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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eun Kyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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152 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eun Kyun Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips leaves Kim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Kim lands a head kick!
Kim throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim tries for a takedown but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
A lazy body kick from Phillips
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips clinches but Kim breaks the clinch
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Phillips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brandon Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a head kick.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phillips cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips wants a takedown.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phillips avoids the head kick by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brandon Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eun Kyun Kim.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Phillips wants to clinch
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phillips is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eun Kyun Kim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phillips is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brandon Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Phillips shrugs it off.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandon Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim shoots in and drives through. Phillips sprawls well.
Phillips gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a head kick.
Phillips tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Phillips scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phillips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Kim manages to get underhooks.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Phillips has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phillips as Kim tries to tie him up.
Kim has Phillips pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim is trying to break free.
Phillips is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phillips if he has to take too many more of those.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips clinches but Kim breaks the clinch
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phillips will feel that in the morning.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Phillips thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Phillips counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Phillips to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eun Kyun Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Phillips clinches but Kim breaks the clinch
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim scores a takedown into full mount!
Phillips is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to control the pace but Phillips is squirming around nicely.
That's two 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.
Kim gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Phillips tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phillips is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phillips's knee momentarily.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips closes the distance but Kim moves to the side
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Phillips shrugs it off.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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.
Phillips wants to clinch
and Kim counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phillips wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brandon Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eun Kyun Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eun Kyun Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eun Kyun Kim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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