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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cha. Cha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Cha tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cha connects with the punch.
Oliver scores with a jab.
Cha throws a right and a left that Oliver avoids nicely.
John Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cha clobbers Oliver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Cha.
Oliver throws out a loose jab but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Oliver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cha misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Cha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver thuds a left hand into Cha's body.
Oliver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha moves away from the strike by Oliver.
Oliver avoids the body shot from Cha.
Oliver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Cha misses.
Cha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver avoids the body shot from Cha.
Cha moves into the clinch.
Cha is trying to break the clinch but Oliver has him pressed against the cage.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha misses with some punches.
Oliver misses with the head strike.
Cha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cha.
Cha tries to break the clinch but Oliver is controlling the position.
Cha misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliver.
Oliver prevents Cha from breaking the clinch.
Cha pushes Oliver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Cha.
Oliver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cha scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
Cha lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Oliver tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Cha working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver scores with a shoulder strike.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Oliver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cha tries to work over Oliver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Cha does no damage.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Cha avoids them all with ease.
Oliver ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Cha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Oliver moved out of range.
Cha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliver looks to land a right hand but Cha moved out of range.
Cha looks to land a combination but Oliver avoids it well.
Cha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver forces Cha back against the cage and clinches.
Cha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olivers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cha.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Oliver.
Cha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cha lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha digs a right hand underneath Oliver's ribcage. Oliver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cha lands a nice uppercut.
Cha throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliver.
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Oliver misses its intended target.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Cha circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Cha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliver doesn't seem phased though.
Cha looks to land a combination. Oliver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliver scores with a shot to the body.
Oliver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliver lands with an uppercut that bounces Cha off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha has managed to clinch.
Cha misses with a body punch.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cha lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Shik Cha dominated that round.
That's time! Oliver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cha throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliver.
Cha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cha lands a nice shot that snaps Oliver's head back.
Nice body punch from Oliver.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Cha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliver thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Cha does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Oliver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cha fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliver throws a big counter combination but Cha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Oliver.
Oliver swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver loads up on a big right hand but Cha slips the punch.
Oliver works the jab nicely.
Cha forces Oliver back against the cage and clinches.
Oliver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliver has a couple of punches blocked by Cha.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver can't find room to land a body shot as Cha controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cha.
Cha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Cha.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Oliver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Oliver avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.
Oliver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cha.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliver working aggressively here.
Cha tries a body shot but Oliver blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cha.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Oliver can't find room to land a body shot as Cha controls the action.
Cha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cha.
Cha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cha manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Cha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Cha finds it's target.
Cha lands a body shot.
Cha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cha moves into the clinch.
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!
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Cha has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
A short right from Cha on the inside.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Cha lands.
Oliver scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a glancing blow to the side of Cha's head.
Oliver misses with a looping left.
Cha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cha misses with a looping right.
Cha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cha gets tackled into the cage by Oliver. Oliver maintains the clinch.
Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver misses with the head strike.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Oliver misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliver keeps control of Cha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cha lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tae Shik Cha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Oliver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oliver connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Oliver.
Cha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oliver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cha.
As Cha looks to move away, Oliver throws a big counter combo but Cha just gets out of the way.
Oliver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Cha avoids them all with ease.
Oliver throws a hook but Cha blocks it.
Cha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliver.
Oliver lands a lovely overhand right.
Cha moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cha lands with a left to the head.
Oliver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliver digs a right hand into Cha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cha's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Cha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Oliver avoids it by throwing Cha back against the cage.
Oliver blocks an uppercut.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Cha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cha.
Cha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Cha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cha scores with a jab.
Cha misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha clinches up against the cage.
Cha works on Oliver's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
Cha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliver misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Oliver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cha tries a body shot but Oliver blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cha can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cha.
Cha lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha lands with a light punch inside.
Cha lands an uppercut.
Cha tries to work over Oliver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliver is leaning against Cha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cha throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Cha.
Cha can't find room to land a body shot as Oliver controls the action.
Cha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliver's elbow.
John Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cha misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
A short left from Oliver.
Cha struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Cha wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliver won't allow it.
Cha blocks a body shot from Oliver.
Oliver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliver misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliver gets through Cha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Oliver tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Cha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cha lands a left hand.
Oliver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cha's elbow.
Oliver digs a right hand underneath Cha's ribcage. Cha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olivers head.
Cha pushes Oliver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Cha fails to land.
Oliver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver tries to work over Cha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tae Shik Cha.
Well Cha 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tae Shik Cha!
Tae Shik Cha tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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