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Round 1
Seok Mo backs up Chang Hyun with a high, slapping kick to the body,
then strikes with a short hook, sending Chang Hyun backward with an
exaggerated stagger against the fence. Chang Hyun walks back to
close the distance, clinches up on the fence and trips Seok Mo to
the ground. Seok Mo bucks Chang Hyun out of mount, but he rolls
straight into a triangle choke. Chang Hyun adds an armbar to the
equation to force Seok Mo to tap out.
The Official Result
Chang Hyun Kim def. Seok Mo Kim via Submission (Triangle Armbar)
R1
Round 1
Irei front kicks go off Jang’s gloves, but the Japanese fighter
reaches over the center with a long left hand. Jang steps back for
a second, then moves back into the pocket to land a pair of
punches. Jang sticks a jab, grazes with an overhand right as the
featherweights continue to test the range 90 seconds in. Jang has
come up short on several high kicks but now puts a pair of kicks
inside Irei’s lead leg. Irei explodes forward, tagging Jang with a
series of rapid punches while charging, but Jang survives the
flurry. A right hook from Irei draws a nod from the Korean fighter,
and now Irei catches a kick to trip Jang to the ground. Irei stands
over him for a moment before the referee orders Jang up. A front
kick from Jang lands straight up the middle, rocking Irei’s head,
but Irei eats it and blitzes back with more lunging punches. With
one minute left in the round, Jang returns the favor with a nice
right hook of his own. Irei takes a low kick, covers up as Jang
comes ahead throwing five or six blocked punches. Irei gets another
trip takedown late in the round and hits Jang with a diving right
hand, but Jang forces him to scramble away by threatening with a
heel hook.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Irei
Round 2
Irei lands a couple cracking low kicks outside, answered by an
inside thigh kick by Jang, who then rushes to the fence for a trip
takedown. Irei quickly reverses from underneath and pops Jang with
a pair of punches as he leaves the Korean fighter on the mat. Irei
stands over Jang, kicking at his legs, but gets too close and has
to escape another heel hook. The ref orders Jang back to his feet
with 3:30 on the clock. Irei steps forward with a pair of punches
and a short elbow, prompting Jang to pull guard. They come back up
and Jang pulls guard again, this time angling for a triangle on his
way down, then switching to an armbar. Irei snuffs out both sub
attempts and wedges Jang’s head against the fence to hit him with
an elbow. Jang throws up another triangle, can’t get it and closes
his guard around Irei again. Jang seems to have something with his
next triangle attempt, but he’s eating hard shots from Irei as he
tries to cinch the choke. Jang instead rolls for a belly-down
armbar. Irei denies this as well, stands and finishes the round by
jumping on Jang with one more punch.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Irei (20-18 Irei)
The Official Result
Duk Young Jang def. Nobuhito Irei via Split Decision R2 5:00
Round 1
Kim comes out bombing with overhand rights, but the kickboxer
Kamikaze is ready with head movement and inside leg kick counters.
Kim connects with a right upstairs, and suddenly the women are in a
firefight, throwing huge punches in the pocket. Kim opts to wrap up
Kamikaze and trip her to the ground. Kim moves straight to back
mount and cinches up a body triangle to soften up Kamikaze with
punches. She applies a deep rear-naked choke, and with nowhere to
go, Kamikaze submits.
The Official Result
Ji Yeon Kim def. Yukimi Kamikaze via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
Round 1
Moon looks speedy out of the gate, bouncing on his toes in front of
Vina, sticking a right hand on the Brazilian’s face and some hard
leg kicks outside. Vina anwers with low kicks of his own and a
reaching punch to the body. Moon catches Vina against the fence,
cracks him with a lead right uppercut and then a left hook to the
body. Vina is hurt, covering up as Moon assaults him with nonstop
hooks, but the Brazilian stays alive. Moon resets and levels Vina
with a perfectly placed kick to the liver. The referee lets Moon
land a couple more punches as Vina crumbles to the ground, but this
one was over as soon as Moon’s foot dug into Vina’s body.
The Official Result
Jae Hoon Moon def. Marcos Vinicius “Vina” Pancini via KO (Kick to
the Body) R1 2:31
Round 1
Ham drops Rassohyna with a straight left and dives into her guard.
Rassohyna throws an armbar, so Ham stands and walks away, motioning
for the Ukranian to get up. Ham catches a kick and knocks Rassohyna
to the canvas with another left. The referee wants Rassohyna back
up, but as soon as she’s standing, she dives for a takedown. Ham
turns the takedown attempt into full mount, only she’s not there
for long as Rassohyna is able to overpower her. Ham immediately
closes her guard, then catches Rassohyna in a triangle which she
rolls into another full mount. Rassohyna somehow squirms out of the
mounted triangle, and now Ham wants her back up. Rassohyna gets
close enough to pull guard and grabs for Ham’s right leg, but the
Korean is wise to it and keeps clear of the heel hook as they
battle on the ground with two minutes left. Ham flattens out
Rassohyna, drops a couple short punches and stands again. Rassohyna
hits a single leg but can’t keep Ham underneath, and now Ham sweeps
to stand once more. Rassohyna gets hold of Ham’s left leg in the
closing moments and wrenches it at an unnatural angle with a calf
slicer, but Ham is saved by the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ham
Round 2
Rassohyna throws an awkward kick and falls to the ground behind it,
immediately going after another leglock. Ham stacks up on top,
clears the leg and moves to cross side control, now leaning left to
right across Rassohyna’s body. Rassohyna shrimps underneath but
gets caught in an arm-triangle choke. Ham appears to have it deep
as she passes to the right side and bears down hard, but Rassohyna
bucks and punches before escaping from this as well. Ham gets to
full mount with 2:45 on the clock, threatens to peel off with an
armbar but instead goes heavy on top and grinds on Rassohyna with
elbows and short punches. Rassohyna nearly rolls free with Ham
botches a back-take, gets overpowered and then straddled by Ham in
north-south position. Ham looks for the arm-triangle from half
guard and peppers the body of Rassohyna with minor shots. The
punches get bigger as Ham sits up in the final 20 seconds of the
round, but they’re not enough to finish Rassohyna before the round
ends.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ham (20-18 Ham)
The Official Result
Seo Hee Ham def. Alyona Rassohyna via Unanimous Decision R2
5:00
Round 1
Ramos presses forward early, stalking Kim in the southpaw stance
and scoring with a few leg kicks on the inside. The Brazilian hits
a takedown into Kim’s guard, where he’s forced to withstand an
armbar attempt, then a fairly tight triangle. Ramos turns into the
choke to break it and then sets up in Kim’s high guard to drop body
punches. The referee stands up the welterweights exactly halfway
through the round. Ramos tries to close the gap with wide punches,
misses and then ducks under a hook to shove Kim against the cage
with over-unders. The ref breaks them up again with one minute
left. The fighters clash kicks and Kim misses with a straight left
before Ramos grabs a single-leg and hits another takedown at the
horn.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ramos
Round 2
Twenty seconds into the round, Kim puts a kick straight on Ramos’
groin, and the impact on the cup makes a loud, painful noise. Ramos
takes a moment to recover and then comes back to floor Kim with a
double-leg on the fence. They fall away from the cage, and now both
men throw short, ineffective punches as Ramos works from Kim’s
closed guard. The ref orders the fighters up with about three
minutes remaining. Ramos catches a kick and goes for another
double-leg, this time defending a guillotine from Kim in the
process. Another separation at the two-minute mark yields a little
more action, with Ramos driving a right hook upstairs before diving
for another takedown. Kim catches Ramos with a knee on the way in
and spends a solid minute defending the shot before reversing
positions on the fence. Kim ends the round with a couple knees to
Ramos’ legs from the rear waistlock.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ramos
Round 3
Ramos looks exhausted at the start of the final round, standing
stock-still as Kim closes in on him near the fence. When Kim gets
close enough, Ramos swings a big right hand to sweep him out of
range. After a minute of this, Ramos dives on a single-leg against
the fence. After 30 seconds of work and no takedown, the referee
splits up the welterweights. Kim gets in four or five good leg
kicks before Ramos gets hold of him again and initiates another
tired clinch. They’re broken up once again, and as Ramos shoots on
Kim’s legs, he runs into a huge knee strike that opens a cut on his
right eyebrow. Ramos is pouring blood as the cageside physician is
called in to take a look. The fight will go on, and Ramos calls for
noise from the crowd as they resume with 90 seconds on the clock.
Ramos comes forward with renewed energy, though it takes all of 20
seconds until the Brazilian hugs Kim on the fence. They’re
separated one last time with 30 seconds to go. Kim slaps with a few
kicks and pressures Ramos but doesn’t let his hands go until the
final moments, and this one is going to the judges.
Sherdog Scores
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Kim (29-28 Ramos)
The Official Result
Luis Ramos vs. Hoon Kim is a Majority Draw R3 5:00
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