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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cute has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Cute!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Cute in a clinch.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Cute is working for takedown but Kim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cute manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kim trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cute's guard.
Cute is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kim defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cute is proving hard to escape from.
Cute keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim wants to get up but he can't break Cute's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jung Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim throws a right hand that Cute ducks under and follows up with a left that Cute also avoids with ease.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cute fails with the takedown.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cute.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Cute bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cute.
That's two 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.
Cute closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kim to the mat! Kim manages to get full guard.
Cute tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Cute throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Cute throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Cute from controlling successfully.
Cute has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim is working an open guard so Cute takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim throws a right and a left that Cute avoids nicely.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cute closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cute throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim seems a little lost for a moment, as Cute dominates the positioning.
Cute thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Cute are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cute is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jung Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cute slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim tries to bum rush Cute with a series of wild strikes but Cute uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Cute fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cute moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cute shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cute circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cute.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cute clinches up against the cage.
Cute jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kim walks away with a smile on his face. Cute gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cute moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Cute bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim throws a right hand that Cute ducks under and follows up with a left that Cute also avoids with ease.
Cute looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cute in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cute trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cute drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kim dives on top into guard.
Kim wants to stand but Cute has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cute working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cute's guard.
Kim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cute, up you get!
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim throws a right and a left that Cute avoids nicely.
Kim misses with a double jab.
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.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cute is defended easily by Kim.
Cute dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cute instigates a clinch.
Cute tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Cute is controlling the position.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Cute has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cute has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cute using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jung Kim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cute shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cute as he avoids it easily.
Cute moves into the clinch.
Cute breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim tries to bum rush Cute with a series of wild strikes but Cute uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kim!
No joy there for Cute, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cute counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
Cute is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Cuteis looking to pass into half guard but Kim pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kim is in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cute is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim wants to get up but he can't break Cute's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cute is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim wants to stand but Cute has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Cute dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim throws a series of punches but Cute avoids them all with ease.
That's two 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.
Kim tries to bum rush Cute with a series of wild strikes but Cute uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cute clinches.
Cute breaks from the clinch.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cute counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cute has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cute manages to pull guard.
Kim won't allow Cute to sweep him here.
Cute being controlled here, momentarily.
Kim slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kim wants to stand up but Cute is controlling the position.
Kim decides to stand up.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cute counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kim!
Cute lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kim and Cute has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kim throws Cute to one side and escapes!
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cute.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cute counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Cute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cute has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Cute!
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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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