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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 1198 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Ernesto Wiggins (ranked 130 p4p, 237 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Wiggins moves away and avoids it.
Wiggins misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim slips under a jab from Wiggins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Wiggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Wiggins connects with a crisp jab.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiggins. That did some damage!
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggins. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wiggins's head backwards.
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!
Kim throws a low kick but Wiggins moves out of range easily.
Kim sets himself, and Wiggins steps forward looking for the clinch! Kim avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Wiggins's knee but Wiggins avoids it well.
A big right from Wiggins misses.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wiggins throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim wants to clinch up but Wiggins keeps it at a distance.
Wiggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggins scores with a three punch combo!
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Wiggins does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim walks into a left hand.
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!
Kim clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Wiggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggins breaks the clinch.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiggins.
Kim tries a low kick but Wiggins avoids it.
Wiggins throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiggins.
Kim wants to clinch up but Wiggins keeps it at a distance.
Wiggins misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wiggins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim cracks Wiggins with an open hand slap.
Wiggins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiggins throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Wiggins gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggins breaks the clinch.
Kim avoids the body shot from Wiggins.
Wiggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wiggins misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim tries to counter by clinching up but Wiggins breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim scores with a punch to the head.
Wiggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiggins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wiggins misses with a looping left.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggins misses the target.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Wiggins slips the punch.
It looks like Kim has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Wiggins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wiggins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wiggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiggins misses with a body shot.
Wiggins throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim lands the left hand.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiggins.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wiggins throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Wiggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiggins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim thumps Wiggins with a low kick.
Wiggins avoids a kick to the body.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim slips a jab from Wiggins.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kim with a nice calf kick.
Wiggins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wiggins loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Wiggins takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kim lands a right hook to the body.
Wiggins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiggins walks into a stiff left hand from Kim.
Kim looks to clinch
and Wiggins counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggins.
Wiggins misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Wiggins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wiggins misses with a wild body shot.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Wiggins sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiggins tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim throws a jab when Wiggins was well out of range.
Wiggins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws a hook but Wiggins avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wiggins counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim tries to clinch there but Wiggins circles away.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wiggins is out of range.
Wiggins throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Wiggins throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiggins throws out the jab.
Kim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Wiggins misses.
Wiggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggins.
Wiggins takes one to the side of the head.
Wiggins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wiggins checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim throws a push kick but Wiggins slaps the foot to one side.
Wiggins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wiggins looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Wiggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wiggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim tries to clinch
and Wiggins counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Wiggins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Kim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernesto Wiggins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim scores with a jab to the head.
Kim moves to clinch but Wiggins breaks away
and Wiggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim throws a low kick but Wiggins moves out of range easily.
Wiggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim is looking to counter the offense by Wiggins and move into the clinch.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wiggins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiggins lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Wiggins throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins misses with a looping right.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggins's shoulder, as Wiggins tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggins throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Wiggins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Wiggins finds it's way through Kim's defenses.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wiggins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wiggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiggins throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim feints and then cracks Wiggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiggins down.
Wiggins throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggins thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wiggins on the side of the head.
Kim lands a jab to Wiggins's midsection.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim with a nice calf kick.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Wiggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wiggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wiggins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim sets himself, and Wiggins steps forward looking for the clinch! Kim avoids it this time.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wiggins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wiggins is out of range.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggins.
Wiggins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Wiggins saw it coming and moves away.
Wiggins cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiggins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggins is just out of range.
Wiggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Wiggins's head but Wiggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggins manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wiggins.
Wiggins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Kim.
Kim throws a hook but Wiggins avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim.
Wiggins ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Wiggins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wiggins scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggins. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ernesto Wiggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim slips a jab from Wiggins.
Wiggins throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wiggins.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a body shot.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wiggins counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim slips a straight right by Wiggins.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wiggins momentarily.
Wiggins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiggins.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Wiggins catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Wiggins prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim presses Wiggins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Wiggins as the two fighters clinch.
Wiggins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Wiggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggins.
A little jabbing left from Wiggins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim gets a clinch.
Kim has Wiggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggins's elbow.
The referee calls for Wiggins to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Wiggins back against the cage.
Wiggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggins blocks an uppercut.
Wiggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim throws a hook but Wiggins blocks it.
Wiggins drops Kim with a beautiful combination! Kim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wiggins is looking for the KO!
Kim is rocked!
Kim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wiggins.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiggins throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Wiggins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wiggins moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Wiggins's ribs.
Wiggins slips a jab from Kim.
Wiggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Kim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim throws a leg kick but Wiggins moved away.
Wiggins throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiggins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wiggins avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggins! But no joy.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!
Wiggins throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Wiggins swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim digs a good hook to Wiggins's body.
Kim looks to clinch
letting Wiggins counter with a right hand.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggins moves away.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggins counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggins ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernesto Wiggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim swings for the body but Wiggins moves out of range.
Wiggins throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiggins throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
Wiggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Kim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Wiggins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Yasol Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Wiggins throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim misses with a low kick as Wiggins jumps back.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggins.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wiggins misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiggins.
Kim lands a body shot.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim lands a jab to Wiggins's midsection.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Wiggins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a single shot there.
Wiggins throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Wiggins's head but Wiggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiggins throws a leg kick
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch.
Wiggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim clinches.
Wiggins avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Wiggins scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Wiggins takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Wiggins.
Wiggins gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiggins blocking some punches.
Wiggins manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Wiggins wants to counter with a clinch but Kim pushes him away.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Wiggins punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim tries to clinch but Wiggins moves away
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggins.
Kim misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggins! But no joy.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Wiggins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim moves away from the strike by Wiggins.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Wiggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Wiggins moves into the clinch.
Wiggins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Wiggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins swinging wildly here.
Ernesto Wiggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiggins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wiggins counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiggins misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wiggins counter with a right hand.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim avoids the body shot from Wiggins.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim tries to clinch there but Wiggins circles away.
Kim sets himself, and Wiggins steps forward looking for the clinch! Kim avoids it this time.
Kim scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim misses with a low kick.
Wiggins throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiggins's head.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim misses with a hook
and Wiggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim slips under a jab.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a takedown
and Wiggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Wiggins's knee but Wiggins avoids it well.
Wiggins throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim slips a straight right by Wiggins.
Wiggins lands with a right hand.
Kim tries to clinch there but Wiggins circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wiggins.
Wiggins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiggins.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Wiggins moves away and avoids it.
Wiggins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kim misses with a shot to the body
letting Wiggins counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Wiggins had a free shot at his head there.
Wiggins ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggins.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Wiggins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Wiggins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim tries to clinch
and Wiggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to work over Wiggins's front leg with a kick but Wiggins checks it.
Wiggins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wiggins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wiggins connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Wiggins's head back.
Wiggins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Kim misses
and Wiggins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim thows a leg kick but Wiggins checks it
and Wiggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Wiggins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wiggins.
Wiggins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kim.
A shot to the body from Kim misses
letting Wiggins counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Wiggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wiggins 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Wiggins!
Ernesto Wiggins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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