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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soloman van der Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van der Vaart has chosen Nah Mean as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
23
178 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonichie Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Soloman van der Vaart!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Vaart avoids the head kick by Hong.
van der Vaart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a good low kick that van der Vaart was not able to check.
van der Vaart cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
van der Vaart misses with a shot to the body
and Hong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van der Vaart.
Hong scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. van der Vaart does a little dance to reset his feet.
van der Vaart throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a head kick. That will keep van der Vaart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van der Vaart loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Vaart is looking to clinch.
Hong walks into a jab.
van der Vaart misses with a hook
and Hong counters by moving into the clinch.
van der Vaart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
van der Vaart misses with a hook from the clinch.
van der Vaart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong breaks from the clinch.
van der Vaart thows a left - swing and a miss!
van der Vaart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong wants to clinch but van der Vaart slips to the side
and van der Vaart counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a combination that misses
and van der Vaart counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong cracks van der Vaart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
van der Vaart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hong counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong throws a series of punches but van der Vaart avoids them all with ease.
van der Vaart tries to bum rush Hong with a series of wild strikes but Hong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Hong lands but van der Vaart takes it in his stride.
van der Vaart misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a three punch combo that has van der Vaart backing up. van der Vaart nods at Hong to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart throws a combination. Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
Hong takes one on the button.
van der Vaart swinging wildly here.
Soloman van der Vaart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van der Vaart scores with a jab to the body.
van der Vaart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
van der Vaart throws an off balance right hand
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Soloman van der Vaart has been cut.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - van der Vaart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and van der Vaart moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van der Vaart throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonichie Hong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonichie Hong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van der Vaart misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. van der Vaart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
van der Vaart 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.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van der Vaart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van der Vaart takes the fight into the clinch.
Hong manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Vaart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hong wants to clinch.
Hong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and van der Vaart counters with a nice uppercut.
van der Vaart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van der Vaart throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big left from van der Vaart misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart swings widly with a right hand
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from van der Vaart.
van der Vaart avoids the head kick by Hong.
van der Vaart stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van der Vaart scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong 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.
van der Vaart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hong counters with a left to the body.
van der Vaart misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart swinging wildly here.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong slips under a jab from van der Vaart.
Hong is looking to wear down van der Vaart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hong misses with a double jab.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hong misses with a looping right.
van der Vaart misses with a wild body shot.
van der Vaart blocks a head kick by Hong.
Hong misses with a series of wild punches.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but van der Vaart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Soloman van der Vaart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hong pushes van der Vaart up against the ropes in a clinch.
van der Vaart lands with a short shot to the head.
van der Vaart pushes Hong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
van der Vaart swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
van der Vaart is working Hong over against the ropes.
van der Vaart prevents Hong from breaking the clinch.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from van der Vaart.
van der Vaart trying to stall but Hong improves his position.
Hong is trying to break the clinch but van der Vaart has him pressed against the ropes.
van der Vaart breaks from the clinch.
van der Vaart misses with a straight left.
Hong slips a straight right by van der Vaart.
van der Vaart throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
van der Vaart scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by van der Vaart.
van der Vaart lands a lovely overhand right.
van der Vaart misses with a jab to the body
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
van der Vaart connects with the punch.
van der Vaart swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.
van der Vaart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van der Vaart.
van der Vaart throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hong tries to move into range but van der Vaart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from van der Vaart misses
and Hong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That has opened up Soloman van der Vaart's cut even more.
van der Vaart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hong counters with a head kick that drops van der Vaart to the mat! van der Vaart scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A jab lands there for Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters by moving into the clinch.
Hong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
van der Vaart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong is trying to break the clinch but van der Vaart has him pressed against the ropes.
van der Vaart stalling against the ropes.
Hong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hong is looking to break free of the clinch but van der Vaart has double underhooks.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong is trying to break the clinch but van der Vaart is controlling him.
van der Vaart pushes Hong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
van der Vaart breaks the clinch.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from van der Vaart.
van der Vaart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Vaart lands a nice looking body shot.
van der Vaart jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - van der Vaart scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van der Vaart throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
van der Vaart connects with a looping right hand.
Tonichie Hong's cut is getting worse.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and van der Vaart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong has van der Vaart up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soloman van der Vaart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well van der Vaart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Soloman van der Vaart!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Soloman van der Vaart!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Soloman van der Vaart!
Soloman van der Vaart wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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