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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 811 p4p, 945 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 62 p4p, 72 weight class). Bashir has chosen Exodus - The Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir drops Sang Hun with a nice combination! Bashir dives into Sang Hun's guard, looking to finish!
Sang Hun is rocked!
Bashir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Sang Hun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bashir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sang Hun seems to have got his legs back now.
Sang Hun seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sang Hun is pulling down on Bashir's head to control his posture.
Sang Hun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sang Hun pulls Bashir in to control the position.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Sang Hun keeps moving.
Sang Hun is trying to control the position but Bashir postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sang Hun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashir.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bashir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sang Hun is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sang Hun lands a jab to the head.
Julian Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Sang Hun moves away and avoids it.
Sang Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashir throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sang Hun tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sang Hun being controlled here, momentarily.
Bashir is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir won't allow Sang Hun to get back to his feet.
Bashir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sang Hun looking for a sweep. Not yet Sang Hun, not yet.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashir controlling from the top position.
Sang Hun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bashir misses with a double jab
and Bashir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sang Hun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bashir scrambles back to his feet.
Bashir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bashir moves out of range as Sang Hun strikes.
Bashir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sang Hun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bashir.
Bashir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sang Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Bashir jabs at Sang Hun's body.
Sang Hun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashir! But no joy.
Sang Hun misses with a left hand
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashir connects with a body shot that sends Sang Hun's belly button to the back.
Sang Hun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashir to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sang Hun throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun missing with a left hand there. Bashir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashir misses with a body shot
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Sang Hun defending well as Bashir loads up on a big left hand.
Bashir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sang Hun at a distance.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bashir.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sang Hun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bashir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sang Hun.
Bashir with the counter takedown but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
Sang Hun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sang Hun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sang Hun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bashir steps in with a hook that catches Sang Hun right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bashir follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sang Hun looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
Our winner, Julian Bashir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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