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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbellos comes to the cage accompanied by CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ki Duk's choice of entrance music: north korea's national anthem. Bong Ki Duk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
27
276 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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198 cm
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260 lbs
32 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ki Duk looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbellos is just out of range. Nice defenses there by Ki Duk. Ki Duk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbellos . Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ki Duk, right into the meat.
Ki Duk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbellos . Ki Duk throws a big counter head kick but Skrumbellos avoids it with no problem. Nice defenses there by Ki Duk. Ki Duk slips under a jab from Skrumbellos . A head kick misses from Ki Duk. Ki Duk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skrumbellos is looking to counter punch. Skrumbellos misses with an uppercut. Ki Duk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ki Duk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Skrumbellos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skrumbellos dodges the punch combination from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a head shot. Ki Duk misses with a low kick. Ki Duk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ki Duk misses the shot to the body. Ki Duk takes a swing at Skrumbellos 's ribcage but misses. Ki Duk slips a jab from Skrumbellos . Ki Duk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skrumbellos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut. Skrumbellos working aggressively here.
Skrumbellos misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk. Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos fails to land. Skrumbellos misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbellos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Skrumbellos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it. Skrumbellos scores with a hook to the body. Skrumbellos tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Skrumbellos back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk avoiding damage.
Skrumbellos misses with a hook from the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ki Duk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Nice body punch from Ki Duk - that landed with a thud.
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! Ki Duk blocking some punches.
Skrumbellos lands on the inside with an uppercut. Skrumbellos scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head. Ki Duk stalling in the clinch.
Ki Duk blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Duk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skrumbellos .
Ki Duk lands a body punch in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Skrumbellos .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Skrumbellos is breathing heavily. Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skrumbellos . Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut. Ki Duk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch. Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrumbellos backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk. Ki Duk misses with an elbow strike.
Skrumbellos misses with a body punch.
Skrumbellos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside. Ki Duk working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ki Duk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skrumbellos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ki Duk can turn it around. Nice body punch from Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos blocking some punches.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbellos . Ki Duk effectively controlling the action here. Skrumbellos digs a right hand underneath Ki Duk's ribcage. Ki Duk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ki Duk misses with a knee strike.
Skrumbellos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Skrumbellos misses with a short punch on the inside. Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk trying to stall but Skrumbellos improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Skrumbellos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Skrumbellos lands a left hand.
Skrumbellos misses with some punches.
Ki Duk has Skrumbellos pressed against the cage.
Skrumbellos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ki Duk or not. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ki Duk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skrumbellos is defending well for now. Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head. Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Skrumbellos .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ki Duk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skrumbellos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Skrumbellos checks a leg kick. Skrumbellos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ki Duk closes the distance and clinches. Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses. Ki Duk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrumbellos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbellos lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Ki Duk. A right handed body shot lands from Skrumbellos .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Skrumbellos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Skrumbellos lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ki Duk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrumbellos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skrumbellos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Skrumbellos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki Duk. Skrumbellos throws a hook to the side of Ki Duk's head but Ki Duk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skrumbellos avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Skrumbellos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup. Skrumbellos cracks Ki Duk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Skrumbellos misses with a straight left. Skrumbellos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ki Duk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbellos . We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ki Duk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Skrumbellos ducks under a wild hook from Ki Duk. Ki Duk misses with a wild body shot. Ki Duk wants to land a leg kick but Skrumbellos is out of range. A clash of legs there as Skrumbellos blocks the low kick. Ki Duk throws a front kick aimed at Skrumbellos 's knee but Skrumbellos avoids it well. Ki Duk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ki Duk cracks the inside of Skrumbellos 's front leg. Skrumbellos is looking to score with low kicks. Ki Duk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbellos counters with a nice uppercut. Skrumbellos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ki Duk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ki Duk tries to counter with a clinch but Skrumbellos shakes him off and moves away. A swing and a miss from Skrumbellos .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skrumbellos lands with a hook. Ki Duk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ki Duk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ki Duk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Skrumbellos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ki Duk is breathing heavily. Skrumbellos thumps Ki Duk with a low kick. Ki Duk staying out of range there. Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skrumbellos . Ki Duk throws a combination that misses and Skrumbellos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Skrumbellos is looking to score with low kicks. A slapping leg kick lands for Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos loads up on a big right hand but Ki Duk slips the punch. Ki Duk takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more. Skrumbellos avoids the body shot from Ki Duk.
Skrumbellos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Good work by Ki Duk as he checks the leg kick. Ki Duk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ki Duk throws a combination that misses and Skrumbellos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ki Duk throws a body shot but no joy. Ki Duk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Skrumbellos swings for the body but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Skrumbellos misses with a wild body shot. A little jabbing left from Ki Duk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ki Duk looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbellos is just out of range. A shot to the liver by Skrumbellos . Beautiful body shot. Skrumbellos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Skrumbellos misses with a body shot.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbellos .
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skrumbellos rather than just go for the knockout. Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Skrumbellos throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Duk's shoulder, as Ki Duk tries to avoid the shot. Skrumbellos thuds a left hand into Ki Duk's body. Skrumbellos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skrumbellos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ki Duk. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Skrumbellos lands a really nice looking cross but Ki Duk seems unphased.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Nice cross by Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Skrumbellos misses with a low kick. Ki Duk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbellos . Ki Duk gets a clinch. Skrumbellos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Skrumbellos managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Duk.
Skrumbellos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards. Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbellos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Devin Skrumbellos ! A very excited looking Devin Skrumbellos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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