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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Guk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jong Guk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steam is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
Steam takes a swing at Jong Guk's ribcage but misses.
Steam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steam throws a head kick that misses.
Jong Guk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Steam misses.
Steam misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steam. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the head.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Steam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jong Guk wants to counter with a clinch but Steam pushes him away.
Steam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steam throws a poor cross that misses
and Jong Guk counters with a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut. Steam saw that one coming.
Steam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jong Guk. That's going to slow Steam down.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jong Guk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Steam moves out of range as Jong Guk strikes.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Steam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steam is looking to counter punch.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick which misses Steam's front leg but catches the back leg as Steam tries to avoid it.
Jong Guk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Jong Guk throws out a leg kick but Steam moves out of range and Jong Guk only half commits.
Steam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jong Guk scores with a body shot.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk punishes Steam's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk blocks a head kick by Steam.
Jong Guk is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick by Steam misses
and Jong Guk counters with a thumping low kick.
Jong Guk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steam is looking to wear down Jong Guk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jong Guk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steam. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Jong Guk as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk connects with a looping right hand.
Jong Guk is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Jong Guk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jong Guk connects with a looping right hand.
Jong Guk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jong Guk sizes up Steam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steam throws a solid leg kick but Jong Guk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steam.
Jong Guk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Steam is predictable there
and Jong Guk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steam moves out of range of the body kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick that knocks Steam off balance momentarily.
Jong Guk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steam throws a lazy head kick
and Jong Guk counters by moving into the clinch.
Jong Guk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steam.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steam.
Jong Guk misses with some punches.
Jong Guk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut.
Jong Guk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steam had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Steam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steam down.
Steam throws a body punch but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Steam throws a looping overhand right but Jong Guk ducks down to avoid it.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jong Guk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steam.
Steam feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Steam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jong Guk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steam.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steam checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Jong Guk misses
enabling Steam to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kim Jong Guk has been cut.
Steam avoids a kick to the body.
Jong Guk with a jab.
Jong Guk throws a lazy right hand but Steam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Steam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jong Guk. Beautiful body shot.
Steam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jong Guk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jong Guk punishes Steam's body with a nice straight punch.
Jong Guk throws a hook but Steam avoids it easily.
Jong Guk throws a chopping leg kick but Steam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jong Guk checks a low kick from Steam.
Steam misses with a shot to the body
and Jong Guk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jong Guk misses with the head strike.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Jong Guk keeps control of Steam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Steam.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Steam scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong Guk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jong Guk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steam.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steam!
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steam throws a front kick that sends Jong Guk stumbling back into the cage.
Steam lands a nice shot that snaps Jong Guk's head back.
Steam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jong Guk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steam.
Steam throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jong Guk counters with a solid body kick.
Jong Guk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jong Guk doesn't seem bothered though.
Jong Guk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Guk takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Steam looks for the body kick but Jong Guk saw that one coming.
Jong Guk throws out a loose jab but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jong Guk. Jong Guk obviously looking to wear him down.
Jong Guk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jong Guk thuds his right hand into Steam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk misses with a looping left.
It looked like Steam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws out a powerful jab.
Jong Guk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jong Guk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk throws a wild body kick that Steam sees coming a mile off.
Jong Guk thows a leg kick but Steam checks it
and Steam counters with a three punch combo that has Jong Guk backing up. Jong Guk nods at Steam to acknowledge the strikes.
Jong Guk is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Steam throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jong Guk is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bronson Steam!
Bronson Steam retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Bronson Steam thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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