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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 962 p4p, 1260 weight class) and Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 112 p4p, 146 weight class). Ji Woo comes to the cage accompanied by 나쁜 달 상승. Bokhchuud has chosen ErgeSholee Biste Turda as his entrance music. Bong Ji Woo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Bokhchuud moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo sets himself, and Bokhchuud steps forward looking for the clinch! Ji Woo avoids it this time.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Bokhchuud throws a body kick.
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
Bokhchuud is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bokhchuud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bokhchuud's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokhchuud tries to roll over but Ji Woo keeps him under control.
Bokhchuud is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo won't allow Bokhchuud to sweep him here.
Ji Woo is fighting to break Bokhchuud's control of his arms but Bokhchuud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bokhchuud controls Ji Woo momentarily but Ji Woo frees himself.
Bokhchuud controlling Ji Woo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Bokhchuud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ji Woo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bokhchuud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bokhchuud is keeping the position for now.
Bokhchuud wants to sweep but no luck.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bokhchuud is keeping the position for now.
Bokhchuud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ji Woo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bokhchuud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ji Woo trying to control but Bokhchuud is working from the bottom.
Bokhchuud has control of Ji Woo's left arm, preventing Ji Woo from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two 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.
Bokhchuud keeping full guard, as Ji Woo tries to pass.
Bokhchuud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Bokhchuud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhchuud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ji Woo fails with the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bokhchuud enables Ji Woo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bokhchuud manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bokhchuud keeping full guard, as Ji Woo tries to pass.
Ji Woo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bokhchuud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bokhchuud keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud trying to control the position.
Bokhchuud managing to control the position.
Ji Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ji Woo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ji Woo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ji Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ji Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ji Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bokhchuud is trying to keep Ji Woo in close.
Bokhchuud can't keep his opponent in guard - Ji Woo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ji Woo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ji Woo trying to control the action but Bokhchuud is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud trying to control here.
Ji Woo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bokhchuud is trying to control but can't.
Ji Woo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bokhchuud!
Ji Woo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ji Woo looking to secure an arm triangle but Bokhchuud defends it well.
Bokhchuud prevents Ji Woo from taking his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bokhchuud trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ji Woo looking to ground and pound but Bokhchuud is blocking nicely.
Ji Woo throwing strikes here but Bokhchuud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ji Woo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bokhchuud takes one on the button.
Ji Woo cracks Bokhchuud with a good jab.
Bokhchuud tries to bum rush Ji Woo with a series of wild strikes but Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ji Woo loads up on a big right hand but Bokhchuud slips the punch.
Bokhchuud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Ji Woo does no damage.
Bokhchuud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
A lazy left from Ji Woo finds it's target.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bokhchuud can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Bokhchuud only half commits.
Ji Woo misses with a takedown attempt - Bokhchuud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bokhchuud tries to counter with a clinch but Ji Woo shakes him off and moves away.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhchuud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
Ji Woo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bong Ji Woo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud keeps control of Ji Woo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ji Woo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ji Woo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ji Woos head.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo blocks the elbow strike.
Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Ji Woo is blocking nicely.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ji Woo avoids it.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo breaks from the clinch.
Ji Woo closes the distance and pushes Bokhchuud back into the cage.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike.
Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bokhchuud lands a nice knee to the body.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo is looking to control Bokhchuud's arms but Bokhchuud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ji Woo has his back to the cage.
Bokhchuud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bokhchuud letting Ji Woo take a breather here.
Bokhchuud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bokhchuud on the inside.
Ji Woo avoiding damage.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo avoiding damage as Bokhchuud throws knees to the body.
Ji Woo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bokhchuud after a bit of a struggle.
Bokhchuud prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ji Woo gets control of Bokhchuud's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ji Woo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ji Woo keeping full guard, as Bokhchuud tries to pass.
Ji Woo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ji Woo 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.
Bokhchuud trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ji Woo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bokhchuud tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bokhchuud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bokhchuud wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Bokhchuud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ji Woo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bokhchuud is aware though and is defending well.
Bong Ji Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ji Woo is looking to sweep but instead, Bokhchuud has passed into half guard.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ji Woo is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bokhchuud darts in and clinches Ji Woo up against the cage.
Ji Woo is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo digs a right hand into Bokhchuud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bokhchuud's gas tank.
Bokhchuud prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud lands with a light punch inside.
Ji Woo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bokhchuud walks away with a smile on his face. Ji Woo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ji Woo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo lands with a nice body punch.
Ji Woo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo shoots in but Bokhchuud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud takes the fight into the clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bokhchuud blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bokhchuud blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ji Woo stalling against the cage.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
Ji Woo looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Ji Woo.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bong Ji Woo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo lands with a right to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Ji Woo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bokhchuud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bokhchuud moves into range and clinches up with Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud blocking some punches.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo'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.
Ji Woo looking for a takedown.
Ji Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud stuffs the takedown attempt from Ji Woo. Ji Woo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Bokhchuud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ji Woo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bokhchuud scrambles back to his feet.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Ji Woo cracks Bokhchuud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhchuud ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo closes the distance and pushes Bokhchuud back into the cage.
Bokhchuud struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike.
Ji Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo scores with a one two! Bokhchuud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bokhchuud on the side of the head.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bokhchuud can turn it around.
Ji Woo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ji Woo trying to control the position but instead, Bokhchuud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ji Woo into the cage.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Ji Woo avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ji Woo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand underneath Ji Woo's ribcage. Ji Woo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud stops a takedown attempt from Ji Woo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bong Ji Woo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ji Woo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
An out of breath Bong Ji Woo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud spoke after the fight, saying 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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