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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baek Hyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Hilo, Baek Hyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyun rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hyun.
Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyun's elbow.
Hyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy is trying to break free.
Hyun lands an elbow inside.
Hyun keeps control of Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Boy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hyun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hyun trying to land knees to the body.
Hyun lands a nice knee to the body.
Boy looks gassed!
Hyun scores with a knee to the head.
Hyun lands a nice elbow.
Hyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Hyun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyun scores with a knee to the head.
Hyun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Hyun to work.
Hyun lands a knee to the head.
Hyun scores a nice knee to the body.
Hyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hyun controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyun wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Hyun is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hyun trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hyun controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Baek Hyun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hyun moves into the clinch.
Hyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyun moves into range and clinches up with Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Hyun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hyun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Hyun.
Hyun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hyun lands a knee to the head.
Hyun prevents the takedown attempt.
Baek Hyun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
Hyun scores a nice knee to the body.
Hyun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hyun landing knees to the head.
Hyun lands a nice elbow.
Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hyun won't allow it.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boy tries to circle away but Hyun has him pinned against the cage.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyun avoids it.
Hyun landing knees to the head.
Hyun misses with a knee strike.
Hyun landing knees to the body.
Hyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyun lands a nice elbow.
Hyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Hyun missing with knees to the body.
Boy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hyun walks away with a smile on his face. Boy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boy is looking to chop away at Hyun's legs.
Hyun lands a head kick. Boy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boy motions for Hyun to come forward. Boy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyun wants to clinch.
Hyun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
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.
Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hyun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy tries to work over Hyun's front leg with a kick but Hyun checks it.
Hyun clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hyun.
Hyun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy letting Hyun take a breather here.
Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy throws a low kick, looking for Hyun's leg but Hyun calmly moves out of range.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyun tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy is trying to drag Hyun to the mat but Hyun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hyun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boy's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baek Hyun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy misses with a low kick as Hyun jumps back.
Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hyun wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Hyun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.
Boy is trying to break free.
Hyun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hyun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hyun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hyun lands an elbow inside.
Hyun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hyun lands a knee to the head.
Hyun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hyun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hyun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy prevents a body shot from Hyun.
Hyun lands a knee to the body.
Hyun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Hyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Hyun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyun pushes off an throws an elbow but Boy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hyun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Hyun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyun struggles to land a body shot inside as Boy controls his hands.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hyun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hyun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baek Hyun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
Hyun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyun lands a knee to the body.
Hyun misses with a knee strike.
Hyun landing knees to the body.
Hyun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hyun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hyun.
Boy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hyun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hyun tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
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.
Boy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hyun checks it well.
Boy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boy throws a front kick aimed at Hyun's knee but Hyun avoids it well.
Boy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Hyun.
Hyun wants to clinch.
Baek Hyun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hyun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hyun tries to clinch up.
Boy misses with a leg kick.
Hyun is looking to clinch.
Hyun is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Hyun clinches up against the cage.
Hyun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyun avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun landing knees to the body.
Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.
Boy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hyun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy tries to circle away but Hyun has him pinned against the cage.
Hyun lands a knee to the body.
Hyun lands an elbow just above Boy 's eye.
Hyun taking a breather.
Hyun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyun.
Boy pulls guard.
Hyun distracts Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hyun wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Hyun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hyun!
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.
Hyun is working to get back to half guard.
Boy landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy avoids the attempt from Hyun to control.
Hyun tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baek Hyun dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyun throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Hyun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyun wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some bone on bone action there as Hyun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyun has managed to clinch.
Hyun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyun lands an elbow inside that Boy shrugs off.
Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hyun lands a nice elbow.
Hyun with a knee to the head.
Hyun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boy as Hyun tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boy.
Hyun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hyun up against the cage.
Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Hyun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hyun.
Hyun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boy has hold of one of Hyun's legs. Hyun is fighting the takedown attempt but Boy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hyun throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boy is fighting to break Hyun's control of his arms but Hyun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hyun is keeping the position for now.
Big Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyun pushes Boy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hyun throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyun is able to avoid easily.
Hyun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Hyun blocks the low kick.
Hyun thumps Boy with a low kick.
Hyun rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyun trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun working aggressively here.
Hyun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hyun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hyun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hyun is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hyun has his back to the cage.
Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.
Hyun is trying to stall.
Hyun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyun tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Hyun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Boy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boy is pressing down on Hyun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hyun is holding on for now.
Hyun is trying to stand back up but Boy is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy stands up out of the half guard.
Boy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hyun counters with a solid body kick.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hyun checks it well.
Hyun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hyun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy prevents a body shot from Hyun.
Hyun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boy jumps guard but Hyun stands there with Boy around his waist. Boy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyun avoids the damage to the body.
Boy avoiding damage as Hyun throws knees to the body.
Hyun is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hyun has his back to the cage.
Hyun misses with a knee to the head.
Hyun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baek Hyun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Boy.
I think Hyun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baek Hyun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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