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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mordecai Sackett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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138 lbs
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144 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Kim misses.
Sackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kim with a body shot.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Kim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
A short right from Kim.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Kim avoiding damage.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim stalls.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Kim.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Kim working aggressively here.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Sackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Nice body punch from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim working aggressively here.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Sackett gets an underhook and turns Kim into the cage.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
A bit of stalling here from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Kim slips a jab from Sackett.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim is working Sackett over against the cage.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim scores with a jab. Sackett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett looks to clinch
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jong Un Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Sackett blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Kim.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
Kim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kim blocks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a fast counter high kick but Kim manages to duck under it in time.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Sackett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kim really felt that one!
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
Sackett moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Kim jabs Sackett right on the nose. Sackett blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim works the jab nicely.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Sackett keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Sackett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Jab from Kim.
Sackett 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.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kim jabs at Sackett's body.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
Kim swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim avoids the head kick by Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Kim.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim pushes Sackett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim blocks a body shot from Sackett.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sackett counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kim takes a step back to recover.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kim really felt that one!
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Kim
and Sackett counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
Sackett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett feints a counter leg kick.
Sackett slips under a jab.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim wants to slow Sackett down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Kim.
Sackett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kim. That one must have hurt.
Kim is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
Kim cracks Sackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kim avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Sackett stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kim.
Sackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Sackett throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Sackett misses.
It looked like Kim was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Kim takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim feints a jab promting Sackett to slip. Kim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sackett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sackett. Kim shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett 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.
Kim thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Kim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim had his way with Mordecai Sackett in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Mordecai Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with a single shot there.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
Sackett is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Sackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kim feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Kim misses its target.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jong Un Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Kim throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Kim.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kim.
Sackett 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.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Sackett responds with a good body kick, but Kim manages to step out the way in time.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Kim cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kim finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kim catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Donk. Sackett catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Kim. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Sackett replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kim blocks it well.
Kim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Un Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Jong Un Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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