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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Twelve (ranked 4058 p4p, 21551 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 159 p4p, 646 weight class). Twelve's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notorious REMIX. Conor Twelve is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Twelve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twelve takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim scores with a decent looking hook.
Twelve throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twelve was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Twelve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Twelve avoids the body shot from Kim.
Twelve throws a big counter combination but Kim scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kim shoots for a double leg takedown but Twelve sprawls well. He's pushed Kim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim throws a series of punches but Twelve moves out of range.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Twelve's torso.
Kim digs a good body shot into Twelve's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Twelve misses the target.
Twelve misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
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!
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Twelve moved out of range.
Twelve 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.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Kim.
Nice defenses there by Twelve.
Twelve throwing a counter right hand but Kim manages to avoid it.
Twelve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twelve was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Twelve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Twelve's leg but Twelve calmly moves out of range.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Twelve on the side of the head.
Kim pushes Twelve up against the cage in a clinch.
Twelve tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Twelve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Twelve tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Twelve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Twelve throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twelve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twelve tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Twelve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Good body shot from Kim.
Twelve stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Kim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twelve is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kim trying to control the position here.
Twelve trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve throwing strikes but missing.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Twelve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Twelve has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Twelve throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Twelve's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Twelve wants to hit a sweep here but Kim passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Twelve there!
Twelve is looking to improve his position but Kim isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twelve is working hard here to advance position.
Kim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Twelve wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Twelve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Twelve looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim connects with a jab.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twelve moves away.
Twelve moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Twelve tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Twelve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twelve trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Twelve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Twelve's head.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws the left hand but Twelve avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim slips under a jab.
Twelve misses with an uppercut.
Twelve throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Twelve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Twelve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Twelve stumbling back into the cage.
Twelve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Twelve sprawls well.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twelve.
Twelve looking to stall.
Yasol Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Twelve has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Twelve 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.
Twelve is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Twelve wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twelve throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Twelve is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Twelve.
Twelve misses with the head strike.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Twelve is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to pull guard but Twelve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kim has Twelve pressed against the cage, preventing Twelve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Twelve lands a shoulder strike.
Kim lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim prevents Twelve from breaking the clinch.
Kim has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Twelve uses from the top position.
Twelve throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twelve wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Twelve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Twelve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Twelve shows good takedown defense.
Conor Twelve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yasol Kim.
Twelve missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Kim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Twelve under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twelve misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kim scores with a nice right hand.
Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Twelve is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Kim lands a body shot.
Twelve can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twelve blocks a body shot from Kim.
Twelve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Twelve trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve is trying to break the clinch but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Twelve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Twelve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twelve is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Twelve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twelve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twelve wants to stall.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Kim scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twelve working hard to break the clinch.
Twelve has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Twelve trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Twelve into the cage.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kim gets through Twelve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim pulls guard effortlessly.
Twelve is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Twelve throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Twelve's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Twelve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Twelve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twelve pulls Kim in close to his closed guard and prevents Kim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Twelve controlling the position.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Conor Twelve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twelve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twelve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conor Twelve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim 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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hype
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pop
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RATING
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