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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Min Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruce harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Min Woo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Min Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bruce harden!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Woo with that takedown attempt.
Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has harden pinned against the cage. harden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
harden avoids the head kick by Woo.
harden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Woo stops harden from passing to mount.
harden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Woo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
harden advances to full mount.
Woo regains half guard.
harden thows a huge punch but Woo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo wants to control but harden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, harden seems content to control.
Woo tries to get to full guard but harden has control of the leg.
harden wants to take a breather but Woo is having none of it.
Woo actively working from the bottom here.
harden trying to control the action but Woo is working from the bottom.
harden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and harden counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Min Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and harden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two 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.
harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
harden tries to clinch up.
harden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Woo!
A nice elbow there by harden.
harden can't control as he wanted to and Woo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Woo trying to hold on to harden's head to control him but harden postures up.
harden trying to advance position but Woo counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
harden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
harden postures up.
Woo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because harden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Woo is on top in guard.
harden looking for a sweep. Not yet harden, not yet.
harden looks gassed!
Woo throwing strikes but missing.
Woo stands and throws harden's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Woo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Woo is looking to take a break and control but harden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Woo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by harden, who protects the arm well.
harden struggling a bit here.
harden is looking to regain half guard here but Woo keeps moving and retains side control.
Woo tries for a kimura but harden is defending well.
Woo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but bruce harden will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Woo shoots in and drives through. harden sprawls well.
harden with a poor takedown
and Woo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
harden trying to control the position.
Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. harden is keeping the position for now.
Woo is looking to work some ground and pound but harden has wrist control.
Woo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
harden is breathing heavily.
Woo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on harden, up you get!
A head kick by Woo misses
and harden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and harden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo is staying active underneath harden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woo trying to control here.
Min Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
harden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Woo is looking to control harden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woo avoid being mounted?
Woo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Woo managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. harden defends it easily.
Woo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Woo wants to stand and escape but harden is having none of it.
harden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in harden's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
harden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woo stopping the sweep attempt from harden.
Woo stands and steps away. harden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woo looks for a takedown but harden sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Min Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woo looks for the body kick but harden saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woo tries to clinch but harden moves out of range.
harden has his takedown stuffed
and Woo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
harden is in trouble now - Woo has advanced to mount!
Woo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
harden with a poor takedown
and Woo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woo stopping the sweep attempt from harden.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min Woo dominated that second round.
That's time! Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Woo fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by harden as he connects with a hook.
Woo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woo counters with a head kick. That will keep harden thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
harden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
harden darts in and clinches Woo up against the cage.
Woo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, harden regains guard.
Woo postures up.
Woo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed harden's guard.
Woo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks harden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Woo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Woo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
harden wants to get back to full guard.
harden is staying active underneath Woo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, harden has managed to free his arm - good work.
harden looking for a kimura from the bottom but Woo passes into side control!
A control attempt from harden but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo cracks harden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Woo gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Woo is landing with strikes from the back.
Woo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
harden is trying to defend against the choke here but Woo has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Woo Tightens the hold and harden taps out furiously! Woo displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Min Woo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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