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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1154 p4p, 129 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 1119 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
31 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Seok has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Plutov is looking to clinch but Seok is avoiding it.
Seok lands with a nice body punch.
Plutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seok sizes up Plutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seok keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov tries to clinch but Seok is having none of it.
Plutov clinches up with Seok and pushes him back against the cage.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seok tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seok as Plutov tries to tie him up.
Plutov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok lands a shot to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Seok controls the action.
Plutov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seok.
Seok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plutov smiles and moves away.
Plutov fails to land the takedown.
Plutov moves into the clinch successfully.
Seok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seok'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.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seok is keeping busy.
Seok takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov being controlled against the cage.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seok - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seok swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Seok pulls Plutov into guard.
Plutov controlling from the top position.
Seok wants to sweep but no luck.
Plutov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seok is trying to control the position but Plutov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plutov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seok controlling Plutov's posture.
Seok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plutov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plutov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seok trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plutov won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seok fails to land the takedown.
Seok gets tackled into the cage by Plutov. Plutov maintains the clinch.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov trying to control the position but instead, Seok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plutov into the cage.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Seok.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Seok effectively controlling the action here.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Seok being controlled against the cage.
Seok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seok manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Seok.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Seok working aggressively here.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seok jumps guard but Plutov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Seok lands a nice shot to the body.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Seok.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Seok misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries to work over Seok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seok is stalling here.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Seok.
Plutov is pushing Seok up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Seok.
A short body shot lands from Seok as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov pushes Seok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Seok controls the action.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seok is keeping busy.
Seok will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plutov up against the cage.
Seok throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov tries to stall but Seok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Plutov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Seok pushes him off.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Plutov defending well as Seok loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Seok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov tries to clinch there but Seok circles away.
Seok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plutov. Plutov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seok looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov tries to clinch but Seok moves out of range.
Plutov scores with the left hand. Seok knows he should have avoided that one.
Plutov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plutov clinches up against the cage.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seok stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov is looking to control Seok's arms but Seok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Seok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plutov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov has Seok pushed against the cage.
Seok tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Seok back against the cage.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body punch from Seok.
Plutov tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Plutov defends it well.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Seok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov wants to clinch
and Seok decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plutov's guard.
Plutov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Plutov keeping moving, preventing Seok from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Seok stops Plutov from standing up.
Plutov working a defensive guard here.
Seok throwing strikes but missing.
Plutov keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Plutov trying to keep a closed guard but Seok is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a slapping body shot.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plutov doesn't manage to clinch there - Seok circles away.
Plutov clinches.
Seok is working Plutov over against the cage.
Seok wants to get back to striking at distance but Plutov won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov lands a shot to the body.
Seok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seok misses with some punches.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov stalling.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov tries a body shot but Seok blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Seok fails to land.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok wants to get back to striking at distance but Plutov won't allow it.
Seok scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Seok pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Sang Seok.
I think Seok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sang Seok!
Lee Sang Seok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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