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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Blood (ranked 2143 p4p, 259 weight class) and Seol Ki Hyon (ranked 1140 p4p, 151 weight class). Blood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood - Slayer. Seol Ki Hyon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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230 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Seol Ki Hyon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ki Hyon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ki Hyon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Blood wants to control from the top but Ki Hyon keeps moving.
Ki Hyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Hyon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Ki Hyon is keeping the position.
Blood is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ki Hyon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ki Hyon wants to stand up but Blood is controlling him.
Blood looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blood looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control but Ki Hyon is working from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Ki Hyon is keeping the position.
Blood wants to control from the top but Ki Hyon keeps moving.
Blood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ki Hyon is looking to improve his position.
Ki Hyon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Blood trying to control the action but Ki Hyon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood works his way into side control.
Blood moves into full mount!
Blood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ki Hyon because Blood loaded up on that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blood misses with a head shot.
Ki Hyon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blood cracks Ki Hyon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blood 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.
Blood wants to control the pace but Ki Hyon is squirming around nicely.
Ki Hyon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood thowing shots but they're missing.
Ki Hyon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ki Hyon because Blood loaded up on that one.
Blood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ki Hyon because Blood loaded up on that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ki Hyon because Blood loaded up on that one.
Ki Hyon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blood throws some wild stikes that Ki Hyon manages to avoid easily.
Blood tries to control but Ki Hyon wriggling away.
Blood throws some wild stikes that Ki Hyon manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Blood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Hyon moves out of range easily.
Ki Hyon unleashes a big counter combination but Blood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ki Hyon as he jumps to the side.
Blood shoots in and drives through. Ki Hyon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ki Hyon checks a leg kick.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ki Hyon as he avoids it easily.
Ki Hyon throws out a counter right but Blood avoids it with no problem.
Ki Hyon misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Blood appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood shoots in but no luck this time.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Ki Hyon shows good takedown defense.
Ki Hyon leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ki Hyon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jack Blood has been cut.
Ki Hyon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki Hyon can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Ki Hyon as Blood shoots in.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ki Hyon manages to avoid it.
Blood shoots for a double leg takedown but Ki Hyon sprawls well. He's pushed Blood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ki Hyon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ki Hyon connects with a looping right hand.
Ki Hyon slaps away a takedown attempt from Blood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seol Ki Hyon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ki Hyon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage!
Blood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Ki Hyon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ki Hyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood feinted with a counter takedown.
Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ki Hyon but Ki Hyon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ki Hyon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood looks for the body kick but Ki Hyon saw that one coming.
Ki Hyon tries a quick counter leg kick but Blood is wise to it.
Blood throws the left hand but Ki Hyon avoids the punch easily.
Ki Hyon slaps away a takedown attempt from Blood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blood backing away here, and Ki Hyon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blood defending well as Ki Hyon loads up on a big left hand.
Ki Hyon misses with a head kick.
Ki Hyon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blood lands with a hook. Ki Hyon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blood throws a head kick but Ki Hyon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Blood.
Blood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ki Hyon quickly recovers to half guard.
Ki Hyon wants to get back to full guard.
Blood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ki Hyon sees it coming and defends easily.
Blood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ki Hyon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is working for a guillotine from mount but Ki Hyon frees his head quite easily.
Blood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blood working the ground and pound effectively.
Blood misses with a head shot.
Blood looking to finish with strikes here!
Blood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blood working for a submission but Ki Hyon is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seol Ki Hyon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Blood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Ki Hyon throws the left hand but Blood avoids the punch easily.
Ki Hyon misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Ki Hyon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up with Ki Hyon, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes Ki Hyon against the cage but Ki Hyon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blood lands in his opponent's guard.
Blood looking to pass the guard.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood postures up in Ki Hyon's guard and throws a big left but Ki Hyon blocks it.
Ki Hyon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood pushing down on Ki Hyon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon won't allow Blood to pass to mount.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ki Hyon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blood.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ki Hyon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ki Hyon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Blood looking to pass the guard.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki Hyon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blood advances position into side control!
Blood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blood in side control, throwing shots but Ki Hyon defends.
Blood tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Blood working the body and head with strikes.
Blood landing a few strikes.
Ki Hyon defending against the ground and pound.
Blood throws a strike aimed at the side of Ki Hyon's head but Ki Hyon avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ki Hyon keeps working.
Blood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blood looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ki Hyon is avoiding damage well.
Blood advances to mount.
Ki Hyon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blood.
Ki Hyon is looking to get to half guard.
Blood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ki Hyon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws some wild stikes that Ki Hyon manages to avoid easily.
Blood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blood controlling his opponent.
Blood punching from mount but Ki Hyon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blood looking to control but Ki Hyon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood with the ground and pound from mount.
Blood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Blood!
A very excited looking Jack Blood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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