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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Bong Ki Duk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Great Pete's chin.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Pete!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ki Duk but Ki Duk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pete fails with the takedown.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Pete shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Pete.
Ki Duk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ki Duk wants it to stay on the feet.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Duk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ki Duk as he jumps to the side.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pete counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ki Duk's face as Pete controls the position.
Ki Duk is trying to control Pete's posture but Pete avoids it.
Pete misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ki Duk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pete tries to score with some ground and pound. Ki Duk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ki Duk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ki Duk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pete on the ground.
Pete tries for a kimura but Ki Duk is defending well.
Ki Duk gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is refusing to be controlled, as Pete sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Pete seems content to control.
Pete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pete thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ki Duk's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ki Duk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete fails with the takedown.
Pete fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pete back to the cage. Ki Duk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A right-left combo lands from Ki Duk.
Pete closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ki Duk quickly recovers to half guard.
Ki Duk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pete drops an elbow to the side of Ki Duk's head.
Pete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pete thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ki Duk's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ki Duk is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pete decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete shoots for a takedown but Ki Duk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pete looks for a takedown but Ki Duk sprawls well.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ki Duk closes the distance and clinches.
Pete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pete goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ki Duk prevents it.
Pete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ki Duk to keep the fight standing.
Pete looks gassed!
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Pete.
Pete misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pete takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Pete dominated that round.
That's time! Ki Duk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ki Duk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
Ki Duk lands a two punch combo.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Ki Duk drives through and clinches with Pete against the cage.
Pete manages to break the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Ki Duk connects with a leg kick. Pete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Ki Duk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ki Duk darts in trying to clinch
and Pete counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk is looking to stand up but Pete isn't so interested in that idea.
Ki Duk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throws a big right hand that misses.
Pete trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Duk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ki Duk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pete is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ki Duk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pete stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
Ki Duk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
Pete tries to land a front kick but Ki Duk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pete shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ki Duk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pete postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ki Duk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pete controlling the position.
Pete creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ki Duk sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pete works to advance to full mount. Ki Duk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ki Duk wants to control but Pete is having none of it.
Pete trying to control but Ki Duk is having none of it.
Pete working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pete controlling his opponent.
Pete trying to control but Ki Duk is having none of it.
Pete putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pete tries to control but Ki Duk wriggling away.
Pete misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Pete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ki Duk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pete.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ki Duk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ki Duk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pete.
Ki Duk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Pete looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ki Duk lands a two punch combo.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk presses Pete against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pete works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Great Pete has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete postures up in Ki Duk's guard and throws a big left but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk wants to stand and escape but Pete is having none of it.
Pete trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ki Duk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pete has a closed guard, preventing Ki Duk from standing up.
Pete is trying to control the position but Ki Duk postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pete's guard.
Pete working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Great Pete hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pete shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ki Duk tries to get to full guard but Pete has control of the leg.
Ki Duk is not content to let Pete control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pete looking to score a takedown here. Ki Duk is defending well but Pete drives through and ends up in Ki Duk's guard.
Pete engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pete won't allow Ki Duk to get back to his feet.
Great Pete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pete engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pete trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Duk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Great Pete.
Pete fails with a takedown attempt.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Pete.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Ki Duk wants to clinch.
A big left from Pete misses.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Pete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Ki Duk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete fails to land the takedown.
Pete shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ki Duk pinned against the cage. Ki Duk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bong Ki Duk.
I think Pete 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Pete!
Great Pete decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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