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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 487 p4p, 536 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 44 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 12 - 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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith 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.
Chai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Chai misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Chai throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Chai defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
As Smith backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Smith motions for Chai to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Smith looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Smith lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Smith's head back.
Chai digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Chai.
Smith 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 misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Chai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chai.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
Chai lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith scores with a one two! Chai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
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.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai misses with a looping left.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith walks into a jab.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a hook.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Chai down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Chai sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith cracks Chai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Smith blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith scores with a head kick.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith 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.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Chai lands.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Smith takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Smith.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with a straight right.
And Smith responds with a good body kick, but Chai manages to step out the way in time.
Smith blocks a jab.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lands a high kick!
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Smith feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Chai lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Jeong Hoon Chai.
Well Chai 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
Jeong Hoon Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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