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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Yong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mya Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Yong Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mya Gold!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Gold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kim throws a low kick but Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Gold back into the cage.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold avoids the head kick by Kim.
Gold throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Gold throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Gold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Sung Yong Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim avoids the head kick by Gold.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold 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.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Gold misses
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold working hard to break the clinch.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands a jab.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Yong Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim lands with a slapping head kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Gold down.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Kim darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Kim keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold 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.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Kim connects with a body shot.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sung Yong Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold checks a low kick from Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim misses with the combination.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Kim landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Kim keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Yong Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Gold avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Gold breaks the clinch.
Mya Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim looks to clinch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws out a leg kick but Gold moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gold if he has to take too many more of those.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Gold tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Gold.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Gold misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Gold 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.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
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!
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Sung Yong Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Mya Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sung Yong 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Yong Kim!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sung Yong Kim waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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RATING
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