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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Neves Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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156 lbs
18 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Cesar Neves Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nichi Hong! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hong swats away the attempt to clinch by Neves Jr. Neves Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Julio Cesar Neves Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hong throws a leg kick which misses Neves Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Neves Jr tries to avoid it. Neves Jr shoots in and drives through. Hong sprawls well. That kick from Hong tenderised Neves Jr's leg. Neves Jr is trying to keep his angry face on. Hong scores with a body shot.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Neves Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Neves Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Neves Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hong is looking to slow Neves Jr down with leg kicks. Hong avoids the head kick by Neves Jr.
Neves Jr shoots and misses and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hong jabs at Neves Jr's body. Good shot there by Hong.
It looks like Julio Cesar Neves Jr has been cut. Hong digs a good body shot into Neves Jr's ribs. Hong leaves Neves Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Neves Jr is breathing heavily. Neves Jr looks to clinch and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hong cracks Neves Jr with an open hand slap.
Neves Jr is rocked! Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Neves Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A good leg kick by Hong. Neves Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Neves Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hong as he jumps to the side. Hong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hong rushes Neves Jr and presses him up against the cage. Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves Jr backwards. Neves Jr looking for a takedown. Hong digs a right hand into Neves Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neves Jr's gas tank. Neves Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neves Jr. Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Nice jab there from Hong. Neves Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hong to the mat! Hong manages to get full guard. Hong trying to control the position here. Neves Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neves Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Hong's brow. Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy. Neves Jr throws a big elbow that misses. Neves Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Neves Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Neves Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Neves Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Neves Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Neves Jr throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Hong passes Neves Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Hong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Neves Jr actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hong works his way into side control. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Neves Jr is looking to reverse the position. Hong taking a breather here. Neves Jr tries to buck Hong off but Hong is having none of it. Neves Jr is working hard here to advance position. Neves Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hong's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Hong! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Neves Jr has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nichi Hong! Post fight, Nichi Hong took to the microphone: 'Thsnk you for all the sponsors, to the org. and to all that supported me through the years. Unfortunately this is my last fight. I will be focusing on helping my teammates improve. Thank you all very much.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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