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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoner comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Kim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Stoner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim avoids the body shot from Stoner.
Stoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Stoner throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Stoner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Stoner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stoner thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Stoner there.
Stoner lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner has managed to clinch.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoner misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoner.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Stoner slowing the pace effectively.
Kim blocking some punches.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Stoner controls the action.
Stoner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Kim is trying to stall.
Stoner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoner blocks a body shot from Kim.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim looks gassed!
Kim is trying to stall.
Stoner looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Stoner - that landed with a thud.
Stoner throws an elbow but it misses.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner lands an uppercut.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoner controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Stoner avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stoner.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Stoner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim avoiding damage as Stoner throws knees to the body.
Stoner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stoner lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a right hand.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Come on Stoner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoner.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stoner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Stoner blocks with his arms.
Stoner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Stoner to work.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sero Kim has been cut.
Stoner lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Stoner is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Stoner into the cage.
Stoner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stoner lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Stoner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoner is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoner stalling against the cage.
Stoner lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stoner.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
Stoner effectively controlling the action here.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoner taking a breather.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Stoner scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Stoner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoner takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stoner.
Stoner is trying to stall.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim is looking to control Stoner's arms but Stoner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the cage.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stoner lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stoner has him pressed against the cage.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stoner.
Kim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Stoner on the inside.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
A shot in the inside from Stoner.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoner wants to stall.
Stoner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner looking to stall.
Stoner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner misses with an elbow strike.
Stoner is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stoner pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Stoner's ribcage.
Stoner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stoner is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Stoner.
A short uppercut from Stoner.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stoner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoner misses with some punches.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Stoner won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoner.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Stoner blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Stoner as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoner.
Stoner lands with a right to the head.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands with a light punch inside.
Stoner lands with a left to the head.
Stoner misses with some punches.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoner throws a head punch that misses.
Stoner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoner lands an elbow inside.
Stoner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stoner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoner.
Stoner throws a head punch that misses.
Stoner cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner stalls.
Stoner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike.
Stoner blocks an uppercut.
Stoner has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Stoner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sero Kim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoner works over Kim's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim lunges at Stoner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stoner's hand.
Stoner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sero Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Stoner moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoner darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kim blocking some punches.
Stoner lands a right hand.
Stoner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Stoner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoner lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Stoner stalling against the cage.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stoner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stoner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoner trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Stoner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stoner is keeping busy.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Stoner is blocking nicely.
Stoner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Stoner.
Stoner works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Ash Stoner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Stoner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Stoner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Stoner keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stoner digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoner swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stoner.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stoner avoids it.
Stoner has Kim pushed against the cage.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Stoner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Stoner blocks an elbow strike.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four 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.
Stoner slowing the pace effectively.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Stoner's ribcage.
Stoner slows down the pace here.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Stoner has him pressed against the cage.
Sero Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
Stoner lands a shoulder strike.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
Kim tries a body shot but Stoner blocks it.
Stoner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Stoner.
Stoner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoner is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Stoner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoner 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Stoner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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