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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 311 p4p, 44 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 502 p4p, 63 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by !!!. Probong has chosen Bodhi Mandala as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi tries to clinch but Probong moves out of range.
Probong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probong throws a sloppy head kick and Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsoi.
Tsoi scores with a decent looking hook.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick from Probong.
Tsoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi throws a looping overhand right but Probong ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Probong.
Probong connects with a looping right hand.
Tsoi moves forwards but Probong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsoi lands with a good body shot.
Tsoi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. Probong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probong checks a leg kick.
Probong throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tsoi!
Tsoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Probong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Probong.
Tsoi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Probong jabs at Tsoi's body.
Tsoi clinches.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Probong.
Probong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Probong.
Tsoi blocks a head kick by Probong.
Probong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tsoi misses with a hook
and Probong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tsoi really felt that one!
Tsoi jabs Probong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Probong misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Probong.
Tsoi throws a hook but Probong blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoi scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Tsoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsoi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probong cracks Tsoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsoi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Probong to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsoi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Probong's sensitive parts.
Probong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Probong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Probong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsoi throws out the jab.
Probong's corner calls for a 1-2. Probong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tsoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tsoi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probong on the side of the head.
Tsoi looks to land a left hand but Probong moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Probong.
Tsoi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsoi is looking to counter the offense by Probong and move into the clinch.
Tsoi misses the body punch
and Probong counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Probong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Probong as he checks the leg kick.
Tsoi checks a low kick from Probong.
Tsoi closes the distance and clinches.
Probong lands a shoulder strike.
Tsoi gets through Probong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsoi.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Probong.
Probong lands a nice uppercut.
Tsoi blocks a body shot from Probong.
Tsoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Probong or not.
Tsoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsoi controls his hands.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Probong.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsoi has a couple of punches blocked by Probong.
Probong lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Probong.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsoi controls his hands.
Probong controlling the action here for a moment.
Tsoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsoi prevents a body shot from Probong.
Nice body punch from Tsoi.
A shot in the inside from Tsoi.
Probong has a couple of punches blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsoi looking for a takedown.
Tsoi misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi breaks the clinch.
Tsoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probong misses with a straight right.
Tsoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Probong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsoi. Tsoi obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Do Who Tsoi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsoi throws an overhand right that lands on Probong's shoulder, as Probong tries to avoid the shot.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi with a jab.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoi is looking to clinch.
Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi throws a right and a left that Probong avoids nicely.
Probong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Probong throws a low kick but Tsoi avoids it.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Probong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Probong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsoi lands a front kick.
Probong misses with a kick to the body.
Probong misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probong cracks Tsoi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tsoi misses.
Probong avoids a kick to the body.
Probong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsoi throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
Probong connects with a solid leg kick.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Probong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsoi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsoi tries to counter by clinching up but Probong breaks away and moves out of range.
Tsoi throws a combination. Probong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Probong keeps the fight on the outside.
Probong looks for the body kick but Tsoi saw that one coming.
Probong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a nice uppercut.
Probong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tsoi. That one must have hurt.
Tsoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsoi with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong sizes up Tsoi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Probong throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Tsoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsoi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsoi tries to land a front kick but Probong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Probong misses with an uppercut. Tsoi saw that one coming.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
A big left from Probong misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tsoi. Probong shrugs it off though.
Do Who Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tsoi clinches with his opponent.
Probong has a couple of punches blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsoi has his back to the cage.
Tsoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Probong's elbow.
Probong is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Tsoi.
Probong misses with some punches.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Probong.
Probong can't find room to land a body shot as Tsoi controls the action.
Probong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Probong blocks an uppercut.
Probong looking to slow down the pace here.
Probong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsoi's elbow.
Tsoi misses with a body punch.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsoi controls his hands.
Probong tries to work over Tsoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsoi can't find room to land a body shot as Probong controls the action.
Tsoi tries to work over Probong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsoi.
Probong lands a nice shot to the body.
Probong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Probong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sni Probong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsoi tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Tsoi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a body punch.
Probong tries a body shot but Tsoi blocks it.
Probong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsoi backwards.
Probong pushes Tsoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Probong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Probong scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Probong controls his hands.
Tsoi misses with the head strike.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
Probong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Probong controls his hands.
Probong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tsoi.
Probong misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsoi throws a head punch that misses.
Tsoi can't find room to land a body shot as Probong controls the action.
Probong blocks a body shot from Tsoi.
Probong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Probong misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Probong scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sni Probong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Probong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsoi.
Probong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a nice leg kick.
Probong tried to score with a low kick but Tsoi checks it.
Probong throws a head kick but Tsoi moves out of range.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tsoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probong counters with a nice leg kick.
Probong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsoi's calf.
Tsoi throws a jab when Probong was well out of range.
It seemed like Probong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Probong does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Probong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsoi.
Tsoi checks a low kick from Probong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Probong tries to clinch up.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probong stuns Tsoi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tsoi checks a low kick from Probong.
Probong looks to land a body kick but Tsoi moved away.
Tsoi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Probong manages to circle out of the way.
Tsoi lands a head shot.
Tsoi throws a low kick, looking for Probong's leg but Probong calmly moves out of range.
Probong slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Probong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut
and Probong counters with a thumping low kick.
Probong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi lands a body shot.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probong.
Tsoi misses with a hook. Probong ducked under it nicely.
Probong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Tsoi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Probong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong is looking to clinch but Tsoi is avoiding it.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsoi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Probong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Probong lands a leg kick that knocks Tsoi off balance momentarily.
Probong misses with a looping right.
Probong throws a looping overhand right but Tsoi ducks down to avoid it.
Tsoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Probong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Probong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Probong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Probong checks a leg kick.
Probong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsoi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Probong finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsoi's head.
A shot to the liver by Probong. Beautiful body shot.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Probong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Probong scores with the left hand. Tsoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Probong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Probong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsoi. That did some damage!
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probong manages to avoid it.
Probong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Probong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi tries to move into range but Probong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsoi throws an overhand right that lands on Probong's shoulder, as Probong tries to avoid the shot.
Probong ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Tsoi dodges the punch combination from Probong.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsoi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Probong.
Tsoi throws a front kick that sends Probong stumbling back into the cage.
Probong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Probong is just out of range.
Tsoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Probong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Probong misses with a leg kick
and Tsoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsoi cracks Probong with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Probong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Probong counters with a low kick, right behind Tsoi 's knee.
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 Do Who Tsoi.
I think Tsoi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
Do Who Tsoi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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