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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Yumm (ranked 5098 p4p, 1168 weight class) and Cha Ji Sung (ranked 421 p4p, 144 weight class). Ji Sung has chosen Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brooklyn Yumm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cha Ji Sung!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Sung throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yumm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yumm is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yumm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yumm postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yumm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yumm seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ji Sung for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Sung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yumm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ji Sung is on top in guard.
Yumm wants to get back to his feet but Ji Sung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yumm looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ji Sung wants to control from the top but Yumm keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yumm is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumm stays in close to Ji Sung's body and controls the position.
Ji Sung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ji Sung being controlled here, momentarily.
Ji Sung has his foot on Yumm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yumm works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yumm connects with a couple of short punches.
Ji Sung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yumm has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yumm is looking to take a break and control but Ji Sung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ji Sung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yumm trying to mount his opponent but Ji Sung defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ji Sung wants to control but Yumm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ji Sung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yumm.
Yumm wants to stand but Ji Sung has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yumm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ji Sung circles away.
Ji Sung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ji Sung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yumm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yumm showed some decent athleticism there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yumm trying to control the action but Ji Sung is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Yumm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yumm shoots for a double leg takedown but Ji Sung sprawls well. He's pushed Yumm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ji Sung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yumm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yumm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ji Sung gets full guard.
Yumm is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Sung looking for subs off his back but Yumm has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yumm wants to stand up but Ji Sung has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Sung trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yumm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ji Sung is looking to escape.
Yumm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ji Sung can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yumm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yumm landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ji Sung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yumm lands a big shot there that rocks Ji Sung but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Sung is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ji Sung is just holding on here. Yumm manages to take his back.
Yumm is persistently looking for the submission but Ji Sung is defending it well.
Yumm really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ji Sung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung is in bad spot here.
Ji Sung defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Yumm is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ji Sung is defending well though. Yumm let's go of the attempt for now.
Brooklyn Yumm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumm is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ji Sung up.
Yumm struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yumm punches Ji Sung on the ear.
Ji Sung is trapped and Yumm is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yumm looking for the choke from the back.
Yumm is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ji Sung has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ji Sung showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Yumm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ji Sung lands a head kick!
Ji Sung manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yumm on his heels. He'll look to pass Yumm's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yumm is on top in guard.
Yumm trying to control but Ji Sung is working from the bottom.
Yumm stands and throws Ji Sung's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Sung misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumm trying to control the position but Ji Sung is working away.
Yumm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yumm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ji Sung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yumm scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ji Sung is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yumm asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ji Sung is looking for a sweep.
Yumm controls the position.
Yumm tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yumm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ji Sung to see if he's OK.
Ji Sung has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yumm slows the pace down.
Yumm tries to stand but Ji Sung is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Sung struggling a bit here.
Yumm advances nicely into full mount.
Ji Sung is looking to get to half guard.
Yumm wants to control the pace but Ji Sung is squirming around nicely.
Yumm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ji Sung is squirming around, avoiding Yumm's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yumm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ji Sung is trying to escape the mount.
Cha Ji Sung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yumm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brooklyn Yumm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yumm has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooklyn Yumm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yumm, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooklyn Yumm!
The defeated Cha Ji Sung had this to say: 'This lost is nothing compared to my ambicion, so let's get back to training for my next fight.'.
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