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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robledo Puch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Lim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lim.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lim is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Lim circles away and we're back to standing.
Lim takes a swing at Puch's ribcage but misses.
Puch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lim defends well and Puch ends up having to push Lim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Puch is trying to pull guard but Lim has him pressed against the cage.
Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim working aggressively here.
Puch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lim counters with a nice body shot.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puch misses with a takedown
and Lim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puch misses with a low kick as Lim jumps back.
Puch walks into a left hand.
Lim throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range.
Puch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lim counters with a one-two to the body.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puch blocks a jab.
Puch shoots in looking for a takedown. Lim tries to sprawl out of it but Puch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puch shoots in looking for a takedown but Lim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puch shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puch shoots for a takedown but Lim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lim throws a shot to the body.
Lim delivers a nice body kick.
Puch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim looks to land a combination but Puch avoids it well.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puch's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Lim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lim wants it to stay on the feet.
Puch gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch trying to control from half guard but Lim is working away.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lim taking some punishment here, with Puch in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim trying to control from the bottom.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puch looks to land a strike but Lim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puch throws an elbow that misses. Lim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puch's guard. Nice move by Lim!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puch trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lim.
Puch has his takedown stuffed
and Lim counters with a nice body shot.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lim throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range.
Puch looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well.
Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Lim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch shoots in but no luck this time.
Puch shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Puch with that takedown attempt.
Puch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
Puch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lim counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses Puch's front leg but catches the back leg as Puch tries to avoid it.
Puch shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puch tries for a takedown but Lim circles away easily
and Lim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puch is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lim. No joy for Puch on that attempt.
Lim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim scores with a shot to the body.
Puch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lim to score with a decent uppercut.
Puch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lim scores with a push kick.
Lim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lim.
Puch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lim.
Lim scores with a nice right hand.
Puch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim scores with a shot to the body.
Lim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Lim.
Charlie Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robledo Puch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lim.
Nice sprawl there from Lim as Puch shoots in.
Puch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lim scores with a one two! Puch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Puch throws a leg kick but Lim moved away.
Lim misses with a body kick.
Puch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lim circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Lim does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch fails with a takedown attempt.
Puch fails with the takedown.
Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puch.
Lim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puch misses with a takedown
and Lim counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Lim dominated that second 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Puch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puch fails with the takedown.
Puch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lim works Puch's body with a nice hook.
Lim lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim scores with a head kick.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puch.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Puch has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Lim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puch fails with the takedown
and Lim counters with a solid body kick.
Puch dives in for a single leg takedown but Lim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lim breaks from the clinch.
Charlie Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Puch has his takedown stuffed
and Lim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch avoids the body shot from Lim.
Puch shoots in but no luck this time.
Puch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch misses with a takedown attempt
and Lim counters with a head kick.
Puch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lim.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim scores with a hook.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puch shoots in but no luck this time.
Puch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puch.
Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Puch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lim sprawls well. Lim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puch gets slowly back to his feet.
Puch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lim but Lim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Puch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but Puch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands with a slapping head kick.
Lim lands with a kick to the temple. Puch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Puch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch fails with the takedown
and Lim counters with a straight right hand.
Puch is still on wobbly legs! Can Lim finish him?
Lim walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Puch drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lim swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Puch's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Lim!
Charlie Lim is the new featherweight champion!
Charlie Lim very nearly forgot to thank KO Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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