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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek comes into the arena with DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem blaring out of the sound system. Shin Dong Hyuk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
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148 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolek moves into range and connects with a jab. Dong Hyuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A left lands for Dong Hyuk. Wolek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dong Hyuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wolek. A good leg kick by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the strikes. Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk lands with a slapping head kick. Wolek lands a leg kick that knocks Dong Hyuk off balance momentarily. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick. Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dong Hyuk throws the left hand but Wolek avoids the punch easily. Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Wolek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolek down. Dong Hyuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wolek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong Hyuk takes a swing at Wolek's ribcage but misses. Wolek throwing a counter right hand but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it. Wolek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Wolek. Wolek thuds a left hand into Dong Hyuk's body. Wolek looks to throw a body kick enabling Dong Hyuk to counter with a crisp jab. Dong Hyuk blocks a jab. Wolek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dong Hyuk's head. Jab by Wolek. Wolek slips a jab from Dong Hyuk. Wolek throws a series of punches but Dong Hyuk moves out of range. Dong Hyuk throws out a counter right but Wolek avoids it with no problem. Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Dong Hyuk throws a big shot that misses. Wolek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
Wolek lands a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wolek throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range. Wolek misses with a jab to the body
and Dong Hyuk counters with a slapping leg kick. Dong Hyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Wolek counters with a nice body shot. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dong Hyuk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolek throws out the jab. A big right from Wolek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk looks to throw the jab but Wolek is out of range. Wolek connects with a looping right hand.
Wolek checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk. It looked like Wolek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Dong Hyuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wolek avoids the head kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolek.
Wolek throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily. Dong Hyuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong Hyuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A slow jab from Dong Hyuk misses its intended target. Wolek throws a hook to the side of Dong Hyuk's head but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dong Hyuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolek momentarily.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Wolek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wolek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Dong Hyuk misses. Wolek misses with a low kick.
Wolek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk dodges the punch combination from Wolek.
Wolek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dong Hyuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Wolek is looking to score with low kicks. Dong Hyuk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Wolek throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it. Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Wolek. Dong Hyuk misses with a body kick. Wolek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dong Hyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolek scrambles back to his feet. Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wolek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Wolek throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wolek throws a push kick but Dong Hyuk slaps the foot to one side. Dong Hyuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wolek throws a sloppy head kick and Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolek. Dong Hyuk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong Hyuk scores with a hook to the body. Wolek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Wolek.
Wolek is looking to land body kicks. Dong Hyuk throws a lazy right hand but Wolek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. An attempted straight right counter from Wolek misses the target. Dong Hyuk misses the jab. Nice shot by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk scores with the left hand. Wolek knows he should have avoided that one. Dong Hyuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wolek counters with a straight right hand. Wolek dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A combination from Wolek does no damage. Wolek throws a leg kick which misses Dong Hyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wolek checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wolek cracks Dong Hyuk with a right hand to the side of the head. Wolek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolek misses with a body shot.
Wolek scores with the left hand. Dong Hyuk knows he should have avoided that one. Dong Hyuk is looking to chop away at Wolek's legs. Dong Hyuk throws the kick towards the body but Wolek avoids it. Wolek slips a jab from Dong Hyuk. Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sloppy strikes from Dong Hyuk. Those never looked like landing. Wolek throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses. Wolek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Wolek lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Wolek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong Hyuk throws out the jab. Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A little feinted left hand from Wolek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wolek. Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Wolek had a free shot at his head there. Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dong Hyuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolek is just out of range. Wolek throws a lazy head kick and Dong Hyuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dong Hyuk on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wolek misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming. Wolek misses with the combination.
Dong Hyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wolek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Nice body punch from Wolek. Wolek moves out of range of the strikes. Wolek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Wolek looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range. Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolek throws a right hand that Dong Hyuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong Hyuk also avoids with ease. Dong Hyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dong Hyuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dong Hyuk misses with a hook
and Wolek counters with a left and a right that stings Dong Hyuk. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wolek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong Hyuk. Wolek just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dong Hyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolek throws out the jab. Dong Hyuk throws a big shot that misses. A head kick misses from Wolek. Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolek. Dong Hyuk misses with a leg kick. Wolek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk swings away with a leg kick that misses. Dong Hyuk misses with a hook. Wolek ducked under it nicely. Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Dong Hyuk works Wolek's body with a nice hook. Dong Hyuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolek counters with a left to the body. Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot. Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Wolek moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits. Dong Hyuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolek in his tracks. Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dong Hyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Wolek counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wolek cracks Dong Hyuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Wolek blocks the low kick. Wolek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Dong Hyuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dong Hyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a body punch but Wolek moves out of range. Wolek throws a body shot but no joy. Dong Hyuk scores with a jab. Wolek acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wolek ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk defending well as Wolek loads up on a big left hand. A swing and a miss from Wolek. A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk. Wolek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick as Wolek jumps back. Wolek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dong Hyuk has time to react. Wolek is looking to land body kicks. Wolek throws a good cross that connects.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wolek throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Wolek only half commits. Wolek throws a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moved away. Lukasz Wolek is winning the standup battle so far. Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily. 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! Wolek connects with an inside leg kick. Dong Hyuk moves away from the strike by Wolek. Wolek misses the jab. Wolek looks for the body kick but Dong Hyuk saw that one coming. Wolek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wolek misses the jab. Wolek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong Hyuk's head backwards. Wolek throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a good low kick that Wolek was not able to check. Wolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolek avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Wolek lands with a cross. Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Wolek sees it coming and checks it nicely. Wolek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Dong Hyuk dips to his left and cracks Wolek with an uppercut! Dong Hyuk throws a head kick but Wolek moves out of range.
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 Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wolek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Dong Hyuk counters with a good low kick that Wolek was not able to check. Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Wolek sees it coming and checks it nicely. Wolek throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wolek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Wolek checks a leg kick. Dong Hyuk lands a right hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut
and Wolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the strikes. Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot
and Wolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wolek scores with a decent looking hook. Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dong Hyuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A low kick from Dong Hyuk is predictable there and Wolek counters with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A slapping leg kick lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands with a shot to the body. Good leg kick by Dong Hyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wolek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dong Hyuk swings for the body but Wolek moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Wolek misses. Dong Hyuk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wolek's calf. Dong Hyuk lands a jab to the nose. Wolek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dong Hyuk thows a left - swing and a miss! Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dong Hyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wolek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk. Wolek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wolek misses with a straight left. Dong Hyuk misses with a hook. Wolek ducked under it nicely. Shin Dong Hyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wolek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong Hyuk throws out the jab. Wolek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Wolek throws a quick inside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wolek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wolek scores with a jab. Wolek throws a quick inside leg kick. Dong Hyuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wolek sizes up Dong Hyuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Wolek 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. Wolek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong Hyuk blocks the body kick.
Wolek throws a nice looking combination but Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wolek throws an off balance right hand
and Dong Hyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dong Hyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolek doesn't seem bothered though. Wolek scores with a nice strike. A jab from Wolek does it's job there. Dong Hyuk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolek. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong Hyuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice strike. Dong Hyuk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wolek. Wolek works Dong Hyuk's body with a nice hook. Wolek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A swing and a miss from Wolek. Dong Hyuk scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Wolek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away. Wolek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick. Wolek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dong Hyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong Hyuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Wolek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wolek missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wolek motions for Dong Hyuk to come forward. Wolek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dong Hyuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolek with a body shot. Wolek lunges at Dong Hyuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dong Hyuk's hand. Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily. Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the jaw. Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolek checks it well. Wolek ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk. Wolek misses with a wild combination.
Lukasz Wolek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wolek moves out of range as Dong Hyuk strikes. Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wolek jabs at Dong Hyuk's body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A low kick from Dong Hyuk misses and Wolek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Wolek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk. Wolek throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Lukasz Wolek showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wolek 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Wolek! Lukasz Wolek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Shin Dong Hyuk was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the camp. Shit... Seems like I can make any fight a close fight.'.
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