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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cha has chosen Emancipator - When I Go 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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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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World class MT
Very quick
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush.
Cha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Cha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Cha.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cha.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Cha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Red Bush has been cut.
Cha throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
Cha forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
Cha tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Cha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cha throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cha.
Cha loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a series of punches but Bush avoids them all with ease.
Cha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha moves into range and clinches up with Bush.
Cha breaks from the clinch.
Cha clinches with his opponent.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bush finds it's way round the side to connect with Cha's head.
Cha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cha has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cha blocks an elbow strike.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but Bush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cha closes the distance and clinches.
Bush blocking some punches.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush scores with the left hand. Cha knows he should have avoided that one.
Bush lands an overhand right.
Bush tries to clinch there but Cha circles away.
Cha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Cha controls the action.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Bush as the two fighters clinch.
Cha blocks the elbow strike.
Cha misses with some punches.
Cha avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cha breaks the clinch.
Cha throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Bush moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Shik Cha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Bush's cut.
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.
Cha moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Cha.
Bush throws a hook but Cha blocks it.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cha moves away.
Cha throws out a counter right but Bush avoids it with no problem.
Bush moves out of range as Cha strikes.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Cha misses.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cha manages to circle out of the way.
Cha throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush moves out of range of the strikes.
Cha has managed to clinch.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Cha.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha takes the fight into the clinch.
Bush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush lands a body punch.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cha misses.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cha moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Bush.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cha's defenses.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cha scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cha 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.
Bush lands a really nice looking cross but Cha seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha throws a big shot that misses.
Bush lands a jab to Cha's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Cha.
Bush tries to keep at a distance but Cha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush cracks Cha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bush has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cha clinches up with Bush and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cha blocks an elbow strike.
Cha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cha takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cha walks into a straight right hand from Bush.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Cha tries to counter with a clinch but Bush shakes him off and moves away.
Bush moves away from the strike by Cha.
Cha takes the fight into the clinch.
Cha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bush lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush throws an elbow but it misses.
Bush pushes off an throws an elbow but Cha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cha blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tae Shik Cha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Red Bush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Cha.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cha.
Bush tries to keep at a distance but Cha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cha blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Bush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cha struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cha breaks the clinch.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush lands a damaging elbow.
Cha blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush lands a nice elbow.
Cha breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Cha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cha closes the distance and clinches.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cha avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Cha misses with a body punch.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cha's brow.
Cha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cha lands a jab.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cha throws a shot to the body.
Cha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cha misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush swings for the body but Cha moves out of range.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Cha misses with a wild body shot.
Cha misses with a hook
and Bush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha slips a jab from Bush.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cha! But no joy.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Bush slips under a jab from Cha.
Bush tries to clinch but Cha moves out of range.
Cha moves into the clinch.
Bush misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cha blocks an elbow strike from Bush.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.
Cha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cha blocks a body shot from Bush.
Cha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush with a jab.
Cha instigates a clinch.
Cha dodges an elbow strike from Bush.
Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tae Shik Cha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tae Shik Cha!
Tae Shik Cha was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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