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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 946 p4p, 767 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 75 p4p, 65 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zemin's choice of entrance music: 부모님 은혜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm 30 135 14 - 8 - 0 |
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169 cm 31 135 20 - 16 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 14 - 8 - 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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zemin throws a jab when Sang Hun was well out of range. Zemin looks to land a right hand but Sang Hun moved out of range. Sang Hun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight. Zemin scores with a hook. Zemin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Zemin. Zemin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zemin closes the distance and clinches. Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it. Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land. Sang Hun is leaning against Zemin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short right from Sang Hun. A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun. A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sang Hun pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Sang Hun blocks with his arms.
Sang Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut. Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut. Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch. Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it. Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin pushes Sang Hun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knees in the clinch landing for Zemin.
A short uppercut from Zemin. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin. Sang Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Zemin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it. Zemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land. Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Zemin on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike. Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun throws a head punch that misses. Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Sang Hun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a right to the head. Zemin throws a head punch that misses. Zemin tries to throw a body punch but Sang Hun avoids it by throwing Zemin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right from Sang Hun on the inside. Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Sang Hun lands a shot to the body. Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch. Zemin lands a shoulder strike. Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands an uppercut. Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Zemin blocking some punches.
Sang Hun lands a body punch in the clinch. Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. Sang Hun lands with a right to the head. 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 Joon Sang Hun will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Zemin scores with a shot to the body.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sang Hun slips under a jab. Zemin tries to keep at a distance but Sang Hun has taken the fight into the clinch. Sang Hun working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin. Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. Sang Hun cracks Zemin with a nice body shot. Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sang Hun takes a shot to the head. Zemin throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sang Hun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Joon Sang Hun has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun. Sang Hun has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sang Hun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sang Hun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside. Zemin missing with knees to the body.
Sang Hun lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Sang Hun blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sang Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun. Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. Zemin scores with a shoulder strike. Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage. Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses. Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land. Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun lands with a right to the head. Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Zemin throws a head punch that misses. Sang Hun scores with a nice hook to the head. A right hand to the body from Sang Hun.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun. Sang Hun gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Sang Hun letting Zemin take a breather here. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin. Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sang Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Sang Hun lands a right hand. Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch. Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun. Sang Hun lands a body shot. Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A short right from Zemin on the inside. Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside. Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside. Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head. Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside. Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it. Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Sang Hun blocks a jab. Sang Hun half committed to a counter leg kick. Sang Hun with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sang Hun staying out of range there. Sang Hun is looking to clinch. Zemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zemin if he has to take too many more of those.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sang Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin. A slapping leg kick lands for Sang Hun.
Zemin tests Sang Hun's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sang Hun instigates a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun is working Zemin over against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land. Sang Hun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sang Hun backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land. Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun. Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside. Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head. Sang Hun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sang Hun works on Zemin's body with a couple of short punches. Sang Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Zemin on the inside. Sang Hun tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Zemin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land. Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head. Sang Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Zemin tries to stall but Sang Hun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Zemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Sang Hun blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin. Sang Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zemin backwards. Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nice body punch from Sang Hun - that landed with a thud.
Sang Hun misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sang Hun as Zemin tries to tie him up. Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow. Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun lands a hook to the side of the head. Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head. Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards. Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around? Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land. Sang Hun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch. Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun blocking some punches.
Sang Hun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. Zemin misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Zemin misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun digs a right hand underneath Zemin's ribcage. Zemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside. Zemin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice right hand lands inside from Sang Hun. A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land. Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards. Sang Hun takes a knee to the side of the body. A short uppercut from Zemin. Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike. Sang Hun digs a right hand underneath Zemin's ribcage. Zemin let out a lung full of air as it connected. Sang Hun scores with an uppercut up the middle. A hook to the body from Sang Hun.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sang Hun backwards. Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside. Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
And that's the end of the fight! Joon Sang Hun showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sang Hun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joon Sang Hun! A relieved looking Joon Sang Hun thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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