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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 21518 p4p, 24542 weight class) and Seung Joon (ranked 380 p4p, 401 weight class). Whok comes into the arena with King of Kings - Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. Joon has chosen BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE) 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok throws out a loose jab but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whok misses with a few strikes there.
Joon throws a right hand that Whok ducks under and follows up with a left that Whok also avoids with ease.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whok's hands.
Joon throws a head kick that misses.
Whok throws out a leg kick but Joon moves out of range and Whok only half commits.
Joon misses with a hook. Whok ducked under it nicely.
Joon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whok moves out of range of the strikes.
Whok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joon's sensitive parts.
Whok throws a head kick but Joon moves out of range.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whok takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joon checks a low kick from Whok.
Whok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whok misses with a body shot
and Joon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Whok is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Joon there.
Joon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joon.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Joon throws a big shot that misses.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whok throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Joon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whok slips under a jab.
Whok is looking for a counter combo.
Whok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Whok.
Joon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whok momentarily.
Joon scores with a decent looking hook.
Joon cracks Whok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joon stuns Whok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whok rushes Joon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
A short right from Joon on the inside.
Joon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Joon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whok has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Whok has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Whok fails to land.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Whok.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joon lands with a light punch inside.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joon with a nice cross.
Seung Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joon.
Whok feints and then cracks Joon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joon down.
Whok moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Joon.
Joon throws a right hand that Whok ducks under and follows up with a left that Whok also avoids with ease.
Joon throws a one two combo.
Joon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Joon cracks Whok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joon is able to avoid easily.
Whok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whok throws a right and a left that Joon avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whok has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whok feints and then cracks Joon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joon down.
Joon checks a low kick from Whok.
Joon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joon lands a really nice looking cross but Whok seems unphased.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Joon.
Joon keeps the fight on the outside.
Whok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Whok.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Joon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whok scores with a nice body kick.
Whok 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.
Joon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whok's hands.
Joon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whok takes a step back to recover.
Joon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Whok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon throws a wild body kick that Whok sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whok on the side of the head.
Whok lands with a nice combination. Joon backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Whok misses.
A punch combination from Whok misses.
Joon throws a counter combo.
Joon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Joon finds it's way through Whok's defenses.
Joon scores with a kick to the body.
Joon lands with a straight right. Whok didn't see that one coming.
Whok walks into a left hand.
Joon lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
Joon tries to keep at a distance but Whok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joon blocks a body shot from Whok.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joon's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Joon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Joon lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Joon scores with a jab to the head.
Whok tries to clinch but Joon is having none of it.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whok.
Whok wants to land a leg kick but Joon is out of range.
Joon throws out a counter right but Whok avoids it with no problem.
Whok ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon cracks Whok with a good jab.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whok.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whok thinks about countering with a body kick.
Joon lunges at Whok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whok's hand.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whok tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whok tries to clinch there but Joon circles away.
Whok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Joon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whok doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joon misses with a wild combination.
Whok tried to counter with a leg kick but Joon avoided it.
Whok looks for the body kick but Joon saw that one coming.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon misses with a head kick.
Whok lands a high kick!
Joon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whok's head.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Whok with an uppercut!
Joon connects with a body shot.
Whok tries to land a body kick
enabling Joon to counter with a crisp jab.
Whok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joon counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whok's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joon under the eye.
Whok tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Whok slips a straight right by Joon.
Whok wants to clinch up but Joon keeps it at a distance.
Joon misses with a hook. Whok ducked under it nicely.
Whok blocks a jab.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Joon.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whok looks to throw a body kick
and Joon counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joon.
Joon misses with a straight right.
Joon dodges the punch combination from Whok.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Whok's ribs.
Whok slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon cracks Whok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whok tries to land a front kick but Joon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Whok's shoulder, as Whok tries to avoid the shot.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Whok should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Joon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon!
During a confident post fight interview, Seung Joon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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