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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. Price has chosen Twisted Sister - The Price as his entrance music. Sean Price told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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174 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Ki Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim'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.
Kim working Price over with knees to the body.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Kim prevents a body shot from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
A knee to the head by Price.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kim defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Price misses with a leg kick
and Kim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Price is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Price throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Kim just leaning against Price, taking a breather.
Price pressing his opponent against the cage.
Price missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Price.
Price digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Price wants to stall.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Price'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.
Price receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Price tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sean Price.
Price throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Price looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
Price misses with a body punch
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Price looks gassed!
Price scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Kim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Price up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Price is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kim working aggressively here.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Price misses with the head strike.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Price wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the cage.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ban Ki Kim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim lands with a slapping head kick.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Price misses with a kick to the body
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ban Ki Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Price counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim throws a head kick that Price semi-blocks.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Price trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Price manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Price wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim stalling the fight.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kim up against the cage.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Kim manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price being controlled against the cage.
Kim gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Price avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Price lands with a left to the head.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Price blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim looking to slow down the pace here.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Price is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Price lands a nice knee to the body.
Price tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Price.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ban Ki Kim dominated that second round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price lands a head shot.
Kim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a combination
and Price finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off.
Price throws a leg kick
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Price can't break the clinch.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
The referee calls for Kim to work.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Price avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Price is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Price tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Kim avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim misses with some punches.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Price is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Price gets an underhook and turns Kim into the cage.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Price is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim stalling.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price lands a left hand.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim'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.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Sean Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the cage.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Price looking to stall.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Ban Ki Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Price is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Kim lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
Price is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ban Ki Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Ki Kim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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