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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 779 p4p, 111 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 1335 p4p, 181 weight class). 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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202 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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194 cm
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195 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Ho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nam Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho .
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Ho .
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
Svensson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
As Ho backs away, Svensson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Ho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Ho cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Ho 's leg. Ho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho misses with a hook.
Svensson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Ho tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Ho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
A hook to the body from Svensson.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svensson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ho can turn it around.
A short left from Svensson.
Ho tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Ho .
Ho misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Svensson.
Svensson tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ho uses from the top position.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for a triangle but Ho pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson controls Ho momentarily but Ho frees himself.
Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Svensson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho 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.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svensson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho just manages to avoid it.
Ho circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Svensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson tries to counter by clinching up but Ho breaks away and moves out of range.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ho uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ho has passed into half guard!
Svensson is looking to control Ho 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svensson avoid being mounted?
Svensson gets full guard.
Svensson looking for a guillotine here but Ho defends easily.
Ho wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
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.
Ho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ho 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Svensson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ho is now in half guard.
Ho passes into side control, despite Svensson's attempt to control the position.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets back to half guard.
Svensson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Svensson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Svensson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svensson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Svensson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho is one step ahead there.
Ho controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Svensson 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ho throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Svensson ducks right into an uppercut from Ho .
Ho 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho checks a leg kick.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho .
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Svensson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svensson connects with a right hand. Ho shakes it off.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho ! But no joy.
Nam Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Svensson slips under a jab from Ho .
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Ho .
Ho misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
Svensson has closed the distance and engaged Ho in a clinch.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ho .
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Svensson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ho walks away with a smile on his face. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svensson.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson connects with a crisp jab.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but Ho moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ho works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Ho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nam Ho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Ho misses.
Ho misses with the combination.
Ho swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho .
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svensson doesn't seem bothered though.
Svensson rushes Ho and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nam Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nam Ho !
In his post fight interview, Nam Ho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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