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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Korn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MK Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Korn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MK Boy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Korn lands in his opponent's guard.
Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Korn stands up over Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy wants to stand and escape but Korn is having none of it.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Korn shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Korn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boy as he avoids it easily.
Korn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boy tries to avoid it but Korn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boy to the ground. Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Korn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy moves in looking to clinch but Korn pushes him off.
Korn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Korn showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy trying to control here.
Boy is pressing down on Korn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Korn throws a strike but Boy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Korn striking off his back but it's not causing Boy any problems.
Korn trying to strike off his back.
Boy pushing down on Korn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Korn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boy blocks the strikes from Korn.
Boy prevents Korn from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Korn is breathing heavily.
Korn is not content to let Boy control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy tries to clinch but Korn moves out of range.
Korn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boy has momentary wrist control but Korn slips an elbow through the middle.
Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korn with a nice head shot there.
Korn thows a big elbow that misses.
Boy trying to control the position.
Korn preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boy's head.
Korn works over Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
Korn postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Korn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Korn has control of the leg.
Korn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Korn is nestled in close to Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korn scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korn lands with a punch from half guard.
Korn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Korn slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Korn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Korn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Korn there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korn connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
Boy wants to control but Korn is keeping busy.
Korn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korn scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Korn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Korn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Korn throws and elbow that misses. Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Korn's guard. Nice move by Boy!
Korn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Korn looking for a sweep. Not yet Korn, not yet.
Korn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boy slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Korn.
Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Korn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Korn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Korn misses with a takedown attempt - Boy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Korn landing some decent shots from guard.
Korn chips away with some ground and pound.
Korn scoring with some ground and pound.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Korn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Korn postures up and lands a big shot to Boy's brow.
Korn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Korn is proving a slippery customer.
Korn is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.
Korn working some strikes from top position.
Korn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Korn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boy looking to control.
Korn landing with the ground and pound.
Boy has momentary wrist control but Korn slips an elbow through the middle.
Korn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korn landing with the ground and pound.
Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Korn.
Korn thows a big elbow that misses.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Korn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Korn showed some decent athleticism there.
Korn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Korn drops an elbow to the side of Boy's head.
Nice strikes from Korn there.
Daniel Korn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korn working over Boy with some ground and pound. Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Korn slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Korn winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Korn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Korn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korn lands with a punch from half guard.
Korn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Korn dominated that second round.
That's time! Korn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Korn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boy as he avoids it easily.
Boy lands a head kick. Korn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donk. Boy catches Korn right on the button with a cross.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Daniel Korn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy wants to clinch.
Korn fails with a takedown attempt.
Boy has closed the distance and engaged Korn in a clinch.
Korn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Korn keeps control of Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Boy clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Korn in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is pressed up against the cage. Korn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boy down to the mat. Boy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Korn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Korn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Korn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Korn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Korn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boy's head.
Korn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy working for a triangle but Korn defends it easily.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korn stands and throws Boy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Korn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Korn working the ground and pound.
Korn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Korn working the head with strikes.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but Korn keeps moving and retains side control.
Korn lands a few punches from side control.
Korn grinds an elbow into Boy's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy taking a bit of punishment here - Korn scoring with strikes.
Korn scores with punches from side control.
Korn working the body and head with strikes.
Korn scoring with punches from side control.
Korn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Korn scores with punches from side control.
Korn scoring with punches and elbows.
Korn in side control, throwing shots but Boy defends.
Korn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boy some visible discomfort.
Korn working the ground and pound but Boy is defending the strikes.
Korn cracks Boy with a big elbow.
Korn scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boy to see if he's OK.
Korn landing a few strikes.
Boy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Korn working away.
Korn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boy down.
Korn cracks Boy with a big elbow.
Korn scores with punches from side control.
MK Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Korn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Korn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Korn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Korn!
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