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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Ho Kwon (ranked 4164 p4p, 3455 weight class) and Mark Spence (ranked 359 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Ho Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spence!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spence eats them both and turns towards Kwon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spence's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kwon under the eye.
Spence scores with a punch to the head.
Kwon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kwon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kwon thinking.
Kwon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon dodges the punch combination from Spence.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kwon's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Spence closes the distance and clinches.
Spence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Spence misses with a body punch.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spence misses with a body punch.
Kwon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kwon's efforts to push away.
Spence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Spence.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Spence.
Kwon tries to circle away but Spence has him pinned against the cage.
Spence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action.
Spence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Spence.
Spence cracks Kwon with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Spence.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Spence keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kwon's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Spence.
Spence misses with a punch to the body.
Spence lands a nice uppercut.
Spence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwon is trying to push Spence away but Spence has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spence lands a right hand.
Kwon wants to break free but Spence has control.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Spence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwon backwards.
Kwon is rocked!
Spence struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwon controls his hands.
Oh Kwon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence works on Kwon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kwon seems to have got his legs back now.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwon working hard to break the clinch.
Spence lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spence.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon is trying to break the clinch but Spence is controlling him.
Spence misses with some punches.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Spence.
Spence misses with some punches.
Spence lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Spence.
Kwon tries to circle away but Spence has him pinned against the cage.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spence dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spence misses with a hook. Kwon ducked under it nicely.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spence tries to clinch up but Kwon circles away and keeps his distance.
Spence clinches up with Kwon and pushes him back against the cage.
Spence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kwon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence misses with the head strike.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spence misses with a body punch.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Spence.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
Kwon is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spence working aggressively here.
Kwon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark Spence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence misses with the head strike.
Spence scores with a shoulder strike.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spence lands an uppercut.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence scores with a shoulder strike.
Kwon can't break the clinch.
Kwon is looking to break free of the clinch but Spence has double underhooks.
Spence keeps control of Kwon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kwon is trying to force a seperation but Spence has the dominant position.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Spence.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action.
Kwon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kwon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence misses with some punches.
Kwon working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
Kwon blocking some punches.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
A short right from Spence.
Kwon wants to get back to striking at distance but Spence won't allow it.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spence lands a right hand.
Spence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence has Kwon pressed against the cage, preventing Kwon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence pushes Kwon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Kwon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spence has him pressed against the cage.
Kwon blocking some punches.
Kwon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwon backwards.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence throws a head punch that misses.
Spence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spence lands a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spence misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Spence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kwon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spence takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
Jin Ho Kwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Kwon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kwon misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence is looking to clinch.
Kwon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kwon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spence misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence catches Kwon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kwon misses with a double jab.
Kwon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kwon missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwon misses with a double jab
and Spence scores with a counter punch that sends Kwon to the canvas! Spence smells blood - he's punishing Kwon with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kwon has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Spence!
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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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