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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 23157 p4p, 2236 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 681 p4p, 311 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 20 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looks for the body kick but Grammaticus saw that one coming.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim drives through and clinches with Grammaticus against the ropes.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grammaticus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Kim.
Grammaticus scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grammaticus backwards.
Grammaticus blocks a body shot from Kim.
A short left from Kim.
Grammaticus misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grammaticus throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grammaticus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grammaticus at a distance.
Grammaticus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
Grammaticus walks into a jab.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grammaticus . Grammaticus obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim lands a right hand.
Grammaticus lands with a light punch inside.
Grammaticus misses with some punches.
Grammaticus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grammaticus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Grammaticus scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grammaticus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Grammaticus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grammaticus .
A short right from Kim on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grammaticus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a head punch that misses.
Grammaticus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grammaticus s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Grammaticus moved out of range nicely.
Kim wants to clinch.
Grammaticus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
An attempted straight right counter from Grammaticus misses the target.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Grammaticus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kim with the inside leg kick.
Grammaticus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grammaticus throws a front kick that sends Kim stumbling back into the ropes.
Grammaticus tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim blocks a head kick by Grammaticus .
Kim clobbers Grammaticus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grammaticus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus works the jab nicely.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grammaticus .
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Kim lands a head shot.
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 cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grammaticus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Grammaticus blocks the body kick.
Grammaticus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Grammaticus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grammaticus throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Grammaticus only half commits.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grammaticus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim throws a leg kick but Grammaticus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grammaticus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grammaticus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grammaticus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim thows a leg kick but Grammaticus checks it
and Grammaticus counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kim will feel that in the morning.
Kim thuds his shin into the meat of Grammaticus 's side.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Grammaticus pushes him off.
Kim wants to clinch up but Grammaticus keeps it at a distance.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grammaticus 's head.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grammaticus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Kim.
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus slips a jab from Kim.
Grammaticus throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grammaticus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim works Grammaticus 's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Grammaticus .
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grammaticus .
A little jabbing left from Kim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim throws a leg kick but Grammaticus moved away.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grammaticus gets tackled into the ropes by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Grammaticus presses Kim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grammaticus .
Kim working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Grammaticus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grammaticus lands a body shot.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus breaks the clinch.
Grammaticus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Grammaticus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim throws a right hand that Grammaticus ducks under and follows up with a left that Grammaticus also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Grammaticus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grammaticus slips under a jab.
Grammaticus is looking to counter punch.
Grammaticus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim throws a lazy body kick
and Grammaticus counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Grammaticus counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Grammaticus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grammaticus avoids a kick to the body.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Grammaticus digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grammaticus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
Kim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grammaticus jabs at Kim's body.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Grammaticus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grammaticus checks it well.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Kim tries a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus is wise to it.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Grammaticus counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Grammaticus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Grammaticus moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Grammaticus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grammaticus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grammaticus misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
As Kim backs away, Grammaticus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grammaticus needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a low kick as Grammaticus jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Grammaticus misses.
A nice side step and Kim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Grammaticus .
A leg kick checked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throwing a counter right hand but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim catches Grammaticus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grammaticus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Grammaticus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
John Grammaticus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Grammaticus is out of range.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim scores with a jab. Grammaticus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grammaticus throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Grammaticus . Those never looked like landing.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus misses with a looping left.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Grammaticus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Grammaticus tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the head.
Kim lands with a right hand.
Kim pushes Grammaticus away with a front kick.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Grammaticus 's knee but Grammaticus avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Grammaticus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Grammaticus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus blocks a leg kick.
Grammaticus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Grammaticus misses with a low kick.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Grammaticus pushes him off.
Kim tests Grammaticus 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Kim tenderised Grammaticus 's leg. Grammaticus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Grammaticus is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Grammaticus , against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yasol Kim.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara 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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