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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Johnson (ranked 4838 p4p, 494 weight class) and Jain Kim (ranked 6503 p4p, 554 weight class). Jain Kim has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spanky Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jain Kim!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim scores with a jab.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Spanky Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Kim blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson . Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Kim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kim.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson .
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Kim.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores with a jab. Kim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Kim stalling.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim stalling in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson .
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim is trying to stall.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson .
Johnson is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jain Kim dominated that 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.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Kim defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Kim connects with a body shot.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Donk. Kim catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson cracks Kim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
A short uppercut from Johnson .
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Johnson tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Kim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson .
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jain Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Kim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Kim.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Johnson , against the cage.
Kim tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson .
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Kim misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Johnson 's ribs.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kim momentarily.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson .
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
Kim sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim misses with a straight left.
A big right from Johnson misses.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Kim only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Johnson .
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson .
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Jain Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Johnson punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Kim misses.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim avoids the head kick by Johnson .
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Kim connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Jab by Kim.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jain Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jain Kim!
After winning the bout, Jain Kim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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