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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 101 p4p, 36 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 17 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut
and Billabong counters with a single leg into guard. Ji Woo didn't expect that.
Billabong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billabong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ji Woo holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Billabong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ji Woo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ji Woo trying to control the position here.
Ji Woo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ji Woo moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Billabong presses Ji Woo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Billabong controls his hands.
Billabong has had enough of the clinch but Ji Woo keeps him there for the moment.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Billabong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Billabong manages to end up in side control.
Ji Woo sneaks back into half guard.
Ji Woo trying to control from the bottom.
Ji Woo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Billabong is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Billabong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ji Woo is looking to control Billabong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ji Woo avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ji Woo tries to land a leg kick but Billabong saw it coming and moves away.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Billabong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billabong misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Billabongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Billabong avoids a kick to the body.
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Billabong is just out of range.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Billabong blocks it.
Billabong lands an overhand right.
Ji Woo misses with the body kick
and Billabong counters with a shoot takedown. Ji Woo fights it but they end up in guard.
We've been hearing that Billabong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Billabong's guard.
Billabong looking for a guillotine here but Ji Woo defends easily.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billabong is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo keeps trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the body.
Billabong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Billabong preventing the sweep.
Ji Woo is trying to keep Billabong in close.
Ji Woo seems keen to control Billabong's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong is looking to work some ground and pound but Ji Woo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong stopping the sweep attempt from Ji Woo.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Ji Woo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ji Woo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Ji Woo advances to half guard.
Ji Woo wants to free his trapped foot but Billabong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is keen to just control but Billabong is a slippery customer.
Ji Woo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Billabong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ji Woo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ji Woo pushes Billabong up against the cage in a clinch.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Billabong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ji Woo is defending well.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Billabong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Billabong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ji Woo can turn it around.
Ji Woo tries to work over Billabong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the head.
Billabong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Ji Woo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Billabong or not.
Billabong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Billabong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Billabong can't get the takedown.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ji Woo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ji Woo controlling the position.
Ji Woo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong prevents Ji Woo from moving into mount.
Ji Woo wants to control for a moment but Billabong uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo is working for a kimura but Billabong is defending it quite comfortably.
Billabong is trying to control but can't.
Ji Woo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Billabong sees it coming and defends easily.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
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.
Ji Woo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Billabong's thigh. Billabong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Billabong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ji Woo wants to control from the top but Billabong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Billabong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ji Woo throws a nice looking combination but Billabong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji Woo tries to clinch
and Billabong counters with a takedown into side control.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong postures up.
Billabong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ji Woo keeps working.
Billabong controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Ji Woo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ji Woo tries to improve position but can't.
Ji Woo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Billabong off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Billabong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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