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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . Mir has chosen Spoilin For A Fight as his entrance music. Yedo Kim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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288 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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275 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir slips under a jab from Kim.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Kim misses with a low kick as Mir jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mir.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mir blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Kim with a jab.
Kim gets caught napping as Mir dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mir scoring with some ground and pound.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Mir wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kim kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir misses with a head shot. Kim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mir wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Mir cracks Kim with a solid left hand.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir working Kim over with strikes.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mir thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Mir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
Kim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kim taking shots to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets back to half guard.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Mir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim is looking to control Mir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mir is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Mir landing some decent shots from guard.
Kim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim slips a straight right by Mir.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Yedo Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Yedo Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Mir lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Kim, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Kim against the cage but Kim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Kim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mir both land. Nice combination.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
Kim leaves Mir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Frank Mir's cut even more.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mir's guard.
Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
Miris looking to pass into half guard but Kim pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kim is in guard.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kim passes into half guard.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mir is not content to let Kim control the position.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control but Kim postures up.
Kim seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kim pulls his head out easily.
Mir gets full guard.
Kim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mir trying to control the position.
Kim passes Mir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to control but can't.
Kim decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Kim sprawls well.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim fakes the leg kick and cracks Mir in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.
The cut above Frank Mir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Mir takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kim as he connects with a hook.
Frank Mir's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Mir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yedo Kim!
Yedo Kim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supersize Me logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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