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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow. Jed Kim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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179 cm
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiz Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Kim!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a straight left.
Khalifa slips under a jab from Kim.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Khalifa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Khalifa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khalifa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim postures up in Khalifa's guard and throws a big left but Khalifa blocks it.
Khalifa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Khalifa blocks nicely.
Kim postures up.
Kim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kim postures up in Khalifa's guard and throws a big left but Khalifa blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim throws a strike but Khalifa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khalifa postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Khalifa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khalifa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khalifa thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalifa stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalifa 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.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khalifa distracts Kim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khalifa throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim pulls Khalifa in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalifa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalifa won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khalifa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim controlling the position.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalifa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim wants to sweep here but Khalifa controlling him for the moment.
Khalifa postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Khalifa is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Khalifa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wiz Khalifa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khalifa moves away from the strike by Kim.
Khalifa fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalifa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khalifa takes one to the side of the head.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khalifa. Khalifa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khalifa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Khalifa counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalifa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice shot by Kim.
Some bone on bone action there as Khalifa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a straight right. Khalifa didn't see that one coming.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalifa is just out of range.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalifa is just out of range.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Khalifa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim checks a low kick from Khalifa.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalifa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kim dives in and grabs Khalifa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khalifa pushes down on Kim's head and hops out.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Khalifa shows good takedown defense.
Wiz Khalifa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jed Kim.
Khalifa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Khalifa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalifa doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim takes a swing at Khalifa's ribcage but misses.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalifa.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Jed Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalifa tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim lunges at Khalifa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalifa's hand.
Kim misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khalifa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim misses the jab.
Khalifa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to Khalifa's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khalifa shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalifa moves away.
Khalifa throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Khalifa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Khalifa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
A jab from Kim misses.
Khalifa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Khalifa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Khalifa slaps away a takedown attempt from Kim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khalifa avoids the body shot from Kim.
Wiz Khalifa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Khalifa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
Kim misses the jab.
Kim scores with a takedown into Khalifa's guard.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim won't allow Khalifa to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Khalifa has wrist control.
Kim postures up in Khalifa's guard and throws a big left but Khalifa blocks it.
Kim postures up in Khalifa's guard and throws a big left but Khalifa blocks it.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalifa is retaining full guard.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jed 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Kim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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