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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 838 p4p, 1886 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 113 p4p, 218 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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13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon clobbers Steve Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Steve Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Steve Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve Jr catches Ho Soon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon thumps Steve Jr with a low kick.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Steve Jr slips the punch.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Soon 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.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Steve Jr seems unphased.
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Steve Jr connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Steve Jr is out of range.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Steve Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Steve Jr saw that one coming.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Ho Soon cracks Steve Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr 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.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve Jr is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
A jab from Steve Jr does it's job there.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Steve Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve Jr tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Steve Jr avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steve Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Steve Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Steve Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Steve Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Steve Jr's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho Soon has got the better of the exchanges.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon jabs at Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve Jr checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Steve Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Ho Soon misses
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Steve Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws a body kick that misses.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve Jr misses the target.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Steve Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Steve Jr's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon feints a jab promting Steve Jr to slip. Ho Soon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steve Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho Soon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
George Steve Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon is rocked!
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Steve Jr's ribs.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon stalks Steve Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve Jr's face. Steve Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr slips under a jab.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve Jr's hands.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Steve Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve Jr's head.
Ho Soon keeps Steve Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Steve Jr with an uppercut!
Steve Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon tries to land a body kick
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chu Ho Soon waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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