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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seung Joon (ranked 807 p4p, 742 weight class) and Marco Mo (ranked 86 p4p, 81 weight class). Joon's entrance music is BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE). A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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11 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Mo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Joon's corner calls for a 1-2. Joon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Mo tries a quick counter leg kick but Joon is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joon.
Mo moves out of range of the leg kick from Joon.
Joon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joon lands a lovely overhand right.
Mo slips under a jab.
Joon blocks a jab.
Joon throws the left hand but Mo avoids the punch easily.
Mo staying out of range there.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joon moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo throws the left hand but Joon avoids the punch easily.
Joon swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mo counter with a right hand.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo throws a good cross that connects.
Joon scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mo.
Joon throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mo lands with a hook. Joon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mo scores with a punch to the head.
Mo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Joon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mo is out of range.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joon keeps the fight on the outside.
Mo with a nice calf kick.
Joon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mo in his tracks.
Mo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo thumps Joon with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Joon lands with a kick to the temple. Mo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
Mo throws a solid leg kick but Joon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mo.
Joon works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mo.
Mo digs a good hook to Joon's body.
Joon takes one to the side of the head.
Mo with a nice calf kick.
Joon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mo doesn't seem bothered though.
Mo tests Joon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Mo's shoulder, as Mo tries to avoid the shot.
Joon scores with a push kick.
A jab from Joon does it's job there.
Mo throws an off balance right hand
and Joon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joon misses with the combination.
Mo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joon on the side of the head.
Joon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mo digs a good body shot into Joon's ribs.
Mo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo doesn't manage to clinch there - Joon circles away.
A clash of legs there as Joon blocks the low kick.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Mo scores with a jab to the body.
Mo lands a really nice looking cross but Joon seems unphased.
Joon misses with a low kick.
Joon jabs at Mo's body.
Mo clinches up against the cage.
Mo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joon backwards.
Mo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joon.
Mo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mo working aggressively here.
Joon struggles to land a body shot inside as Mo controls his hands.
Mo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joon misses with the head strike.
Mo has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Mo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Mo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mo has a couple of punches blocked by Joon.
Joon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mo misses with the head strike.
Mo blocks a body shot from Joon.
Mo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joon can't find room to land a body shot as Mo controls the action.
Mo tries to throw a body punch but Joon avoids it by throwing Mo back against the cage.
Joon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mo.
Joon misses with a punch on the inside.
Joon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon tries to work over Mo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joon or not.
Mo misses with a punch to the body.
Joon blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Mo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mo throws a series of punches but Joon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Joon.
Donk. Joon catches Mo right on the button with a cross.
Mo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mo stalks Joon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joon's face. Joon staggers backwards, shaken.
Joon throws a wild body kick that Mo sees coming a mile off.
Joon throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Joon connects with an inside leg kick.
Joon misses with a two punch combination.
Mo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joon under the eye.
Mo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon misses with a leg kick.
Mo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Joon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joon takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.
Mo tries to score with a low kick but Joon moves his leg out of the way.
Mo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mo tries to score with a low kick but Joon moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Joon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joon slips under a jab from Mo.
Mo throws a front kick aimed at Joon's knee but Joon avoids it well.
Joon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mo missing with a left hand there. Joon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mo doesn't manage to clinch there - Joon circles away.
Mo connects with a nice looking jab.
Seung Joon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joon keeps the fight on the outside.
Joon needs to keep his hands up - Mo had a free shot at his head there.
Mo slips under a jab.
Mo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Mo.
Joon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joon tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo lands with a kick to the temple. Joon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo scores with a punch to the head.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Joon.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mo! But no joy.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Mo moves away from the strike by Joon.
Mo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joon connects with a looping right hand.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mo throws a body punch but Joon moves out of range.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo scores with a punch to the head.
Joon looks to throw a body kick
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mo finds it's target.
Mo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mo takes one to the side of the head.
Joon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mo takes a step back to recover.
Mo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joon is looking to score with low kicks.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Joon looks to land a combination but Mo avoids it well.
Joon connects with a single shot there.
Joon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Mo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joon throws a leg kick
and Mo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joon throws a jab when Mo was well out of range.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Joon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joon throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo blocks a head kick by Joon.
Joon misses with a head kick.
Mo throws a jab but it's blocked by Joon.
Joon throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Joon finds it's way through Mo's defenses.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mo was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Mo misses with a hook.
Joon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Mo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Mo moves out of range of the body kick from Joon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mo. That's going to slow Joon down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo wants to slow Joon down by chopping away at his legs.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joon moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Mo misses.
Joon appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Seung Joon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joon misses with a hook. Mo ducked under it nicely.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Joon does no damage.
Joon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mo. Mo obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Joon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mo looks for the body kick but Joon saw that one coming.
Joon looks for the body kick but Mo saw that one coming.
Mo walks into a stiff left hand from Joon.
Joon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Joon.
A punch lands to the side of Mo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Mo thuds his right hand into Joon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joon throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
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!
Joon throws out a leg kick but Mo moves out of range and Joon only half commits.
Mo loads up on a big right hand but Joon slips the punch.
A big right from Mo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon tries a head kick but it misses.
Mo lands with an uppercut that bounces Joon off the cage and back into range.
Mo throws a hook to the side of Joon's head but Joon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mo avoids the head kick by Joon.
Joon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joon missing with a left hand there. Mo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mo misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Joon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joon needs to keep his hands up - Mo had a free shot at his head there.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mo avoids the body shot from Joon.
Mo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joon avoids the head kick by Mo.
Mo blocks a jab.
Mo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joon's sensitive parts.
Mo misses with a leg kick.
Joon blocks a head kick by Mo.
Joon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joon digs a good body shot into Mo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head kick misses from Joon.
Mo throws out a counter right but Joon avoids it with no problem.
Joon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joon throws a leg kick but Mo checks it.
Mo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mo tries to clinch but Joon moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Joon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joon.
Joon thuds his right hand into Mo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joon is out of range and Mo settles back down.
It looked like Joon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch but Joon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Joon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joon needs to keep his hands up - Mo had a free shot at his head there.
Joon throws out a leg kick but Mo moves out of range and Joon only half commits.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mo! But no joy.
Joon tried to score with a low kick but Mo checks it.
A little jabbing left from Mo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joon throws a leg kick but Mo moved away.
Mo takes a swing at Joon's ribcage but misses.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mo misses with a low kick.
Joon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joon moves out of range of the leg kick from Mo.
Mo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joon throws out the jab.
Joon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mo will feel that in the morning.
Joon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joon fails to land with a series of punches.
Joon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mo throws a jab when Joon was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Joon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joon.
Mo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joon.
Joon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mo missing with a left hand there. Joon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Joon misses its target.
Mo swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
Mo avoids the head kick by Joon.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Joon takes one to the chin there.
Mo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joon tries a low kick but Mo avoids it.
Mo lands with an uppercut that bounces Joon off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Mo.
A combination from Joon does no damage.
Mo misses with a body kick.
Mo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Mo.
Well Mo 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Mo!
A relieved looking Marco Mo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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