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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmy Jongyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kimmy Jongyun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
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190 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimmy Jongyun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jongyun is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Riggs is controlling him well.
Jongyun parries the strikes from Riggs easily there. Riggs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jongyun to escape.
Riggs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Riggs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jongyun's legs.
Jongyun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Riggs.
Jongyun tries to escape but Riggs is in control.
Riggs 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.
Riggs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riggs cracks Jongyun with a big right hand but Jongyun just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riggs throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jongyun is trying to buck Riggs off.
Riggs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jongyun wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Riggs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jongyun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riggs connects with a decent elbow.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Riggs wants to control but Jongyun is keeping him busy.
Riggs working the head and body with strikes.
Jongyun has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Riggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jongyun keeps working.
Riggs throws an elbow but Jongyun slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jongyun is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Riggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jongyun is pushing Riggs's head away, looking to escape. Riggs manages to hold on to the position though.
Jongyun trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Riggs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jongyun pushes Riggs away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riggs gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jongyun throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riggs 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.
Riggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jongyun is fending him off so far but Riggs persists. Nope, Jongyun circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jongyun gets a clinch.
Riggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jongyun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jongyun scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Jongyun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jongyun.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Jongyun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riggs up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jongyun.
A right hand to the body from Jongyun.
A body shot lands from Jongyun.
Jongyun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jongyun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jongyun is leaning against Riggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jongyun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jongyun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Jongyun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jongyun lands a nice shot to the body.
Jongyun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riggss head.
Jongyun lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Jongyun.
Jongyun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jongyun is leaning against Riggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jongyun lands with a short shot to the head.
Jongyun lands a nice shot to the body.
Jongyun blocking some punches.
Jongyun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jongyun lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Jongyun.
A short uppercut from Jongyun.
That has opened up Ryan Riggs's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jongyun.
Jongyun scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Jongyun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jongyun scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs is rocked!
Jongyun pushes Riggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Jongyun finish him?
Jongyun lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jongyun.
Jongyun scores with a hook to the body.
Jongyun creates a bit of distance for himself, with Riggs pressed up against the cage and cracks Riggs with a massive uppercut! Riggs goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Jongyun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmy Jongyun!
Kimmy Jongyun retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kimmy Jongyun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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