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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enemy by Blue Stahli. Ki Duk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. north korea's national anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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213 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Ki Duk connects with a body shot that sends Coath's belly button to the back.
Coath throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Coath lands with a right hand.
Coath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ki Duk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ki Duk is out of range.
Ki Duk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coath.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Coath misses with a few strikes there.
Coath swinging wildly here.
Coath avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk tries to work over Coath's front leg with a kick but Coath checks it.
Coath jabs Ki Duk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Coath misses.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick that misses.
Coath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Duk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk clinches with his opponent.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coath jumps guard but Ki Duk stands there with Coath around his waist. Coath gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coath lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ki Duk pushes Coath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
Coath presses Ki Duk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coath blocking some punches.
Coath digs a right hand underneath Ki Duk's ribcage. Ki Duk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Coath on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coath working aggressively here.
Coath lands a body punch.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Ki Duk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coath scores a nice knee to the body.
Coath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ki Duk looks winded!
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
Ki Duk managing to block the knees to the body from Coath.
A short right from Coath.
Coath lands with a light punch inside.
Ki Duk blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Coath.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Ki Duk managing to block the knees to the body from Coath.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ki Duk presses Coath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coath lands with a right to the head.
Coath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coath blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coath tries to pull guard but Ki Duk holds him up against the cage and eventually Coath drops back down to his feet.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Coath tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ki Duk.
A right handed body shot lands from Coath.
Ki Duk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coath is defending well for now.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Coath.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ki Duk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coath's brow.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
Coath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ki Duk avoids the head kick by Coath.
Ki Duk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ki Duk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coath.
Coath tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Duk stalks Coath and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coath's face. Coath staggers backwards, shaken.
Ki Duk avoids the body shot from Coath.
Ki Duk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coath is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk swinging wildly here.
Coath lands a nice hook to Ki Duk's body. Ki Duk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ki Duk darts in and clinches Coath up against the cage.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Coath.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Coath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Coath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ki Duk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Coath lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Coath tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coath.
Ki Duk avoiding damage as Coath throws knees to the body.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Coath.
Coath lands a nice knee to the body.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
Coath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath jumps into guard, dragging Ki Duk to the mat.
Coath is working an open guard so Ki Duk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ki Duk needs to keep his hands up - Coath had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ki Duk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ki Duk throws a wild body kick that Coath sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Coath there.
Coath throws a shot to the body.
Ki Duk tries to keep at a distance but Coath has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Coath.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Coath digs a right hand into Ki Duk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ki Duk's gas tank.
Coath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Coath.
Coath lands with a short shot to the head.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath gets through Ki Duk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath gets through Ki Duk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk slows down the pace here.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coath lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Coath lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Coath.
Coath gets control of Ki Duk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coath will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ki Duk won't allow Coath to sweep him here.
Coath controls Ki Duk momentarily but Ki Duk frees himself.
Coath is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coath scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ki Duk is staying active underneath Coath, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki Duk can do to turn this around?
Coath working Ki Duk over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ki Duk misses the shot to the body.
Coath throws a chopping leg kick but Ki Duk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coath.
Ki Duk instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coath.
Coath lands a body punch.
Coath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Coath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Coath.
Coath lands a right hand.
Coath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ki Duk avoids it.
Coath cracks Ki Duk with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Coath.
Coath successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk won't allow Coath to sweep him here.
Coath is working an open guard so Ki Duk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ki Duk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coath tries to counter by clinching up but Ki Duk breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coath clinches.
Coath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ki Duk avoids it.
Ki Duk misses with a knee to the head.
Coath missing with knees to the body.
Coath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Nice body punch from Coath.
Nice body punch from Coath.
Coath pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Coath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Coath - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Coath.
Coath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Coath lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Ki Duk is looking to control Coath's arms but Coath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ki Duk has his back to the cage.
Coath trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Coath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ki Duk avoids it.
Coath tries a body shot but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ki Duk gets through Coath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ki Duk or not.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ki Duk.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath misses with a body punch.
Coath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath lands a left hand.
Coath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Coath.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Coath.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Coath blocking some punches.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
A short right from Coath.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath pulls guard successfully.
Coath is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ki Duk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coath is keeping the position for now.
Coath working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Coath keeps moving.
Coath might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ki Duk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coath is on top in guard.
Chris Coath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coath sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coath wants to control from the top but Ki Duk keeps moving.
Ki Duk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coath postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Coath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coath 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Coath!
A less than humble Chris Coath misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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