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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sang Min Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
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186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Cerrone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sang Min Kim! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cerrone checks a leg kick. Kim thows a body shot but no joy. Cerrone checks a low kick from Kim. Cerrone checks a low kick from Kim. Kim misses with an uppercut. Cerrone saw that one coming. Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cerrone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cerrone working aggressively here.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kim misses with a straight left. Cerrone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cerrone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Kim keeping moving, preventing Cerrone from controlling successfully. Kim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. 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! Cerrone wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cerrone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cerrone has Kim in his guard. Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kim preventing the sweep. Cerrone is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim wants to control from the top but Cerrone keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Kim wants to land a leg kick but Cerrone is out of range. Cerrone is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim. Cerrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim. Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range. Nice straight punches there by Kim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kim. Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerrone swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cerrone. Kim throws a body kick that misses. Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily. Cerrone checks a leg kick. Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kim lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action! Kim closes the distance and clinches. Kim misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cerrone is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kim scores with a knee to the head.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch. Cerrone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards. Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim being controlled against the cage. Kim tries to throw a body punch but Cerrone avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage. Cerrone lands with a light punch inside. Cerrone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body. Cerrone lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards. Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone cracks Kim with a nice body shot. Kim blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerrone.
Cerrone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kim looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Cerrone lands a hook to the side of the head. Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerrone taking a breather. Cerrone cracks Kim with a nice body shot. Cerrone lands a nice uppercut. Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerrone throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range. Kim thows a left - swing and a miss! A big left from Kim misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cerrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Kim is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Cerrone moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Cerrone! Stephen Cerrone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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