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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 966 p4p, 686 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 87 p4p, 65 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai thuds a left hand into Joseph's body.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joseph's knee momentarily.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Joseph throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Joseph looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
That kick from Joseph tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Chai tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joseph jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a head kick. Joseph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Chai scores with a leg kick.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai lands with a hook. Joseph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joseph takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Joseph scores with a decent looking hook.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Joseph avoided it.
Good shot there by Chai.
Chai scores with a head kick.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Chai.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Chai.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Joseph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Joseph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai checks a low kick from Joseph.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Joseph thumps Chai with a low kick.
Joseph slips a jab from Chai.
Chai backing away here, and Joseph unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph 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.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joseph, as that shot connected.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Chai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Chai 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.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Joseph connects with a single shot there.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph jabs at Chai's body.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joseph just manages to avoid it.
Joseph catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joseph scores with a nice strike.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph is looking for the big counter here.
Joseph throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.
Chai throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?
Joseph has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chai.
Chai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joseph is out of range.
Joseph swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Joseph thumps Chai with a low kick.
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!
Joseph takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Joseph down.
Chai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph misses with a left hand
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Chai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joseph moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joseph jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph misses with a body shot
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Joseph is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Joseph misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Joseph just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph lands a head kick. Chai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chai cracks Joseph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from Chai.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Joseph tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Joseph's defenses.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joseph is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Chai throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Chai blocks a low kick nicely.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joseph takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Chai.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
Chai throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Joseph misses.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Joseph lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Joseph throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joseph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joseph if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Joseph misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Joseph misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai cracks Joseph with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph.
Chai moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses
and Chai counters with a three punch combo that has Joseph backing up. Joseph nods at Chai to acknowledge the strikes.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Joseph moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeong Hoon Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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