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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 132 p4p, 460 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 16 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samba de Roda. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Chai cracks Roberto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Roberto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai punishes Roberto's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberto lands a body shot.
Roberto misses the body punch
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberto.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberto backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Chai misses.
Roberto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberto misses the jab.
Roberto slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Roberto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chai.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Roberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Roberto rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai is leaning against Roberto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberto lands an elbow that stopped Chai in his tracks for a moment.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai lands a left hand.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai cracks Roberto with a nice body shot.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto trying to land knees to the body.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberto lands a knee to the head.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Roberto pushes off an throws an elbow but Chai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Roberto lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Roberto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Roberto tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Roberto cracks Chai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberto scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai cracks Roberto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Chai.
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 Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roberto misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Roberto thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai jabs Roberto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberto.
Roberto tries to clinch up.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Roberto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
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!
Roberto moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai is trying to force a seperation but Roberto has the dominant position.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Roberto's head.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
A short left from Chai.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberto throws an elbow but misses.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Roberto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulo Roberto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai lands a right hand.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai blocking some punches.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberto lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Roberto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Chai working aggressively here.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Roberto backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Roberto manages to avoid it all.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Chai scores with a jab.
Roberto throws a shot to the body.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Chai slips a straight right by Roberto.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberto.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Roberto's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Roberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai cracks Roberto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberto swinging wildly here.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
A jab from Roberto misses.
Roberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Roberto misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto scores with a punch to the head.
Chai misses with a combination
and Roberto counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai throws a head kick but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto clinches up against the cage.
Chai working aggressively here.
A short right from Chai.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a body shot from Roberto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Roberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Roberto ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Roberto lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Roberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberto takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Chai prevents a body shot from Roberto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Roberto.
A hook to the body from Chai.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Roberto.
I think Roberto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
In his post fight interview, Paulo Roberto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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