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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 315 p4p, 37 weight class) and Do Who Tsoi (ranked 601 p4p, 62 weight class). Tsoi has chosen !!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 cm
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164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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181 cm
30
160 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Correa misses with a wild body shot. Tsoi misses with a left hand and Correa counters with a straight right hand. Correa blocks a low kick nicely. Correa connects with a body shot that sends Tsoi's belly button to the back. Tsoi scores with a jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsoi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Correa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Correa scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsoi should have avoided that one. Correa lands with a hook. Tsoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Correa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Correa is rocked! Correa just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Correa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Correa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Correa seems to have got his legs back now. Correa fails with the takedown. Correa moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsoi. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Correa misses the shot to the body. Tsoi throws out a counter right but Correa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. Correa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsoi. Tsoi wants to counter the offense by Correa and move into the clinch position. Tsoi defending well as Correa loads up on a big left hand. Tsoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf. Correa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Correa throws an overhand right that lands on Tsoi's shoulder, as Tsoi tries to avoid the shot. Tsoi throws a head kick but Correa moves out of range.
Correa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A momentary lapse in concentration from Tsoi enables Correa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tsoi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. We've been hearing that Correa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Tsoi has Correa pulled in close to control his posture. Tsoi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace. Tsoi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tsoi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Correa is fighting to break Tsoi's control of his arms but Tsoi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Correa wants to control from the top but Tsoi keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Correa throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range. Do Who Tsoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Correa throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tsoi avoids the body shot from Correa.
Tsoi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Correa looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Correa slips a straight right by Tsoi. Tsoi misses with a straight right. Correa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tsoi back to the cage. Correa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut. Tsoi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Tsoi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Correa swings for the body but Tsoi moves out of range.
Correa sets himself, and Tsoi steps forward looking for the clinch! Correa avoids it this time. Correa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Correa slips a straight right by Tsoi. Tsoi takes one to the chin there. Correa jabbing away but nothing is landing. Correa dips to his left and cracks Tsoi with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Good shot there by Correa. Correa scores with a jab to the jaw. Correa misses with a body shot.
Tsoi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Tsoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correa throws out the jab. Correa shoots in and drives through. Tsoi sprawls well. Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Correa saw that one coming. Correa throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jose Correa has been cut. Correa moves out of range of the strikes. Correa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice uppercut lands for Correa. That snapped Tsoi's head back.
Correa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Correa throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range. Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Correa. Tsoi throws out a counter right but Correa avoids it with no problem. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Correa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Correa avoids it. Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Correa slips a straight right by Tsoi. Correa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Correa misses with a body shot.
Correa looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Correa connects with a couple of short punches. Tsoi trying to control the position.
Tsoi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Correa with a nice head shot there. Correa tries to free his leg and advance position but Tsoi is retaining full guard. Tsoi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsoi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Correa stops Tsoi from standing up. Correa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsoi is keeping the position for now. Tsoi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsoi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Correa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsoi can do to turn this around? Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Correa. A telegraphed right hand from Correa misses the target. Tsoi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. A jab from Correa misses. Jose Correa is winning the standup battle so far. Tsoi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Correa swings and misses with a shot to the body and Tsoi counters with a straight right hand. Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tsoi lands with an overhand left. Correa looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range. Tsoi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A little jabbing left from Tsoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Correa misses with a few strikes there.
Tsoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Correa misses with a double jab
and Tsoi counters with a crisp right that sends Correa to the canvas! Tsoi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Who Tsoi! During a confident post fight interview, Do Who Tsoi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. Jose Correa was interviewed post fight and said 'Merda!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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