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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 1585 p4p, 1131 weight class) and Dewey Decimal (ranked 93 p4p, 66 weight class). Ho Soon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Decimal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Dewey Decimal Rap. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 13 - 6 - 2, 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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dewey Decimal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decimal misses the jab.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Decimal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Decimal blocks a jab.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a left and a right that stings Decimal.
Nice uppercut there from Decimal.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Decimal strikes.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Decimal.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Decimal tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Decimal avoids it easily.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
We've been informed that Decimal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Soon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Decimal - the referee stops the clock and Ho Soon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Decimal. Ho Soon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon sets himself, and Decimal steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.
Decimal throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Decimal cracks Ho Soon with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Decimal.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Decimal counters with a shoot takedown. Ho Soon fights it but they end up in guard.
Ho Soon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimal passes Ho Soon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ho Soon moves into full guard.
Ho Soon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ho Soon is on top in guard.
Ho Soon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimal's head.
Ho Soon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ho Soon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal working a defensive guard here.
Decimal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ho Soon preventing the sweep.
Decimal keeps trying to improve his position.
Decimal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ho Soon uses it to pass to side control.
Ho Soon gets to mount! Decimal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Decimal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon thowing shots but they're missing.
Decimal tries to hold on but Ho Soon postures up.
Decimal blocking the ground and pound.
Ho Soon lands a couple of good shots and Decimal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ho Soon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Decimal can't escape the position.
Ho Soon throwing sloppy strikes.
Ho Soon thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decimal with the counter takedown but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decimal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a push kick.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimal tries to clinch but Ho Soon is having none of it.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Dewey Decimal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Decimal throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho Soon defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon throwing a counter right hand but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Decimal moved out of range nicely.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon throwing a counter right hand but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Decimal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Decimal
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Decimal.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Decimal.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decimal.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Decimal.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Decimal.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Decimal cracks Ho Soon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Decimal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Ho Soon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Decimal throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Ho Soon shakes him off and moves away.
Decimal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Decimal avoids it easily.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Decimal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decimal thuds his right hand into Ho Soon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decimal.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice right hand.
Decimal dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Decimal misses with the combination.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Decimal moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Decimal's ribcage but misses.
Decimal scores with a jab.
Ho Soon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Decimal eats them both and turns towards Ho Soon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decimal looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decimal lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Nice cross by Decimal.
Decimal pushes Ho Soon away with a front kick.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Decimal misses the body punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Decimal. That one must have hurt.
Ho Soon lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Decimal at a distance.
Decimal misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ho Soon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decimal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decimal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Decimal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Decimal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decimal moves into the clinch successfully.
Decimal struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Soon.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decimal lands with an overhand left.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Decimal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Soon defends it well.
Decimal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
Decimal throws a solid leg kick but Ho Soon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Decimal.
Ho Soon lands with a hook. Decimal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decimal scores with a hook.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decimal drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Decimal avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Decimal misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decimal connects with a solid leg kick.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon slips a jab and a cross from Decimal.
Ho Soon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Soon.
Decimal throws a wild body kick that Ho Soon sees coming a mile off.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal misses with a few strikes there.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Decimal throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Ho Soon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Decimal avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Decimal didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice strike.
Decimal clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Decimal.
Decimal throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decimal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Decimal avoids it well.
Decimal wants to counter with a clinch but Ho Soon pushes him away.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Decimal's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon sets himself, and Decimal steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a big counter combination but Decimal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decimal blocks a jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Decimal's head but Decimal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Decimal.
As Decimal looks to move away, Ho Soon throws a big counter combo but Decimal just gets out of the way.
Decimal throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decimal moves into the clinch.
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Decimal avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Decimal.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Decimal lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Decimal on the side of the head.
Decimal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decimal ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decimal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice right hand.
Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimal misses with the head strike.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dewey Decimal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Decimal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dewey Decimal!
Dewey Decimal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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