoids it.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Taker slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a looping right.
Kwon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taker is looking to chop away at Kwon's legs.
Taker throws out a loose jab but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taker blocks a low kick nicely.
Taker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taker takes one to the side of the head.
Kwon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taker looks to land a right hand but Kwon moved out of range.
Taker takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
Taker slips under a jab from Kwon.
Kwon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taker lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Taker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker tries a head kick but it misses.
Taker misses with a hook to the body
and Kwon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwon scores with a jab to the head.
Taker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwon.
Taker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwon.
Taker is looking to score with low kicks.
Taker throws a body shot but no joy.
Taker misses with a body shot.
Taker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kwon staying out of range there.
Sol Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taker avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Kwon blocks the body kick.
Taker jabs Kwon right on the nose. Kwon blinks but takes it well.
Taker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kwon tries to move into range but Taker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taker is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Soul Taker.
Well Taker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Taker!
Our winner, Soul Taker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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