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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Seung Joon (ranked 23888 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 333 p4p, 251 weight class). Joon's entrance music is BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Powerful
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
A countering left hand to the body from Harinck misses.
Joon misses with a looping right.
Harinck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck slips a jab from Joon.
Harinck is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Harinck wants to clinch up but Joon keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harinck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harinck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Harinck with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Joon does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck forces Joon back against the cage and clinches.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Joon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joon tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Joon back against the cage.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Joon's ribcage. Joon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joon prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Joon can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Joon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joon.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Joon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Joon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon takes a shot to the head.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
Harinck misses with some punches.
Joon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joon misses with some punches.
Joon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harinck can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Harinck.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Joon's ribcage. Joon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joon lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Seung Joon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Joon misses.
Joon stuns Harinck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joon.
Harinck slips under a jab from Joon.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harinck.
Joon cracks Harinck with an open hand slap.
Harinck moves out of range as Joon throws a body kick.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Joon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it.
Harinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Harinck wants to counter with a clinch but Joon pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck moves into the clinch successfully.
Harinck misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Joon throws a head punch that misses.
Harinck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joon's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck works on Joon's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joon lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Joon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Joon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joon fails to land.
Harinck tries a body shot but Joon blocks it.
Joon working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joon swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Harinck pushes off an throws an elbow but Joon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Joon.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck misses with some punches.
Joon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck blocks a body shot from Joon.
Joon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joon tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Joon back against the cage.
Joon tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harinck blocks a body shot from Joon.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joon misses with the head strike.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joon scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joon has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands an uppercut.
Joon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joon.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joon looks to throw the jab but Harinck is out of range.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joon walks into a jab.
Joon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harinck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joon throws an off balance right hand
and Harinck moves into the clinch.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Joon lands a body shot.
Harinck pushes Joon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joon's elbow.
Joon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck presses Joon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harinck misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Joon.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Joon.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Harinck.
Joon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joon tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joon misses with some punches.
Joon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Joon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Joon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harinck or not.
Harinck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Joon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seung Joon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
Joon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Joon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Harinck.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon lands an uppercut.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Harinck.
I think Joon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seung Joon!
Seung Joon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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FIGHT
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