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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 8518 p4p, 560 weight class) and Donald Markham (ranked 22786 p4p, 643 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kim Rhee Daebyeol has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kim Rhee Daebyeol seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
151 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Markham!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol misses with a low kick.
Markham dives in for a single leg takedown but Daebyeol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daebyeol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markham.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markham or perhaps it was just good defense by Daebyeol, which made it look bad.
Markham throws a series of punches but Daebyeol avoids them all with ease.
Daebyeol closes the distance and clinches.
Daebyeol lands a takedown into guard.
Daebyeol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daebyeol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markham punching from the bottom - just letting Daebyeol know he's still in a fight.
Markham can't keep his opponent in guard - Daebyeol advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daebyeol wants to pass to mount but Markham is defending the position.
Daebyeol sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Daebyeol there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daebyeol in particular looking to stall.
Markham is trying to stand up here but Daebyeol is controlling him well.
Daebyeol working over Markham with some ground and pound. Markham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Markham is looking to escape.
Markham trying to hold on to Daebyeol's head to control him but Daebyeol postures up.
Daebyeol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markham defending well though.
Markham has hold of Daebyeol's hands but Daebyeol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Markham is trying to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markham defending well though.
Markham is looking for a sweep. Daebyeol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
Markham looking for submissions off his back.
Daebyeol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Markham tries to get to full guard but Daebyeol has control of the leg.
Markham keeps trying to improve his position.
Daebyeol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Daebyeol seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daebyeol is thwarting Markham's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daebyeol rushes Markham and presses him up against the cage.
Daebyeol tries to throw a body punch but Markham avoids it by throwing Daebyeol back against the cage.
Daebyeol has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Markham is trying to keep an underhook but Daebyeol manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daebyeol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markham's head.
Daebyeol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daebyeol is trying to control. Markham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Markham kicks off Daebyeol and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markham misses with an uppercut. Daebyeol saw that one coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daebyeol.
Daebyeol is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Markham's shoulder. That is not cool.
Markham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Markham trying to hold on to Daebyeol's head to control him but Daebyeol postures up.
Markham gets full guard.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebyeol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daebyeol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markham keeping moving, preventing Daebyeol from controlling successfully.
Daebyeol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daebyeol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markham can do to turn this around?
Daebyeol cracks Markham with a solid left hand.
Daebyeol wants to pass the guard but Markham is keeping the position.
Daebyeol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daebyeol won't allow Markham to sweep him here.
Daebyeol is stalling in the full guard.
Daebyeol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daebyeol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daebyeol is one step ahead there.
Daebyeol is in close to Markham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Markham is rocked!
Markham wants to stand and escape but Daebyeol is having none of it.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Markham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daebyeol scores with a takedown into Markham's guard.
Daebyeol trying to control the position from guard on top but Markham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebyeol connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham wants to get back to his feet but Daebyeol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markham looking for a sweep. Not yet Markham, not yet.
Daebyeol controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Markham wants to sweep here but Daebyeol controlling him for the moment.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daebyeol won't allow Markham to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daebyeol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daebyeol is controlling the pace.
Markham taking some punishment here, with Daebyeol in his half guard.
Daebyeol controlling the pace.
Markham wants to control but Daebyeol is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Markham.
Daebyeol works over Markham with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Daebyeol. That snapped Markham's head back.
Daebyeol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daebyeol swats away the attempt to clinch by Markham.
Daebyeol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markham sprawls and moves away.
Markham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daebyeol swats away the attempt to clinch by Markham.
Daebyeol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markham.
Markham wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebyeol closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Markham's guard.
Daebyeol advances to half guard.
Daebyeol lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham wants to get back to full guard.
Markham is trying to maintain the position but Daebyeol is very close to passing his half guard.
Daebyeol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daebyeol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daebyeol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Daebyeol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Daebyeol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Markham tries to kick Daebyeol off but Daebyeol keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Markham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol prevents Markham from improving his position.
Daebyeol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daebyeol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Markham is refusing to be controlled, as Daebyeol sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Daebyeol moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markham tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Markham struggling a bit here.
Daebyeol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Markham is still in real trouble! Can Daebyeol finish him?
Daebyeol is putting a hurting on Markham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Markham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Markham takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daebyeol scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Markham is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Daebyeol can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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