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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 869 p4p, 1386 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 99 p4p, 152 weight class). Escobar Chavez has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Ho Soon's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar Chavez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Ho Soon's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Soon tries to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Escobar Chavez jumps back.
A head kick misses from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon wants to slow Escobar Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Ho Soon saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Escobar Chavez's ribs.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar Chavez. That did some damage!
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez clinches up with Ho Soon and pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Escobar Chavez finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Ho Soon's ribs.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the body
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez cracks Ho Soon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ho Soon looks to throw a body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar Chavez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Ho Soon backing away here, and Escobar Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Escobar Chavez down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Ho Soon throws a front kick aimed at Escobar Chavez's knee but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Escobar Chavez only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar Chavez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar Chavez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar Chavez's hands.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Ho Soon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range and Ho Soon settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar Chavez at a distance.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar Chavez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Escobar Chavez's leg but Escobar Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon is looking to wear down Escobar Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar Chavez throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Soon counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range and Escobar Chavez settles back down.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Escobar Chavez's body. Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Escobar Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Escobar Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez looks for the body kick but Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Soon scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Escobar Chavez digs a good body shot into Ho Soon's ribs.
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!
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A leg kick checked by Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ho Soon tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Ho Soon 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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