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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Menderia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Il Cheol Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Menderia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Menderia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Il Cheol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands a two punch combo.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menderia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menderia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia counters with a solid body kick.
A combination from Menderia does no damage.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kim tries to bum rush Menderia with a series of wild strikes but Menderia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menderia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menderia lunges at Kim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kim's hand.
Kim is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menderia throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Menderia with that takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menderia.
Kim looks winded!
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menderia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Menderia dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kim!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Menderia scoring with punches and elbows.
Menderia prevents Kim from escaping the position.
Menderia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menderia lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Menderia finish him?
Menderia is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Menderia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Menderia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Menderia misses with a few strikes there.
Menderia feints a jab promting Kim to slip. Menderia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menderia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Menderia dives in for a single leg takedown but Kim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kim tries to circle away but Menderia has him pinned against the cage.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menderia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Menderia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the cage. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Menderia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Menderia scores with a nice head shot.
Menderia catches Kim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Menderia punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Menderia to counter with a crisp jab.
Menderia moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim misses with a combination
and Menderia counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Menderia does no damage.
Menderia works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Menderia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Menderia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menderia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters by moving into the clinch.
Menderia jumps guard but Kim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Menderia tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Menderia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menderia throws a body kick that misses.
Kim tries to bum rush Menderia with a series of wild strikes but Menderia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim checks a low kick from Menderia.
Menderia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim throws a series of punches but Menderia moves out of range.
Menderia scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Menderia 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.
Menderia wants to stand but Kim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Menderia.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menderia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menderia stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Menderia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menderia counters with a stiff right hand.
Jose Menderia is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Menderia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Menderia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Menderia.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim misses with a combination
and Menderia counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Menderia shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Menderia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Menderia shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Menderia misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a two punch combo.
Menderia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Menderia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menderia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Menderia.
Menderia successfully pulls guard.
Kim gets to his feet. Menderia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menderia throws a good cross that connects.
Kim throws a combination that misses
letting Menderia counter with a right hand.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a stiff right hand.
Il Cheol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menderia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menderia misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Menderia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menderia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menderia counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a stiff right hand.
Menderia is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menderia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Menderia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Menderia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kim at a distance.
Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menderia. That one must have hurt.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menderia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Il Cheol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menderia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menderia slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Menderia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menderia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menderia digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menderia shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Menderia works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Menderia to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Menderia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim misses with a combination
and Menderia counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a nice body shot.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menderia circles away quickly and effectively.
Menderia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Menderia scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Menderia gets the takedown into side control.
Kim is trying to buck Menderia off.
Menderia 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 bucks up and tries to throw Menderia off but instead Menderia has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim is trying to get back to his feet but Menderia has full control of the position and if anything, Kim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menderia scores with punches from the back.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Menderia just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kim defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Menderia's arms.
Menderia tries to keep control of the position but Kim is staying busy.
Menderia scores with punches and elbows.
Kim manages to escape to his feet.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menderia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Menderia.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim avoids the head kick by Menderia.
Jose Menderia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menderia looks to land a combination. Kim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kim throws a right hand that Menderia ducks under and follows up with a left that Menderia also avoids with ease.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a straight right hand.
Kim walks into a left hand.
Menderia throws a front kick that sends Kim stumbling back into the cage.
Menderia cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia counters with a nice uppercut.
Menderia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menderia counters with a left and a right that stings Kim.
Menderia cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Kim misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Menderia as he connects with a hook.
Menderia throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menderia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menderia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Menderia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menderia tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Menderia dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Menderia's head and hops out.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Menderia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim throws a right and a left that Menderia avoids nicely.
Kim throws a combination that misses
and Menderia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menderia.
Menderia dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Jose Menderia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menderia tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Il Cheol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Menderia counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Menderia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Menderia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Menderia!
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energy
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hype
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