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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Muse - Muscle Museum. Yedo Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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288 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
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280 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Salcedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Salcedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salcedo.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim works Salcedo's body with a nice hook.
Salcedo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salcedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Julio Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo lands with a good body shot.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salcedo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kim's guard.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salcedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salcedo trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salcedo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kim regains half guard.
Salcedo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salcedo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Kim is staying active underneath Salcedo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salcedo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Salcedo content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Julio Salcedo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Salcedo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salcedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a low kick as Salcedo jumps back.
Salcedo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salcedo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Salcedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Salcedo misses with a looping right.
Salcedo misses with a body shot.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salcedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo lands a nice looking body shot.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Salcedo. That snapped Kim's head back.
Salcedo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salcedo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salcedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Salcedo's head and hops out.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Salcedo connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Salcedo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim scores with the left hand. Salcedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Salcedo catches Kim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salcedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Salcedo lands a right hook to the body.
Salcedo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salcedo thinking.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salcedo throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salcedo is defended easily by Kim.
Kim avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Salcedo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcedo.
Yedo Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Salcedo.
Salcedo avoids the head kick by Kim.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Kim tenderised Salcedo's leg. Salcedo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salcedo looks gassed!
Salcedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salcedo swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salcedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Salcedo ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Salcedo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Kim thumps Salcedo with a low kick.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Salcedo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kim looks for the body kick but Salcedo saw that one coming.
It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salcedo's calf.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Salcedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Salcedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Donk. Salcedo catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
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!
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salcedo jabs Kim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Salcedo moves his leg out of the way.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Salcedo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salcedo misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim works Salcedo's body with a nice hook.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Salcedo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Kim.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salcedo somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Kim connects with a jab.
Salcedo throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Salcedo 's knee.
Kim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salcedo eats them both and turns towards Kim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Julio Salcedo's cut even more.
Salcedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Salcedo as he checks the leg kick.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
Kim connects with a nice looking jab.
Salcedo is rocked!
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
Salcedo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Salcedo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kim swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Salcedo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yedo Kim!
Yedo Kim made sure to mention his sponsor, Supersize Me in his post fight interview.
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