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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 23786 p4p, 278 weight class) and Bernhard River (ranked 2063 p4p, 111 weight class). River has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Soon. That did some damage!
River lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Ho Soon connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Soon.
River scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho Soon smiles and moves away.
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ho Soon as River tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Ho Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
A clash of legs there as River blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Ho Soon.
River closes the distance and pushes Ho Soon back into the cage.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River just leaning against Ho Soon, taking a breather.
River tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River has Ho Soon pushed against the cage.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a right hand.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on River - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River misses with some punches.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
River tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from River.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River throws a series of punches but Ho Soon avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws a lazy head kick
and River counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by River.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Soon.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
River has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ho Soon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to escape the position.
Ho Soon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ho Soon is in bad spot here.
River is looking to control Ho Soon but Ho Soon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ho Soon trying to control the action but River just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard River will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
River wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Ho Soon sets himself, and River steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
River lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Soon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Ho Soon tries a head kick but it misses.
River is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
River takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
River has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
River throws a big counter head kick but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon throws a hook but River blocks it.
River lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River misses with a body kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
River seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho Soon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ho Soon is trying to stand up here but River is controlling him well.
River is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River passes to side control.
Ho Soon trying to control but River flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
River looking for the choke from the back.
Ho Soon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
River keeps control of the position as Ho Soon tries to break free.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with River on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ho Soon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
River missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Ho Soon right now.
Ho Soon is trying to stand back up.
River has good solid back control here.
River is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ho Soon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho Soon cracks River with a good jab.
Ho Soon tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from River.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from River lands.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
River thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ho Soon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. River is in Ho Soon's guard.
Bernhard River has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ho Soon keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon controls River momentarily but River frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
River wants to control from the top but Ho Soon keeps moving.
Ho Soon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but River has passed into side control.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
River is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
River is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ho Soon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
River tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
River prevents Ho Soon from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Ho Soon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ho Soon tries to buck River off but River is having none of it.
Ho Soon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
River is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho Soon is defending well.
River happy to just control the position for now.
Ho Soon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
River trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got River winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard River!
A very excited looking Bernhard River made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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