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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
17 - 19 - 1 |
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189 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suarez gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Suarez.
Suarez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Suarez's guard! Nice work there by Kim!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Kim trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Kim postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim gets caught napping as Suarez dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Suarez slips nicely into half guard.
Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Suarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is looking for a kimura here.
Suarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suarez.
Suarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Suarez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suarez tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Suarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim is trying to trip Suarez. He has hold of a leg but Suarez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kim persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Suarez!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Suarez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim pulls Suarez in to control the position.
Diego Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kim pulls Suarez in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Suarez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Suarez dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim scores with a takedown into Suarez's guard.
Suarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Suarez controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim postures up and lands a big shot to Suarez's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
Kim throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Suarez!
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suarez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kim has escaped and now he's on top!
Kim stops Suarez from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Suarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Suarez has gone for a leg lock! Kim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suarez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Kim passes Suarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez pushes Kim off looking to stand but Kim dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin 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!
Suarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suarez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suarez to get the leverage.
Kim wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suarez.
Suarez wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Kim manages to get to full guard.
Kim is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
Suarez trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Suarez wants to stand and escape but instead Kim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kim cracks Suarez with a solid left hand.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Suarez has wrist control.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to keep Kim in close.
Kim chips away with some ground and pound.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Kim passes into half guard.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
Kim uses his free foot to push down on Suarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suarez.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim raining down shots from the mount!
Suarez is working to get back to half guard.
Kim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Suarez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Suarez is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin 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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