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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Boy. Jung is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Waiting Room. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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146 lbs
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141 lbs
33 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Goto lands a body shot.
Jung connects with a single shot there.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jung. Goto shrugs it off though.
Goto moves out of range as Jung throws a body kick.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Goto throws a hook but Jung avoids it easily.
Crunch! Goto slams his shin into Jung's torso.
Jung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jung scores with a nice right hand.
Goto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jung throws a low kick but Goto avoids it.
Goto throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goto 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 Jung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jung scores with a push kick.
Jung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jung lands a nice shot that snaps Goto's head back.
Goto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goto throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Goto feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Goto 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.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Goto moves out of range easily.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Jung with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung scores with a hook to the body. Goto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and Goto settles back down.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goto.
Jung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goto defending well as Jung loads up on a big left hand.
Jung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goto blocks the body kick.
Jung misses with an uppercut
and Goto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goto walks into a left hand.
Goto scores with a sloppy right hand. Jung should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Jung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goto. Goto obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Goto misses.
Jung scores with a jab.
Jung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goto on the side of the head.
Yoshiteru Goto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung thows a body shot but no joy.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goto.
Goto slips under a jab from Jung.
Goto cracks Jung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
Goto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jung in his tracks.
Jung misses the jab.
Goto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Jung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goto is out of range.
Jung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jung checks the leg kick.
Goto lands a jab to the nose.
Jung scores with a one two! Goto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Goto.
Goto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jung in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goto. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Jung misses with a hook
and Goto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Goto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jung throws a leg kick that misses.
Goto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goto leaves Jung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Goto's knee but Goto avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Goto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jung 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 Goto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Goto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jung doesn't seem phased though.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Goto moves away and avoids it.
Jung tried to score with a low kick but Goto checks it.
Goto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jung misses with a shot to the body
and Goto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goto lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goto's head.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goto checks a leg kick.
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Goto saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Goto.
Goto lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
A lazy left from Jung finds it's target.
Jung lands a leg kick that knocks Goto off balance momentarily.
Goto connects with a solid leg kick.
Goto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto checks it.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung tries to clinch there but Goto circles away.
Goto throws a leg kick but Jung checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jung misses.
Jung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jung jumps guard but Goto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Jung scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goto.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Goto.
Jung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jung presses Goto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung working aggressively here.
Goto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goto working aggressively here.
Jung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jung lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Goto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jung.
Jung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Goto.
Jung tries to pull guard but Goto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan-Sung Jung.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jung tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung stalling in the clinch but Goto improves position.
Goto slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jung checks a low kick from Goto.
Goto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Goto lunges at Jung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jung's hand.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung lands a leg kick that knocks Goto off balance momentarily.
Goto throws an off balance right hand
and Jung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jung.
Jung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung wants to control from the top but Goto keeps moving.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but Goto has wrist control.
Goto is trying to keep Jung in close.
Goto controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yoshiteru Goto just wasn't active enough.
Jung misses with an uppercut
and Goto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jung tries to clinch but Goto is having none of it.
Jung scores with a leg kick.
Goto feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung wants to clinch up but Goto keeps it at a distance.
Goto with a nice cross.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jung misses the jab.
Jung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Jung catches Goto right on the button with a cross.
Jung throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto throws a leg kick which misses Jung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jung tries to avoid it.
Goto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
Goto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
A good leg kick by Jung.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
Jung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goto misses with a straight right.
Goto just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Goto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jung misses with a kick to the body
and Goto counters with a body kick.
Jung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goto is trying to maintain the position but Jung is very close to passing his half guard.
Goto controlling the position well.
Jung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
Jung throwing shots but Goto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan-Sung Jung really dominated that 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.
Goto misses with a low kick as Jung jumps back.
Goto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goto connects with an inside leg kick.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goto.
A big left from Jung misses.
Jung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jung avoids the head kick by Goto.
Jung feints and then cracks Goto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goto down.
Goto lands with a right hand.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Goto blocks the low kick.
Goto looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Goto misses with a straight right.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jung scores with a shot to the body.
Jung cracks Goto with an open hand slap.
Jung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung is trying to maintain a safe position but Goto gets an underhook and turns Jung into the cage.
Goto lands a nice uppercut.
Jung lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Goto.
Jung tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goto lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goto scores with a shoulder strike.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goto.
Jung gets through Goto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jung.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goto prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goto or not.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goto is stalling here.
Jung lands with a left to the head.
Goto misses with some punches.
Jung lands a body shot.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Good body shot from Jung.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Goto wants to stall.
Goto blocks an uppercut.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Jung working aggressively here.
Goto misses with some punches.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goto slowing the pace effectively.
Goto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Goto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Goto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jung looks for the body kick but Goto saw that one coming.
Goto cracks Jung with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jung digs a good body shot into Goto's ribs.
Jung throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goto counters with a left to the body.
Goto misses with an uppercut. Jung saw that one coming.
Jung throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Goto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung throws a jab but it's blocked by Goto.
Jung tries to work over Goto's front leg with a kick but Goto checks it.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jung throws the kick towards the body but Goto avoids it.
Jung connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goto. Goto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goto lands a nice shot that snaps Jung's head back.
Goto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jung.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jung is looking to clinch but Goto is avoiding it.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Goto moves away and avoids it.
Goto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshiteru Goto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan-Sung Jung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goto's calf.
Jung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Goto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung throws a push kick but Goto slaps the foot to one side.
Goto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jung.
Jung throws a hook but Goto avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Goto as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goto avoids a kick to the body.
Jung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goto walks into a left hand.
Goto takes one to the chin there.
Jung thows a body kick. Goto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jung throws a leg kick but Goto moved away.
Goto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goto walks into a stiff left hand from Jung.
Goto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jung. Jung obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung throws a jab when Goto was well out of range.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
Jung tries a low kick but Goto avoids it.
Goto lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung throws a body punch but Goto moves out of range.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jung.
Jung thumps Goto with a low kick.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Goto moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan-Sung Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chan-Sung Jung!
Post fight, Chan-Sung Jung took to the microphone: 'I don't think you 're ready for the big leagues. Consider returning to can crushing.'.
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