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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 925 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tae Shik Cha (ranked 2672 p4p, 252 weight class). Cha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Decadence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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178 cm
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156 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cha misses with a leg kick
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Filch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Cha.
Filch blocks a jab.
Filch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Filch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cha! But no joy.
Cha misses with a straight right.
Cha throws a jab when Filch was well out of range.
Filch tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cha manages to circle out of the way.
Cha misses with a body kick.
Filch scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filch misses with a straight left.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Filch counters with a nice leg kick.
Filch swings widly with a right hand
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch misses the shot to the body.
Cha throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha misses with a hook
and Cha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filch scores with a takedown into Cha's guard.
Cha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Filch with a nice head shot there.
Cha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Filch connects with a couple of short punches.
Filch preventing the sweep.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch distracts Cha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filch won't allow Cha to sweep him here.
Cha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Filch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cha seems keen to control Filch's posture.
Filch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cha wants to sweep but no luck.
Cha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Filch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cha's head.
Cha is adopting a defensive guard.
Cha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Filch throws a big right hand that misses.
Cha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Cha.
Filch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Filch slips a straight right by Cha.
Filch feinted with a counter takedown.
Filch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filch.
Cha lands a slapping body shot.
Tae Shik Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cha throws a body shot but no joy.
Filch tries to bum rush Cha with a series of wild strikes but Cha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filch throws the kick towards the body but Cha avoids it.
Cha tries a quick counter leg kick but Filch is wise to it.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Filch.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with an outside leg kick.
Cha blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch misses with a body kick.
Cha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Filch blocks a jab.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filch counters with a straight right hand.
Filch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cha.
Zilch Filch is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Filch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Cha. Beautiful body shot.
Filch throws a sloppy head kick and Cha moves out of range easily.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Cha throws a lazy uppercut
and Filch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cha wants to control but Filch is keeping busy.
Filch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Filch.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Filch connects with a nice short shot to Cha's temple.
Cha wants to improve his position but Filch is controlling well.
Filch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Cha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cha has momentary wrist control but Filch slips an elbow through the middle.
Cha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filch manages to get himself to full guard.
Filch looking for a sweep. Not yet Filch, not yet.
Cha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cha trying to control the position from guard on top but Filch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cha preventing the sweep.
Filch throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Filch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Filch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cha can do to turn this around?
Filch can't keep his opponent in guard - Cha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cha trying to control the action but Filch is working from the bottom.
Filch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Cha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Filch misses its target.
Filch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cha.
Filch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filch missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha sizes up Filch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Filch counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
Cha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch throws a looping overhand right but Cha ducks down to avoid it.
Filch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cha's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filch. Cha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha throws an off balance right hand
and Filch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filch lands an overhand right.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Filch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Filch's shoulder, as Filch tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Cha.
Filch moves out of range of the leg kick from Cha.
Cha throws a low kick, looking for Filch's leg but Filch calmly moves out of range.
Cha swings widly with a right hand
letting Filch counter with a right hand.
Filch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filch ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch swings for the body but Cha moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch connects with a leg kick. Cha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filch slips under a jab.
Filch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Filch wants to clinch.
Cha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filch's head backwards.
Filch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filch slips under a jab from Cha.
Filch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cha sprawls and moves away.
Cha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Filch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tae Shik Cha.
I think Filch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Zilch Filch!
Zilch Filch wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Zilch Filch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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