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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 1636 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 232 p4p, 254 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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6 - 8 - 0 |
World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim with a jab.
Kim moves out of range as Dead throws a body kick.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead misses with a body shot.
Dead slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dead lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been informed that Kim has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dead misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dead looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Dead throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim tries to clinch there but Dead circles away.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Dead lands an overhand right.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Dead misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Dead can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dead's head.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dead's sensitive parts.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dead looks to land a combination. Kim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dead.
Dead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Dead misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead checks a leg kick.
Dead connects with a high kick.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Dead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Dead misses.
Dead takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kim scores with a four punch combination!
Dead throws a head kick that half lands.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim tries to clinch but Dead moves out of range.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim throws a push kick but Dead slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Kim.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Dead slips a jab from Kim.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dead connects with a high kick.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Dead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Kim misses.
Dead throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim looks for the body kick but Dead saw that one coming.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dead tries a head kick but it misses.
Dead throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Dead throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead moves away from the strike by Kim.
Dead throws a series of strikes that have Kim backpedaling.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Dead ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim tries to clinch but Dead is having none of it.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Dead does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Kim.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Dead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dead lands with a slapping head kick.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Evil Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim slips a straight right by Dead.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
Dead looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dead takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some wild striking there from Dead.
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dead with a body shot.
Dead blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Dead misses its target.
Evil Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead throws a nice head kick!
Dead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.
Kim has Dead pressed against the ropes, preventing Dead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim lands a body shot.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Dead wants to break free but Kim has control.
Good body shot from Kim.
Kim is working Dead over against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Kim.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kim as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dead.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kim!
Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Dead.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim works the jab nicely.
Kim lands a glancing blow to the side of Dead's head.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Dead moved out of range nicely.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dead swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Dead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Kim forces Dead back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim keeps control of Dead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dead can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dead ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Dead throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
Nice body kick there by Kim.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Kim scores with a nice head shot.
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Dead blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Dead.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Dead tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Dead breaks from the clinch.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dead tries a head kick but it misses.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dead thinking.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Dead lands with a good body shot.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead 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.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim jabs Dead to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kim blocks a head kick by Dead.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dead has time to react.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dead pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dead tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim scores with a decent looking hook.
Dead moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kim misses.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim avoids the head kick by Dead.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Evil Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dead is trying to break free.
Dead will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Dead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead working hard to break the clinch.
Dead is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dead blocks a body shot from Kim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
During a confident post fight interview, Yasol Kim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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