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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steel's choice of entrance music: Hammerfall-Last man standing. Kim Hoo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Steel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoo drops Steel with a nice combination! Hoo dives into Steel's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Stephan Steel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel is working an open guard so Hoo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hoo throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice combo by Hoo! Oh, that's hurt him - Steel falls to the canvas and Hoo follows him into side control.
Steel is rocked!
Hoo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Hoo finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Steel taking a bit of punishment here - Hoo scoring with strikes.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Steel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hoo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hoo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Hoo stands up and beckons Steel to his feet.
Hoo is breathing heavily.
Hoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel swinging wilding here.
Steel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steel trying to control the action but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Steel prevents Hoo from improving his position.
Steel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoo's head.
Steel trying to control the action but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Hoo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel throws a series of punches but Hoo moves out of range.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim Hoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a single leg into guard. Hoo didn't expect that.
Hoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steel manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Hoo off and gets back to his feet.
Hoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoo won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hoo closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Hoo pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hoo lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoo not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Hoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Steel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Hoo misses.
Hoo tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoo throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Hoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoo's guard now.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Hoo wants to stand but Steel is controlling the position.
Hoo looking to control.
Hoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoo, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoo pinned against the cage. Hoo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoo rushes Steel and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Hoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoo won't be happy with that.
Hoo sneaks back into half guard.
Steel with the ground and pound but Hoo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Steel wants to control from the top but Hoo keeps moving.
Steel working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoo is on top in guard.
Hoo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to stand but Hoo is controlling the position.
Hoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hoo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steel to his feet.
Hoo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoo feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Hoo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoo preventing the sweep.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Hoo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo stands up and waves to Steel to follow him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim Hoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hoo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoo lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Hoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoo dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Hoo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoo moves nicely into side control.
Steel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoo connects with a decent elbow.
Steel prevents Hoo from improving position.
Steel tries to buck Hoo off but Hoo is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo is working Steel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hoo trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Steel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hoo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hoo controlling his opponent.
Hoo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steel is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoo working Steel over with strikes here.
Steel is squirming around, avoiding Hoo's attempts to control the action.
Hoo has control of Steel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steel is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Steel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stephan Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Steel looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steel is looking for a sweep. Hoo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim Hoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Hoo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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