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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woo Taehyung Kim (ranked 25740 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Dae Chung (ranked 5252 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Taehyung Kim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Woo Taehyung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Dae Chung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim scores with a head kick. Chung tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Lee Dae Chung has been cut.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chung moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim stalling against the cage.
Chung can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Chung can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim is trying to break free.
Chung gets control of Kim's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chung will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is working Chung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim is fighting to break Chung's control of his arms but Chung is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chung doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chung is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim stays in close to Chung's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chung looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chung is trying to stand back up but Kim is controlling him
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chung trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim is working for a submission of some sort.
Chung wants to control but Kim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the cage. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim shoots in for a double leg but Chung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim misses with a few strikes there.
Kim wants to clinch.
Chung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chung misses with a takedown
and Kim counters by clinching up.
Chung has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kim uses from the top position.
Kim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Chung.
Chung wants to stand up but Kim is controlling him.
Chung being controlled here, momentarily.
Kim wants to control from the top but Chung keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Taehyung Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Dae Chung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chung.
Chung tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim rushes Chung and presses him up against the cage.
Chung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim dives in and scores a takedown into Chung's guard.
Chung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Chung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chung throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Chung is working from the bottom.
Chung wants to stand and escape but Kim is having none of it.
Kim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chung looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chung looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chung!
Chung swings around for an armbar but Kim sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chung's guard.
Kim controlling from the top position.
Kim passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung wants to control but Kim passes into side.
Chung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chung can do to turn this around?
Chung is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chung tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Kim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chung is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim scoring with strikes but Chung is staying in there.
Kim looking to control but Chung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chung tries to reverse the position but Kim maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Taehyung Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Dae Chung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Kim with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Chung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chung somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chung or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chung off to one side.
Woo Taehyung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Dae Chung.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Chung misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but Chung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chung's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chung jabs at Kim's body.
Chung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kim is fending him off so far but Chung persists. Nope, Kim circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Chung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Chung circles away.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chung.
Chung is looking to clinch.
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Chung in a clinch.
Kim successfully pulls guard.
Chung trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woo Taehyung Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim works over Chung with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim postures up.
Kim trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chung's guard.
Kim gets to his feet. Chung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kim swings for the body but Chung moves out of range.
Chung changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chung shoots and misses
and Chung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chung shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Kim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chung's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chung, up you get!
Kim looking to score a takedown here. Chung is defending well but Kim drives through and ends up in Chung's guard.
Kim is standing up over Chung. Chung looks to escape but Kim dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chung has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Taehyung 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woo Taehyung Kim!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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