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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 9 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 3 p4p, 4 weight class). Ji Woo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: FED UP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji Woo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Billabong lands with a right hand.
Ji Woo misses with a right hand
and Billabong counters with a single leg into guard. Ji Woo didn't expect that.
Billabong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong throws a strike but Ji Woo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Ji Woo won't allow Billabong to sweep him here.
Ji Woo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Billabong is not content to let Ji Woo control the position.
Ji Woo swings around for an armbar but Billabong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ji Woo's guard.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billabong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billabong throws a strike but Ji Woo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Billabong controls Ji Woo momentarily but Ji Woo frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billabong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ji Woo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ji Woo being controlled here, momentarily.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
Billabong throws an elbow that misses. Ji Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Billabong's guard. Nice move by Ji Woo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Billabong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ji Woo passes Billabong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ji Woo wants to free his trapped foot but Billabong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Billabong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Billabong strikes.
Billabong dives in and grabs Ji Woo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ji Woo pushes down on Billabong's head and hops out.
Billabong throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Billabong slips a straight right by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ji Woo.
Billabong takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo slaps away a takedown attempt from Billabong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ji Woo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Billabong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong scores with a punch to the head.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the body.
Billabong moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
Billabong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ji Woo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Billabong misses the body punch
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billabong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billabong misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Billabong cracks Ji Woo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Billabong.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the side of Billabong's head but Billabong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Billabong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Billabong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billabong throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo counters with a body kick.
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Billabong dodges the punch combination from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a glancing blow to the side of Billabong's head.
Ji Woo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Billabong loads up on a big right hand but Ji Woo slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Billabong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Billabong misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo misses the jab.
Billabong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Billabong taking a break here but Ji Woo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Billabong is stalling here. Ji Woo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Billabong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ji Woo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ji Woo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billabong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ji Woo trying to control from Billabong's half guard. Billabong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ji Woo trying to control but Billabong is working from the bottom.
Ji Woo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ji Woo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billabong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong looking to control.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
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 time! Back to the action!
Billabong slips a jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Billabong.
Billabong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Billabong moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy right hand. Billabong should have avoided that one.
Ji Woo drops his hands momentarily and Billabong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Billabong throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billabong is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ji Woo can't fight it off and eventually Billabong manages to take the fight to the floor. Ji Woo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Billabong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Ji Woo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Billabong looking for a sweep. Not yet Billabong, not yet.
Ji Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Billabong is retaining full guard.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Ji Woo pushing down on Billabong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong makes his way to full guard, as Ji Woo worked for a kimura.
Ji Woo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ji Woo won't allow Billabong to sweep him here.
Ji Woo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ji Woo looking to sit in guard and control but Billabong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong throws an elbow that misses. Ji Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Billabong's guard. Nice move by Ji Woo!
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong is pulling down on Ji Woo's head. It's preventing any offense from Ji Woo, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Billabong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ji Woo is one step ahead there.
Billabong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ji Woo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ji Woo stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ji Woo is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Billabong misses the target.
Billabong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
Billabong throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Billabong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Billabong lands a lovely overhand right.
Billabong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Billabong lands in his opponent's guard.
Billabong tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
Billabong is looking to pass into half guard but Ji Woo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ji Woo is in guard.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Billabong's guard.
Ji Woo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ji Woo looking to control but Billabong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Billabong is working to get back to half guard.
Ji Woo controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo goes for an armbar but Billabong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Billabong.
Billabong throwing strikes but missing.
Billabong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ji Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Billabong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Billabong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Billabong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Billabong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Billabong is looking to advance position but Ji Woo won't allow it.
Billabong controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong had his way with Bong Ji Woo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Billabong down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ji Woo.
Billabong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ji Woo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Billabong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Billabong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Billabong takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Billabong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ji Woo to regain full guard.
Billabong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ji Woo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Billabong's guard! Nice work there by Ji Woo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ji Woo stays in close to Billabong's body and controls the position.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billabong is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo pushing down on Billabong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ji Woo trying to mount his opponent but Billabong defends it.
Billabong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ji Woo is looking to take a break and control but Billabong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong is trying to control the position but Ji Woo postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Billabong shoots in but no luck this time.
Billabong tries to move into range but Ji Woo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ji Woo connects with an inside leg kick.
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Billabong.
Billabong moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Billabong catches Ji Woo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billabong misses with a takedown attempt - Ji Woo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bong Ji Woo.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo is the new lightweight champion!
Bong Ji Woo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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