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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyun Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dennis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dennis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dennis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dennis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennis gets caught napping as Hyun Kim dives in and scores a takedown. Dennis manages to retain guard.
Dennis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dennis tries to get out of the position.
Hyun Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hyun Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dennis tries to bum rush Hyun Kim with a series of wild strikes but Hyun Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyun Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Dennis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daniel Dennis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyun Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Hyun Kim misses.
Hyun Kim misses with a looping right.
Hyun Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyun Kim manages to avoid it.
Hyun Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dennis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hyun Kim.
Hyun Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hyun Kim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hyun Kim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dennis because Hyun Kim loaded up on that one.
Hyun Kim controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Hyun Kim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyun Kim looking to finish Dennis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dennis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dennis defending well as Hyun Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Dennis swings for the body but Hyun Kim moves out of range.
Hyun Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyun Kim takes a swing at Dennis's ribcage but misses.
Dennis slips under a jab from Hyun Kim.
Dennis is looking to wear down Hyun Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dennis misses with a body shot.
Hyun Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Dennis throws a lazy right hand but Hyun Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyun Kim slips under a jab.
Dennis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dennis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dennis.
Hyun Kim clinches with his opponent.
Dennis is trying to force a seperation but Hyun Kim has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis gets underhooks to prevent Hyun Kim's takedown attempt.
Dennis blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dennis fails to land.
Hyun Kim prevents Dennis from breaking the clinch.
Dennis tries to circle away but Hyun Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Dennis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hyun Kim won't allow it.
Dennis tries to break free but Hyun Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Dennis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hyun Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Hyun Kim to work.
Hyun Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
We've been informed that Hyun Kim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dennis working hard to break the clinch.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
Dennis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hyun Kim won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Hyun Kim's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hyun Kim receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dennis avoids the elbow strike from Hyun Kim, against the cage.
Hyun Kim leaning against his opponent.
Hyun Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dennis's efforts to push away.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Dennis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dennis throws a hook but Hyun Kim blocks it.
Dennis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyun Kim misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim tries to clinch there but Dennis circles away.
Dennis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyun Kim.
Dennis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dennis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dennis. Hyun Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dennis lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyun Kim's head.
Dennis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Dennis.
Hyun Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dennis throws a shot to the body.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyun Kim throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dennis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyun Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
Hyun Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Hyun Kim prevents Dennis from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis is trying to break free.
Hyun Kim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dennis up against the cage.
Hyun Kim is working for takedown but Dennis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyun Kim has clasped his hands together around Dennis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hyun Kim taking a breather here.
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 Daniel Dennis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyun Kim closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dennis did well to prevent Hyun Kim getting side control.
Hyun Kim is controlling the pace.
Dennis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hyun Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hyun Kim.
Still in half guard, Hyun Kim seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dennis is trying to escape back to his feet but Hyun Kim uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dennis is being controlled here.
Hyun Kim 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.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hyun Kim tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Hyun Kim wants to clinch up but Dennis keeps it at a distance.
Hyun Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Dennis moves out of range easily.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyun Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Dennis.
Dennis takes a swing at Hyun Kim's ribcage but misses.
Hyun Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dennis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dennis tries to break the clinch but Hyun Kim is controlling the position.
Hyun Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Hyun Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyun Kim taking a breather.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Hyun Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyun Kim tries to clinch up.
Dennis throws a wild body kick that Hyun Kim sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyun Kim has managed to clinch.
Dennis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyun Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyun Kim prevents Dennis from breaking the clinch.
Dennis working hard to break the clinch.
Hyun Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyun Kim has Dennis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hyun Kim pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dennis tumbling to the mat - Hyun Kim dives into Dennis'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!
Hyun Kim stays in close to Dennis's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hyun Kim 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim!
After winning the bout, Long Duck Dong Hyun Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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