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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper motions for Jong Guk to come forward. Cooper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jong Guk is looking to counter with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Jong Guk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jong Guk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooper at a distance.
Jong Guk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jong Guk slows the pace down in half guard.
Jong Guk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cooper controls his leg.
Jong Guk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
Cooper holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Jong Guk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jong Guk wants to stand but Cooper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cooper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jong Guk wants to stand up but Cooper is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jong Guk stands up out of the half guard.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Jong Guk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Jong Guk moved out of range.
Jong Guk pushes Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong Guk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Jong Guk.
Cooper is trying to stall.
A short left from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Jong Guk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk lands with a right hand.
Jong Guk misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk throws a head kick that misses.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jong Guk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Jong Guk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooper throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Jong Guk throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Jong Guk misses with a leg kick
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jong Guk.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jong Guk jabs at Cooper's body.
Jong Guk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
Cooper swings for the body but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Vincent Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Jong Guk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong Guk forces Cooper back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Guk misses with some punches.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Jong Guk.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Jong Guk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk manages to break the clinch.
Jong Guk lands a jab to Cooper's midsection.
Jong Guk lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jong Guk lands with a good body shot.
Jong Guk cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jong Guk cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Jong Guk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cooper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cooper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jong Guk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong Guk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooper on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooper! But no joy.
Cooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jong Guk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Jong Guk settles back down.
Cooper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jong Guk ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Jong Guk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Cooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Jong Guk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jong Guk slips a jab from Cooper.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jong Guk throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Jong Guk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooper misses.
Jong Guk stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jong Guk stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Guk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Jong Guk.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Jong Guk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Jong Guk misses.
Cooper misses with a leg kick.
Jong Guk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jong Guk throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jong Guk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Jong Guk scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Jong Guk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jong Guk's efforts to push away.
Jong Guk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jong Guk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper tries a body shot but Jong Guk blocks it.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jong Guk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jong Guk has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jong Guk.
A short left from Cooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Jong Guk.
Still in the clinch, Jong Guk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Jong Guk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jong Guk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jong Guk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jong Guk thows a body kick. Cooper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jong Guk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jong Guk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jong Guk shoots and misses
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Jong Guk throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Jong Guk avoids it with no problem.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk avoids the body shot from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Jong Guk should have avoided that one.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Jong Guk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Jong Guk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jong Guk lands a body shot.
Cooper gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jong Guk counters with a single leg into guard. Cooper didn't expect that.
Jong Guk wants to stand and escape but instead Cooper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cooper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jong Guk looking to control.
Jong Guk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Jong Guk keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Jong Guk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cooper is controlling him.
Jong Guk is looking to stand back up but Cooper counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jong Guk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk pushes Cooper off but Cooper dives into side control.
Kim Jong Guk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Jong Guk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vincent Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Jong Guk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cooper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cooper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Guk prevents Cooper from improving position.
Jong Guk is trying to get back to his feet.
Jong Guk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk trying to remain calm as Cooper controls from the top position.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jong Guk keeps working.
Cooper happy to just control the position for now.
Jong Guk tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
Jong Guk is working hard here to advance position.
Cooper working the head with strikes.
Jong Guk is looking to reverse the position.
Cooper trying to control the action but Jong Guk is working from the bottom.
Cooper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk is pushing Cooper's head away, looking to escape. Cooper manages to hold on to the position though.
Cooper has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jong Guk!
Cooper dominating with strikes here.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Jong Guk to control.
The referee warns Jong Guk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vincent Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Guk manages to control the position for a moment.
Cooper looking to secure an arm triangle but Jong Guk defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jong Guk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Guk!
Kim Jong Guk 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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