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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 956 p4p, 136 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 1848 p4p, 251 weight class). Sturridge has chosen 0 Eight - By: Sap as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang connects with a high kick.
Hyang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturridge blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Sturridge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sturridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturridge.
Hyang throws a hook but Sturridge avoids it easily.
Sturridge throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
Sturridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang blocks a leg kick.
Hyang moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyang lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Sturridge misses.
Hyang lands with a right hand.
Sturridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Sturridge lands with a slapping head kick.
Hyang jabs Sturridge right on the nose. Sturridge blinks but takes it well.
Sturridge swings widly with a right hand
and Hyang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyang.
Sturridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyang manages to avoid it.
Hyang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyang blocks a jab.
It looks like Hyang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Hyang's head but Hyang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyang moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyang catches Sturridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sturridge connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturridge throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
Sturridge cracks a nice hook into Hyang's ribs.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Sturridge with an uppercut!
Hyang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturridge's head.
Hyang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hyang cracks the inside of Sturridge's front leg.
Hyang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturridge with the counter takedown but Hyang avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyang misses the target.
Donk. Hyang catches Sturridge right on the button with a cross.
Hyang lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Sturridge backs away, Hyang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hyang scores with the left hand. Sturridge knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hyang connects with a looping right hand.
Hyang staying out of range there.
Hyang misses with an uppercut.
Hyang staying out of range there.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Hyang's head but Hyang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturridge.
Sturridge throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyang, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Hyang. Those never looked like landing.
Sturridge misses with a double jab.
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Sturridge saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge connects with a crisp jab.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyang is looking to score with low kicks.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hyang tries to work over Sturridge's front leg with a kick but Sturridge checks it.
Hyang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sturridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyang throws a series of punches but Sturridge moves out of range.
Hyang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturridge connects with a crisp jab.
Sturridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturridge clinches.
A short body shot lands from Hyang as the two fighters clinch.
Sturridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturridge lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sturridge throws an elbow but misses.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturridge controls his hands.
Hyang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hyang.
Hyang breaks the clinch.
Sturridge throws a one two combo.
Hyang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hyang!
Hyang checks a low kick from Sturridge.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyang, right into the meat.
Sturridge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Hyang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturridge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hyang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hyang duly obliges.
Sturridge misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sturridge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hyang defending well as Sturridge loads up on a big left hand.
Hyang throws a quick counter head kick but Sturridge was just out of range.
Hyang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturridge.
Hyang works over Sturridge's head and body with a nice combination.
Hyang swats away the attempt to clinch by Sturridge.
Hyang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sturridge can do to turn this around?
Sturridge moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hyang.
Hyang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Sturridge saw that one coming.
Sturridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyang.
Hyang throws a body punch but Sturridge moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge misses with a low kick.
Hyang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sturridge just manages to avoid it.
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang throws the left hand but Sturridge avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sturridge, as that shot connected.
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!
Sturridge misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
Hyang is looking to counter punch.
Sturridge misses with a combination
and Hyang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge misses with a hook.
Sturridge ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyang catches Sturridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyang throws a hook but Sturridge avoids it easily.
Hyang slips a straight right by Sturridge.
Hyang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sturridge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyang throws out a leg kick but Sturridge moves out of range and Hyang only half commits.
Sturridge misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Sturridge moved out of range.
Hyang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturridge is out of range and Hyang settles back down.
Hyang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyang lands a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyang swings for the body but Sturridge moves out of range.
Sturridge throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturridge is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturridge misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Hyang.
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturridge throws a big shot that misses.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Sturridge.
Sturridge lands a jab to Hyang's midsection.
Hyang cracks Sturridge with an open hand slap.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge throws a wild body kick that Hyang sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Sturridge finds it's way through Hyang's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Sturridge.
Sturridge wants to clinch up but Hyang keeps it at a distance.
Hyang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sturridge ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands a lovely overhand right.
Sturridge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sturridge slips a straight right by Hyang.
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
Hyang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sturridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturridge walks into a jab.
Sturridge scores with a nice right hand.
Sturridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.
Sturridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturridge misses the target.
Hyang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyang defending well as Sturridge loads up on a big left hand.
Hyang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturridge.
Hyang scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sturridge moves forwards but Hyang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sturridge.
Hyang looks to throw the jab but Sturridge is out of range.
Hyang sizes up Sturridge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sturridge throws a leg kick but Hyang moved away.
Hyang is looking to slow Sturridge down with leg kicks.
Sturridge throws a jab when Hyang was well out of range.
Sturridge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyang.
Sturridge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyang is able to avoid easily.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Sturridge.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hyang!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Hyang's head but Hyang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hyang.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturridge.
Sturridge is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sturridge misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sturridge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturridge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Sturridge.
Sturridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyang.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturridge. That did some damage!
Sturridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturridge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hyangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yun Won Hyang is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyang misses with a straight right.
Hyang throws a hook but Sturridge avoids it easily.
Sturridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
An attempted straight right counter from Hyang misses the target.
Sturridge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge throws the kick towards the body but Hyang avoids it.
Hyang with a nice cross.
Sturridge moves away from the strike by Hyang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyang throws a lazy right hand but Sturridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturridge! But no joy.
Hyang throws a combination. Sturridge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturridge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hyang counters with a thumping low kick.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturridge.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturridge on the side of the head.
Sturridge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturridge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sturridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyang.
A head kick from Hyang lands but Sturridge takes it in his stride.
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Sturridge staying out of range there.
Sturridge throws a hook but Hyang avoids it easily.
Hyang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyang looks to land a body kick but Sturridge moved away.
Sturridge with the counter takedown but Hyang avoids it easily.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturridge swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hyang to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyang misses with a straight right.
Sturridge slips a jab from Hyang.
Sturridge misses with a leg kick.
Hyang scores with a leg kick.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Sturridge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Sturridge.
A shot to the body from Sturridge misses
and Hyang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturridge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturridge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturridge misses with a hook to the body
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a two punch combination.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hyang throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
Hyang cracks Sturridge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyang.
Sturridge blocks a jab.
Hyang staying out of range there.
Sturridge misses the jab.
Sturridge defending well as Hyang loads up on a big left hand.
Hyang blocks a head kick by Sturridge.
Sturridge takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Sturridge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hyang. That one must have hurt.
Hyang feints and then cracks Sturridge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturridge down.
Hyang blocks a low kick nicely.
Hyang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturridge.
Sturridge throws a shot from downtown. Hyang moves away and avoids it.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Sturridge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturridge lands an overhand right.
Isaiah Sturridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sturridge scores with a jab.
Hyang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sturridge.
Danga de danga de dang - Hyang scores with a four punch combination!
Sturridge throws a series of punches but Hyang moves out of range.
Sturridge misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Sturridge.
Hyang throws a series of punches but Sturridge moves out of range.
Hyang lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Sturridge. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hyang, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
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