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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 660 p4p, 242 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 60 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Savette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savette.
Jung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jung checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Savette misses its intended target.
Savette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jung swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
Savette connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Savette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Savette napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Savette explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savette connects with a right hand. Jung shakes it off.
Savette sizes up Jung with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savette throws a leg kick that misses.
Jung is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Savette has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Jung misses its target.
Savette throws out a leg kick but Jung moves out of range and Savette only half commits.
Jung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savette throws a chopping leg kick but Jung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Savette checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung tries to move into range but Savette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jung's head.
Savette throws a lazy uppercut
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savette is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it.
Savette feints a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jung checks a leg kick.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Jung moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Savette misses
and Jung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jean Paul Savette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savette throws a right hand that misses
and Jung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savette prevents a body shot from Jung.
Savette throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung.
Jung is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Savette is defending well.
Savette is pressed up against the cage. Jung has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Savette down to the mat. Savette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick from Savette, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savette connects with a nice looking jab.
Savette misses with a straight right.
It looked like Jung wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jean Paul Savette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Savette throws a poor cross that misses
and Jung counters with a stiff right hand.
Jung shoots in and drives through. Savette sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Yong Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savette throws a looping overhand right but Jung ducks down to avoid it.
Savette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savette missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Jung misses the target.
Jung moves out of range as Savette strikes.
Savette swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Savette scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Savette finds it's target.
Savette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savette misses with a looping right.
Savette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savette connects with an inside leg kick.
Savette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung scores with a jab. Savette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Savette misses its intended target.
Savette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savette scores with a nice head shot.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Savette looks to land a left hand but Jung moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jung blocks a leg kick.
Jung slips a straight right by Savette.
Nice shot lands for Savette.
Nice uppercut lands for Savette. That snapped Jung's head back.
Jung closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jung tries for a kimura but Savette is defending well.
Savette wants to control but Jung postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Jung are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savette has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jung is looking to take a break and control but Savette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jung seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jung grinds an elbow into Savette's temple.
Savette avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jung.
We've been hearing that Jung has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jung misses with the ground and pound.
Jung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jung sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Savette is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jung trying to control the position but Savette is working away.
A lull in the action here as Jung stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Savette parries the strikes from Jung easily there. Jung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Savette to escape.
Jung throws an elbow but Savette slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jung in side control, throwing shots but Savette defends.
Jung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jung tries for a kimura but Savette is defending well.
Jung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jung decides to stand up, so the ref orders Savette to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Savette as he connects with a hook.
Jung walks into a jab.
Savette attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Savette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savette connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jung momentarily.
A big right from Savette misses.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Savette.
Jung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Savette.
Savette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
Jung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jung lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Savette connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Savette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savette.
Savette lands with a cross.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Jung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savette.
Jung seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Savette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savette feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Savette tried to score with a low kick but Jung checks it.
Savette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung staying out of range there.
Savette with a jab.
Savette connects with a crisp jab.
Savette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Savette misses.
Savette tries a low kick but Jung avoids it.
Savette lands a really nice looking cross but Jung seems unphased.
Jung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savette defends it nicely.
Jung looks to land a right hand but Savette moved out of range.
Jung dips to his left and cracks Savette with an uppercut!
Jean Paul Savette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savette throws a big shot that misses.
Savette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jung's head.
Savette thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Savette down! Jung is looking to finish but Savette is intelligently defending himself.
Savette is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Jung postures up in Savette's guard and throws a big left but Savette blocks it.
Savette is still in real trouble! Can Jung finish him?
Jung controlling from the top position.
Won Yong Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jung slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jung is putting a hurting on Savette here, landing some big shots from side control.
Savette struggling a bit here.
Jung throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jung in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jung lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Savette defending against the ground and pound.
Jung lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jung lands a strong strike to the head of Savette. That's dazed him! Jung looking to finish here. Savette is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jung lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Won Yong Jung!
Won Yong Jung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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