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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into the arena with To the Top blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
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165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russo with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Russo.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Russo is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Russo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kim wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russo throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Russo drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kim is staying active underneath Russo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russo throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Russo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Russo with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Russo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Russo throws and elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Kim!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim thows a big elbow that misses.
Kim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim landing some decent shots from guard.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo 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.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Kim is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Russo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Russo has escaped and now he's on top!
Kim is pulling down on Russo's head. It's preventing any offense from Russo, at least for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Russo wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Russo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russo manages to get himself to full guard.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russo's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Kim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim trying to strike off his back.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russo is in close to Kim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Russo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Russo defends it easily.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Russo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Russo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Russo throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Russo walks into a left hand.
It looks like Frankie Russo has been cut.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo walks into a left hand.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russo counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo preventing the sweep.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hyun Kim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Russo throws a combination that misses
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kim wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Russo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kim won't allow Russo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Russo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Russo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Russo!
Russo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Russo working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Russo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frankie Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Russo with the ground and pound but Kim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Russo is sitting in close to Kim's body. Kim has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Russo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Russo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kim.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hyun 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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RATING
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