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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Hoang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balch.
Balch shoots in and drives through. Hoang sprawls well.
Balch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoang is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hoang catches Balch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balch misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoang counters with a nice uppercut.
Balch doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoang circles away.
Hoang delivers a nice body kick.
Hoang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoang moves out of range of the body kick.#T1##CL#
Hoang pushes Balch up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shaq Hoang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Balch.
Hoang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoang is defending well.
Hoang lands an elbow that stopped Balch in his tracks for a moment.
Hoang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoang scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hoang.
Balch tries to land a knee to the head but Hoang blocks with his arms.
Hoang lands a nice knee to the body.
Balch looks winded!
Balch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoang avoiding damage.
Balch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoang prevents it.
#T2#
Hoang scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Hoang.
Balch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Hoang.
Balch looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Hoang.
#BC#
Hoang manages to break the clinch.
Hoang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balch. Balch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoang throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Hoang clinches. #T3#
Hoang scores with a knee to the head.
Balch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoang lands with a light punch inside.
Balch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoang landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoang.
Hoang lands a damaging elbow.
Hoang looking to throw knees to the head but Balch is blocking nicely.
Hoang gets through Balch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoang gets through Balch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoang just leaning against Balch, taking a breather. #T4##BC2#
Balch breaks the clinch.
Hoang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balch's head.
Hoang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balch takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Hoang. Beautiful body shot.
Hoang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaq Hoang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoang lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoang throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq Hoang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Balch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoang sets himself, and Balch steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoang avoids it this time.
Balch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoang.
Hoang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoang scores with a kick to the body.
Balch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shaq Hoang is winning the standup battle so far.
Balch with a jab.
Balch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoang counters with a body kick that stops Balch in his tracks momentarily.
Balch is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoang counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoang lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Balch tries to keep at a distance but Hoang has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Hoang lands an elbow just above Balch 's eye.
Shaq Hoang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hoang connects with a knee to the head.
Balch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balch's face.
Hoang lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoang lands an elbow inside that Balch shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Hoang.
Hoang lands with a left to the head.
Hoang scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balch backwards.
Hoang digs a right hand into Balch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balch's gas tank. #T2#
A body shot lands from Hoang.
A body shot lands from Hoang.
A right hand to the body from Hoang.
#BC#
Hoang manages to break the clinch.
Hoang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoang connects with an inside leg kick.
Balch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Balch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoang.
A solid body kick from Hoang.
Hoang lands with a nice body kick. #CL#
Balch tries to keep at a distance but Hoang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hoang.
#T3#
Hoang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hoang avoiding damage.
Hoang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoang scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Hoang manages to break the clinch.
Balch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoang as he jumps to the side.
As Balch tries to get set, Hoang tries to push him back and clinch up but Balch manages to avoid the attempt.
Shaq Hoang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Balch.
Balch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
Hoang lands with a nice body punch.
Balch shoots in for a double leg but Hoang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hoang lands a nice looking body kick.
Balch takes one on the button.#CL#
Hoang rushes Balch and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Hoang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Hoang slams his shin into Balch's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Hoang finds it's target.
Balch tries to clinch but Hoang moves away
and Hoang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoang is looking to wear down Balch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq Hoang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hoang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoang as he avoids it easily.
Balch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoang.
Balch wants to clinch up but Hoang keeps it at a distance.
Balch tries for a takedown but Hoang circles away easily
and Hoang counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balch moves forwards but Hoang connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Hoang closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Hoang to work.
Hoang stalls.
Hoang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hoang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Balch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaq Hoang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Balch.
Balch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Hoang.
Hoang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoang is stalling here.
Hoang is pushing Balch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Hoang as the two fighters clinch.
#T2#
Hoang lands an uppercut.
Balch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoang effectively controlling the action here.
Hoang misses with a knee to the head.
Hoang gets underhooks to prevent Balch's takedown attempt.
Hoang cracks Balch with a nice body shot.
Hoang with a knee to the head.
Hoang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoang lands with a left to the head.
Hoang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balch can do to turn this around?
Hoang scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Hoang.
#T3#
Hoang lands an elbow just above Balch 's eye.
Balch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoang lands a body shot. #BC#
Hoang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoang - that will leave a mark!
Balch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balch is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hoang is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Balch.
Hoang thuds his shin into the meat of Balch's side.#CL#
Hoang instigates a clinch. #T4#
Good body shot from Hoang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoang is pressed up against the cage. Balch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoang down to the mat. Hoang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Hoang lands but Balch takes it in his stride.
Balch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoang looks to land a combination. Balch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut there from Hoang.
Hoang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoang thuds his right hand into Balch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bob Balch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaq Hoang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq Hoang!
After winning the bout, Shaq Hoang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Park tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoang tries to counter with a clinch but Park shakes him off and moves away.#TD#
Park closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoang did well to prevent Park getting side control.
Hoang is trying to stand back up but Park is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoang tries to kick Park off in order to stand up. Park Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SUB#
Park has hold of Hoang's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hoang tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Park cranks the arm and Hoang screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hoang, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chaewon Park!
Shaq Hoang was interviewed post fight and said 'I still get money.'. |
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