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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 672 p4p, 136 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 61 p4p, 13 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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 20 - 11 - 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 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberto back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai throws a right and a left that Roberto avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Roberto 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.
Roberto scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberto has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto misses with an elbow strike.
Roberto digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Roberto lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with some punches.
Roberto tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Roberto.
A short uppercut from Chai.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands with a short shot to the head.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Chai presses Roberto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Roberto - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Chai 's eye.
Roberto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chai's defenses.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Chai.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto scores with a hook to the body.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roberto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Roberto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roberto throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto scores with a nice right hand.
Roberto misses with a looping left.
Paulo Roberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai takes one on the button.
Roberto takes one to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai misses with a low kick.
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.
Chai ducks under a wild hook 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 couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Chai works Roberto's body with a nice hook.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberto. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Roberto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Roberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberto throws a big shot that misses.
Roberto ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Roberto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberto blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocking some punches.
Roberto misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Roberto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roberto.
Roberto misses with a hook.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Roberto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberto works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Roberto tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai is working Roberto over against the cage.
Roberto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Roberto.
Chai misses the jab.
Roberto works Chai's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai throws the left hand but Roberto avoids the punch easily.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Roberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Roberto manages to avoid it.
A combination from Roberto does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai defending well as Roberto loads up on a big left hand.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Roberto's ribs.
Roberto avoids a kick to the body.
Roberto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Roberto avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Roberto down.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberto. That did some damage!
Paulo Roberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberto lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a body punch but Roberto moves out of range.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Chai.
Chai walks into a jab.
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberto misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Roberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roberto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai looks to land a combination but Roberto avoids it well.
Roberto slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberto moves away.
Chai lands a head kick!
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Roberto misses.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roberto to score with a decent uppercut.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Roberto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberto darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to break free but Roberto has control.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeong Hoon Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Roberto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai working aggressively here.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberto 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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