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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 1456 p4p, 180 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 1234 p4p, 145 weight class). Uk has chosen Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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165 lbs
28 - 28 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk needs to keep his hands up - Correa had a free shot at his head there.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
Correa gets a clinch.
Uk tries a body shot but Correa blocks it.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Correa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Correa swings wildly with an uppercut but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uk.
Uk digs a right hand underneath Correa's ribcage. Correa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Uk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
Correa lands a hook that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Correa lands an uppercut.
Uk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Correa fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Correa.
Uk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correa misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk tries a body shot but Correa blocks it.
Correa throws a punch but it's blocked by Uk.
Correa tries to land knees in the clinch but Uk avoids the damage to the body.
Correa throws a punch but it's blocked by Uk.
Uk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa struggles to land a body shot inside as Uk controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uk.
Uk misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Uk.
Uk has a couple of punches blocked by Correa.
Uk struggles to land a body shot inside as Correa controls his hands.
Uk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
Correa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uk backwards.
Correa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Correa on the inside.
Correa breaks the clinch.
Uk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Correas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Uk lands an overhand right.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk misses with a straight right.
Uk swings for the body but Correa moves out of range.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Uk.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Correa moves away and avoids it.
Correa feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Correa moves into range and clinches up with Uk.
Correa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Uk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk trying to control but not successfully.
Correa lands strikes to the head.
I really don't envy Uk right now.
Correa missing with punches from the back.
Uk is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Uk covering up well and avoiding damage.
Uk avoids the strikes from Correa.
Correa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Correa.
Uk covering up well under a series of strikes from Correa.
Correa is hanging on to Uk's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Correa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Uk to regain full guard.
Uk controlling the position.
Correa scoring with some ground and pound.
Correa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been informed that Uk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Correa with a nice head shot there.
Uk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Correa's guard.
Uk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Correa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uk slips nicely into half guard.
Uk trying to control the pace.
Uk is pressing down on Correa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Correa is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa wants to improve his position but Uk is controlling well.
Uk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Uk moves into full mount! Correa won't be happy about that!
Uk moves to the back.
Correa can't escape the position.
Uk slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Correa prevents Uk from getting a body triangle.
Correa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Correa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Correa with a jab.
Correa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uk slips under a jab.
Uk ducks under a wild hook from Correa.
Uk lands with a shot to the body.
Correa throws out a loose jab but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Correa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uk scrambles back to his feet.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Correa throws out a loose jab but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Correa throws a lazy uppercut
and Uk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uk misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Uk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Correa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Correa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Uk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Correa saw that one coming.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Correa.
Nice body punch from Uk.
Uk misses with a looping right.
Uk connects with a body shot that sends Correa's belly button to the back.
Correa throws a shot to the body.
Correa misses with a left hand
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Correa.
Uk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Correa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Uk.
Correa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Uk counters with a series of strikes. Correa will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uk swats away the attempt to clinch by Correa.
Good standup being displayed there by Uk as he connects with a hook.
Correa is rocked!
Correa looks to land a right hand but Uk moved out of range.
It seemed like Uk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Correa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Uk misses.
Uk scores with a nice strike.
Correa misses with a straight left.
Uk looks to throw the jab but Correa is out of range.
Uk takes a swing at Correa's ribcage but misses.
Uk moves forwards but Correa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uk looks to land a right hand but Correa moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk gets caught napping as Correa dives in and scores a takedown. Uk manages to retain guard.
Correa seems to have got his legs back now.
Correa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Correa passes into half guard.
Uk controlling the position well.
Correa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Correa is trying to control the action in half guard but Uk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jose Correa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Correa drops an elbow to the side of Uk's head.
Uk is looking to control Correa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uk avoid being mounted?
Correa working the head and body with strikes.
Uk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk is looking to control Correa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uk avoid being mounted?
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Correa connects with a nice short shot to Uk's temple.
Uk gets back to full guard.
Correa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uk's head.
Correa wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Correa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uk wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Correa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Correa.
Uk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Correa stopping the sweep attempt from Uk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dong Uk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Correa.
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Correa throws out a loose jab but Uk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Correa misses with a hook
and Uk counters with a stiff right hand.
Uk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Uk moved out of range.
Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Correa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Correa doesn't manage to clinch there - Uk circles away.
Correa misses with a right hand
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uk just misses with a punch to the body.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Uk is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Uk.
Correa swings widly with a right hand
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Correa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk slips under a jab from Correa.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but Uk pushes him off.
Uk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Correa.
Correa misses with a hook.
Uk scores with a body shot.
Uk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Correa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uk. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uk sprawls well. Uk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Correa gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Correa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Correa throws an overhand right that lands on Uk's shoulder, as Uk tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Correa there.
A telegraphed right hand from Correa misses the target.
Uk digs a good hook to Correa's body.
Uk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uk cracks Correa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Correa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa throws an off balance right hand
and Uk counters with a big right hand! Oh Correa is in trouble here! Uk follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Uk!
Dong Uk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jose Correa stepped up to the mic, saying 'Merda!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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