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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 496 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 45 p4p, 94 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 14 - 9 - 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 27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jung throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Jung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Grant misses.
Won Yong Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung lands with a good body shot.
Jung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grant has his hands clasped together around Jung's back. He's all about the action.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jung.
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Jung sits in half guard.
Jung is trying to work for a kimura but Grant is defending well.
Jung is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant has hold of Jung's hands but Jung slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jung is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jung is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Grant trying to control but Jung postures up.
Jung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grant's head.
Jung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grant defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jung.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grant tries to get to full guard but Jung has control of the leg.
Jung throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Grant to regain full guard.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Jung missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jung cracks Grant with a solid left hand.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
Jung advances to half guard.
Grant trying to control here.
Jung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jung thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jung.
Jung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jung working Grant over with strikes.
Jung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jung.
Jung is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Jung stalling away here and it's allowed Grant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jung working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jung with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that round.
That's time! Jung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Nice cross by Jung.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung looking to score a takedown here. Grant is defending well but Jung drives through and ends up in Grant's guard.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Jung trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant looking to control.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
Won Yong Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Grant trying to keep a closed guard but Jung is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jung passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Jung seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jung landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Jung is staying tight to Grant's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grant is not content to let Jung control the position.
Jung with the ground and pound but Grant regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung seems to be looking for submissions.
Jung is working for a kimura but Grant is defending it quite comfortably.
Jung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jung is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grant is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jung throwing shots but Grant is blocking nicely.
Jung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jung throwing shots but Grant is blocking nicely.
Jung is pressing down on Grant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grant is holding on for now.
Jung is looking to stall here but Grant recovers full guard.
Jung postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant has control of Jung's left arm, preventing Jung from doing any damage.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
Jung stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Jung postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Jung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jung advances position into side control!
Jung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jung wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jung shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Jung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grant pinned against the cage. Grant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Yong Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant defending well as Jung loads up on a big left hand.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung checks a low kick from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jung.
Jung slips a jab from Grant.
A jab from Jung does it's job there.
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jung with a body shot.
Grant slips a jab from Jung.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aubrey Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Won Yong Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Jung moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Grant misses.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Grant misses with a hook. Jung ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Jung scores with a four punch combination!
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a crisp jab.
Aubrey Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Grant gets caught flat footed, as Jung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jung postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Grant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jung postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Grant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Won Yong Jung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jung holds on and takes a little breather.
Grant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jung is pulling down on Grant's head. It's preventing any offense from Grant, at least for the moment.
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.
Grant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jung is proving hard to escape from.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jung is looking for a triangle but Grant pushes his legs off easily.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
Jung controlling Grant's posture.
Grant is looking to work some ground and pound but Jung has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Won Yong Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Won Yong Jung!
A very excited looking Won Yong Jung made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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