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Event:
OFK 301 -Byczkiewicz Vs Hilly
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Ho Soon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Narvaez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narvaez avoids the head kick by Ho Soon.
Narvaez cracks Ho Soon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
An inside leg kick from Narvaez misses.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Narvaez feints and then cracks Ho Soon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Soon down.
Narvaez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Narvaez.
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narvaez lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narvaez. That did some damage!#T1#
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Narvaez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Narvaez off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Narvaez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Narvaez's head.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Narvaez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narvaez cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a fast counter high kick but Narvaez manages to duck under it in time.
Narvaez cracks a nice hook into Ho Soon's ribs.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Ho Soon moved away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Narvaez is having none of it.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Soon jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez keeps the fight on the outside.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Soon looks to land a body kick but Narvaez moved away.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Ho Soon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Ho Soon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Ho Soon's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
#BC2#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narvaez throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Ho Soon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho Soon.#TD#
Narvaez is trying to trip Ho Soon. He has hold of a leg but Ho Soon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Narvaez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ho Soon wriggles free and stands up.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
Ho Soon throws a push kick but Narvaez slaps the foot to one side.
Narvaez is looking to wear down Ho Soon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Soon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Narvaez throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Soon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Soon.
Narvaez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Narvaez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon lands a head kick. Narvaez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon wants to slow Narvaez down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Ho Soon blocks the low kick.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narvaez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon lands a head kick!
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narvaez under the eye.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narvaez's head backwards.
Narvaez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon. #T3#
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Ho Soon
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Narvaez circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Narvaez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez backing away here, and Ho Soon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Soon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Narvaez swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
A short right from Narvaez.
Ho Soon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ho Soon gets through Narvaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards. #BC#
Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Soon.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
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!
Ho Soon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narvaez's head.#T1#
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Soon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Narvaez.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narvaez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Ho Soon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T2#
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Ho Soon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Ho Soon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Narvaez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon punishes Narvaez's body with a nice straight punch.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narvaez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T3#
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Narvaez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Narvaez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Ho Soon takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Narvaez working aggressively here.
#BC#
Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Narvaez needs to keep his hands up - Ho Soon had a free shot at his head there.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Narvaez 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Our winner, Carlos Narvaez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
OFK 296 - Marek Vs Do Urden
Date: May 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Alcala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Alcala.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocks an elbow strike.
Alcala throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcala is trying to break the clinch but Ho Soon is controlling him.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon blocks the elbow strike.
Ho Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Ho Soon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike.
Alcala tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alcala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Ho Soon lands a body punch.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho Soon.#T1#
A short right from Ho Soon.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon trying to stall but Alcala improves his position.
A hook to the body from Ho Soon.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alcala checks a leg kick.
Alcala scores with a hook to the body. Ho Soon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target. #T2#
Ho Soon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Alcala avoids it.
Alcala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alcala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Alcala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alcala throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcala throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alcala throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alcala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcala throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!#T3#
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcala.
Alcala lands with a cross.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alcala throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alcala lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that Alcala ducks under and follows up with a left that Alcala also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Ho Soon pushes Alcala up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcala just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ho Soon's brow.
Alcala working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Alcala throws a body kick.
Ho Soon throws a body kick that misses.
Ho Soon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlcala.
Alcala thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Alcala circles away.
Alcala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T4##CL2#
Ho Soon has Alcala up against the cage in a clinch.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Alcala tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alcala throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alcala.
Good leg kick by Alcala.
Alcala misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Alcala both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Alcala tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Alcala moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Alcala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcala throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Alcala scores with a jab. Ho Soon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alcala throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Alcala.
Ho Soon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Alcala avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's front leg with a kick but Alcala checks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ho Soon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Alcala.
Alcala checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon avoids a kick to the body.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL2#
Ho Soon has Alcala up against the cage in a clinch.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon gets through Alcala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Alcala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alcala.
Ho Soon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alcala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon avoiding damage.
Alcala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alcala gets through Ho Soon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alcala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala trying to land knees to the body.
Alcala misses with some punches.
Alcala is trying to break the clinch but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Alcala misses. #T2#
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon cracks Alcala with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Ho Soon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Alcala.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Ho Soon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Alcala throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho Soon. Alcala shrugs it off though.
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Alcala's legs. #T3#
Alcala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alcala.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Alcala tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Ho Soon forces Alcala back against the cage and clinches.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon is leaning against Alcala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Alcala.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Alcala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that half lands.
Alcala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Alcala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcala misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Alcala.
Ho Soon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alcala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Alcala.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alcala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lito Alcala will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Alcala looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Alcala throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Alcala moves out of range of the body kick.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Alcala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
Alcala throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon cracks Alcala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Alcala is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala scoring well with a low kick there.
Alcala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alcala takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T1#
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alcala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alcala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.
Alcala slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alcala. Ho Soon shrugs it off though.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alcala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alcala moves out of range as Ho Soon throws a body kick.
Alcala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Alcala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T2#
Alcala thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Alcala.
Alcala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ho Soon's head.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Alcala throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Ho Soon counters by clinching up.
Ho Soon is trying to maintain a safe position but Alcala gets an underhook and turns Ho Soon into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alcala throws an elbow but misses.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alcala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcala's elbow. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alcala.
Ho Soon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Ho Soon gets through Alcala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon has Alcala pressed against the cage.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alcala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Alcala controls the action.
Ho Soon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Alcala fails to land. #T4#
A short left from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho Soon avoiding damage.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
Alcala tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Soon avoids the damage to the body.
Alcala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Ho Soon taking a breather.
Ho Soon effectively controlling the action here.
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alcala.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon taking a breather.
Alcala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho Soon managing to block the knees to the body from Alcala.
Ho Soon is working Alcala over against the cage.
Alcala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon keeps control of Alcala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Alcala 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
OFK 291 - Chika Vs Goodman
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Ho Soon checks it.
Ho Soon catches Sasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sasaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Ho Soon gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sasaki misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sasaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
#T1##CL2#
Ho Soon pushes Sasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Soon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasakis head.
Sasaki throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sasaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Sasaki throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasaki.
Sasaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Sasaki seems unphased.
#CL2#
Ho Soon rushes Sasaki and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is working Sasaki over against the cage.
Sasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
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!
Sasaki tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has Sasaki pressed against the cage, preventing Sasaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Sasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Sasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasaki.
Sasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T3#
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon lands a head kick. Sasaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sasaki is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki.
Sasaki jabs Ho Soon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sasaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sasaki. That's going to slow Ho Soon down. #CL2#
Ho Soon has managed to clinch.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasaki is trying to break the clinch but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Sasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Sasaki coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Sasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Ho Soon closes the distance and clinches.
Sasaki tries to break free but Ho Soon pushes him back against the cage.
Sasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki lands a right hand.
Sasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Sasaki breaks the clinch.
Sasaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ho Soon backs up against the cage.
Sasaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho Soon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pee Wee Sasaki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Sasaki jabs Ho Soon right on the nose. Ho Soon blinks but takes it well.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sasaki scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sasaki.
Sasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Sasaki loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Ho Soon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Sasaki.
A little feinted left hand from Sasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sasaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Sasaki connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasaki with a nice calf kick.
Sasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Ho Soon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Sasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki.
Ho Soon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pee Wee Sasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Sasaki throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
#CL2#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Sasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon tries to work over Sasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sasaki.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Sasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasaki.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasaki.
Sasaki tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Sasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Soon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sasaki looks for the body kick but Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Sasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Sasaki.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3##BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon defending well as Sasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Sasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Ho Soon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sasaki lands with a cross.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sasaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sasaki is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sasaki wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Sasaki is looking to chop away at Ho Soon's legs.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasaki connects with a leg kick. #T4#
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Sasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Sasaki.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Soon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Sasaki throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Sasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasaki misses with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sasaki is out of range and Ho Soon settles back down.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Soon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Sasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Sasaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Ho Soon off the cage and back into range.
Ho Soon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sasaki.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Soon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sasaki - the referee stops the clock and Ho Soon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sasaki. Ho Soon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sasaki half committed to a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Soon motions for Sasaki to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Sasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Sasaki.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Sasaki avoids nicely.
Sasaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ho Soon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Sasaki counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.#CL2#
Ho Soon rushes Sasaki and presses him up against the cage.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sasaki misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Sasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sasaki.#BC2#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Sasaki up against the cage.
Pee Wee Sasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sasaki pushes Ho Soon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho Soon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T4#
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasaki.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Sasaki blocks it.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon is struggling to control the position.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Sasaki 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pee Wee Sasaki!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pee Wee Sasaki waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
OFK 287 - Vaiduoklis Vs Storm
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Alcala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alcala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alcala throws a low kick but Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Alcala thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
Alcala slips under a jab.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick nicely there.
#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Alcala.
Ho Soon wants to stall.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
Ho Soon lands a shot to the body.
Alcala misses with some punches.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Soon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Alcala missing with knees to the body.
Ho Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alcala throws an elbow that misses.
Alcala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon presses Alcala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Alcala.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Alcala is trying to break the clinch but Ho Soon is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alcala.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
Ho Soon lands a shot to the body.
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon blocks an elbow strike.
Ho Soon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alcala is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alcala.
Alcala tries to circle away but Ho Soon has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho Soon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon.
Alcala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
Alcala misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ho Soon closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala digs a right hand underneath Ho Soon's ribcage. Ho Soon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alcala scores with a hook to the body.
Alcala prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
Alcala lands with a right to the head.
Alcala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Alcala.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Alcala misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Alcala breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Alcala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alcala!
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon blocks a low kick nicely.
Alcala takes one to the side of the head.
Alcala ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon. #CL2#
Ho Soon has managed to clinch.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
Alcala tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Alcala lands but Ho Soon takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Alcala is having none of it.
Alcala throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Alcala is looking to land body kicks.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon wants to clinch.
Ho Soon tries to land a body kick
and Alcala counters with an inside leg kick. #CL2#
Ho Soon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the side of Alcala's head.
Ho Soon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcala.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ho Soon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Ho Soon tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
Alcala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcala swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Ho Soon takes the fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcala.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands a right hand. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Alcala keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho Soon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a kick to the body
and Alcala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Alcala misses
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Alcala misses with the combination.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.#T1#
Alcala tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ho Soon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alcala throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alcala, pushing him back against the cage.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Alcala.
A body shot lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Alcala blocks it.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcala controls his hands.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Alcala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon blocks an elbow strike from Alcala.
Alcala pushes Ho Soon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from Alcala. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alcala keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho Soon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
Alcala misses the shot to the body.
Alcala scores with a jab. Ho Soon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Soon checks a leg kick. #T3#
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alcala. #CL2#
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Alcala up against the cage.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon.
Alcala takes a shot to the head.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Alcala avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Alcala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Alcala's corner calls for a 1-2. Alcala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Alcala lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Alcala circles away and keeps his distance.
Alcala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alcala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alcala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Alcala lands a jab to the head.
Alcala throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Alcala wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alcala up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alcala.
A hook to the body from Ho Soon.
Alcala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lito Alcala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Alcala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcala looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Alcala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Alcala quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Alcala.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala misses with a body kick.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon tries a quick counter leg kick but Alcala is wise to it.#T1#
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Alcala keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Alcala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcala slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Alcala is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Alcala lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ho Soon!
#CL2#
Ho Soon gets a clinch. #BC#
Alcala breaks the clinch.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alcala!
Alcala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ho Soon's hands.
Both fighters circling a little - Ho Soon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon jabs Alcala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Alcala circles away.
Ho Soon with a jab.#T2##CL2#
Ho Soon rushes Alcala and presses him up against the cage.
Alcala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon managing to block the knees to the body from Alcala.
A short uppercut from Alcala.
A head punch on the inside from Alcala fails to land.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alcala or not. #BC#
Alcala breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!#CL2#
Ho Soon gets a clinch.
Alcala tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alcala throws an elbow but it misses.
#T3#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Soon lands a hook that snaps the head of Alcala backwards.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcala's elbow.
A hook to the body from Ho Soon.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Alcala misses with a leg kick.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
Alcala misses with a hook
and Ho Soon counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Alcala.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Alcala both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alcala checks it well.
Alcala is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
A head kick from Ho Soon lands but Alcala takes it in his stride. #T4#
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcala misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Alcala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Alcala with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Alcala.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Alcala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Alcala avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick.
Ho Soon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lito Alcala.
I think Alcala 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
OFK 281 -Byczkiewicz Vs Gunner
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Ho Soon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ho Soon has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine tries to break free but Ho Soon pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Ho Soon on the inside.
Valentine is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Valentine jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon. #CL2#
Ho Soon drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2##CL2#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Soon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
Valentine tries to break free but Ho Soon pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
#BC#
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Valentine's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.#T3#
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL2#
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentine, pushing him back against the cage.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ho Soon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Valentine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Ho Soon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Ho Soon has the dominant position.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Ho Soon has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Ho Soon keeps him there for the moment.
Ho Soon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Ho Soon gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon 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.#R2#
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged Valentine in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow. #T1#
Ho Soon pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC#
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine lands a jab.
Ho Soon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Soon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.#CL2#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
#CL2#
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Ho Soon looking to stall.
#BC#
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ho Soon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Ho Soon misses
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho Soon thumps Valentine with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine misses the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
A low kick from Ho Soon is predictable there
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho Soon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Valentine throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Valentine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL2#
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine lands a left hand.
#BC#
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab. #T4##CL2#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
Well Ho Soon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon 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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Event:
OFK 276 - Vaiduoklis Vs Gay G
Date: Feb 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Craven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho Soon. #TD2#
Craven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ho Soon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Craven seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Craven trying to control the action but Ho Soon is working from the bottom.
Ho Soon wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Craven tries for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending well.
Ho Soon is looking to regain half guard here but Craven keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ho Soon is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Ho Soon has his hands clasped together around Craven's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven controlling the action here.
Ho Soon wants to control but Craven is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Craven is working for a submission of some sort.
Craven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ho Soon trying to control from the bottom.
#T2#
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.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Ho Soon is defending well.
Craven is keen to just control but Ho Soon is a slippery customer.
Ho Soon is looking to control Craven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ho Soon avoid being mounted?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven drives through with a takedown into guard.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
Ho Soon is controlling Craven's posture.
Ho Soon wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Craven trying to control but Ho Soon is working from the bottom.
Ho Soon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ho Soon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
Craven with a nice head shot there.
Ho Soon managing to control the position.
Ho Soon looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho Soon, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven prevents Ho Soon from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Craven working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ho Soon holds on and takes a little breather.
Craven passes Ho Soon's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ho Soon is doing well to control the position and prevent Craven from advancing to side control.
Craven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ho Soon has hold of Craven's hands but Craven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Craven wants to take a breather but Ho Soon is having none of it.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Craven keeps him under control.
Craven lands with a punch from half guard.
Craven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Craven passes into side control, despite Ho Soon's attempt to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Craven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven throws a nice looking combination but Ho Soon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho Soon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Craven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Craven moves out of range easily.
Craven throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Craven just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Craven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Craven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Craven.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ho Soon leaves Craven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Craven blocks the low kick.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Craven.
#CL#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Craven.#BC2#
Craven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craven throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craven.#T1#
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Craven circles away.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Craven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon lands with a right hand.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Craven moves out of range.
Craven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Craven throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Craven.
Craven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craven cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Craven misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Soon counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon thows a body kick. Craven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Craven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destin Craven.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Craven.
Craven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Craven keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Craven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho Soon 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.
Ho Soon looks to land a body kick but Craven moved away.
Craven lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Craven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craven is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ho Soon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craven can't get the takedown.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Ho Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to work over Craven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Soon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Craven manages to break the clinch.
Craven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Craven scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Craven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Craven misses with a series of wild punches.
Craven lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Craven.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Ho Soon misses.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Soon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Craven. #CL#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged Craven in a clinch.
Ho Soon digs a right hand underneath Craven's ribcage. Craven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon.
Craven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4#
Craven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Craven is working for takedown but Ho Soon is calmly controlling the position for now.
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!
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Craven's front leg but catches the back leg as Craven tries to avoid it.
Craven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Craven misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Craven's takedown attempt.
Craven wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho Soon won't allow it.
A short right from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a body punch.
Craven is trying to drag Ho Soon to the mat but Ho Soon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chu Ho Soon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Craven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses.
Craven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craven misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2#
Craven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ho Soon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ho Soon is not content to let Craven control the position. #SUB2#
Craven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#T1#
Ho Soon is trying to control Craven's posture but Craven avoids it.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho Soon keeps working.
Ho Soon prevents Craven from improving position.
Ho Soon can't do much from the bottom here.
Craven wants to control for a moment but Ho Soon uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ho Soon is looking to control Craven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ho Soon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho Soon manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Craven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Craven throws a big right hand that misses.
Craven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ho Soon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Craven's guard. #REVR#
Ho Soon wants to stand but Craven is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Craven has an active guard here but Ho Soon has managed to pass into half guard.
#SU#
Ho Soon decides to stand up.
Craven with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Craven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon avoids it really well and circles away.#T3#
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Craven is having none of it.
Craven misses with an uppercut.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that Craven ducks under and follows up with a left that Craven also avoids with ease.
Ho Soon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Craven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Craven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craven was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon wants to clinch.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Craven ducks down to avoid it. #T4##CL#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged Craven in a clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Ho Soon. #BC2#
Craven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
Ho Soon motions for Craven to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Craven keeps it at a distance.
Craven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Craven moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Craven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a solid body kick.
Ho Soon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Craven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Soon 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
During a confident post fight interview, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
OFK 271 - Escalante Vs Cruz
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrincha, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Garrincha misses its intended target.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Soon tests Garrincha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garrincha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a body kick.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrincha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Ho Soon looks to clinch
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Garrincha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garrincha throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick
and Garrincha counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon darts in trying to clinch
and Garrincha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garrincha swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Garrincha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon thows a body kick. Garrincha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garrincha misses with a hook.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon misses with a body kick.#T2#
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Soon scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Garrincha is having none of it.
Garrincha throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Ho Soon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garrincha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garrincha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garrincha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Garrincha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
and Garrincha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Garrincha strikes.
Garrincha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrincha's head.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garrincha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrincha misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Garrincha tries to keep at a distance but Ho Soon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Garrincha lands a knee to the body.
Garrincha missing with knees to the body.
Garrincha lands a right hand.
Garrincha slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon is stalling here.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Garrincha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrincha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garrincha is looking to control Ho Soon's arms but Ho Soon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garrincha has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha lands a knee to the body.
Garrincha throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Soon. #BC#
Garrincha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrincha throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Garrincha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Ho Soon has Garrincha up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrincha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.#BC#
Garrincha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrincha misses with a straight left.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrincha is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
And Garrincha counters with a quick kick to the body but Ho Soon blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Garrincha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Soon. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon. #T1#
Ho Soon pushes Garrincha away with a front kick.
Ho Soon connects with the punch.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Garrincha misses.
Garrincha misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Garrincha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Garrincha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Garrincha circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Garrincha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrincha moves away.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Garrincha's leg. Garrincha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garrincha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garrincha swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Soon.#T3#
Garrincha slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Garrincha misses its intended target.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Garrincha avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha misses with a straight right.
Garrincha blocks the body kick.
Garrincha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrincha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garrincha.
Garrincha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
Garrincha throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrincha misses with a left hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
letting Ho Soon counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it.
Garrincha slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Garrincha throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrincha connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garrincha finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Soon's head.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
As Ho Soon looks to move away, Garrincha throws a big counter combo but Ho Soon just gets out of the way.
Garrincha's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrincha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.
#CL2#
Ho Soon instigates a clinch. #BC#
Garrincha breaks the clinch.
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho Soon doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrincha circles away.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Garrincha moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL2#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Ho Soon stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Soon is trying to maintain a safe position but Garrincha gets an underhook and turns Ho Soon into the cage.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garrincha lands a good knee to the midsection. Ho Soon won't want to take too many of those.
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrincha backwards.
Garrincha pushes Ho Soon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Garrincha fails to land.
Garrincha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrincha stalls.
A short right from Ho Soon on the inside.
Garrincha lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha presses Ho Soon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrincha has Ho Soon pushed against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon - that landed with a thud.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrincha blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrincha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ho Soon.
Garrincha is looking to land body kicks.
Ho Soon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garrincha blocks it well.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Garrincha defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Garrincha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
#CL2#
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon gets through Garrincha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Garrincha controls the action.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
Garrincha prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Garrincha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Garrincha presses Ho Soon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Garrincha cracks Ho Soon with a nice body shot.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon is trying to break the clinch but Garrincha has him pressed against the cage.
Garrincha lands a body shot.
Ho Soon looking to stall.
Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Soon.
Nice body punch from Garrincha.
Ho Soon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrincha trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garrincha into the cage.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrincha 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
After winning the bout, Hobo Garrincha 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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Event:
OFK 265-Escalante Vs Hedegaard
Date: Jan 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho Soon sprawls well. Ho Soon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wulf gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Soon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho Soon counters with a big head kick but Wulf shrugs it off.
Wulf misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon thinks about the counter body kick.
Wulf throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wulf misses with the combination.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Wulf didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Wulf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ho Soon quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Wulf there.
Wulf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wulf 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.
Wulf is thwarting Ho Soon's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Ho Soon moves into full guard.
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon is pulling down on Wulf's head to control his posture.
Wulf wanted to stand there but Ho Soon had control of the position.
Wulf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Soon pulls Wulf in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Wulf's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wulf advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ho Soon desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T2#
Ho Soon is trying to maintain the position but Wulf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wulf is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wulf missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho Soon won't allow Wulf to pass to mount. #SUB#
Wulf is working for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending it quite comfortably.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wulf wants to pass the guard but Ho Soon is keeping the position.#T3#
Ho Soon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ho Soon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ho Soon keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ho Soon trying to keep a closed guard but Wulf is proving a slippery customer.
Ho Soon trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho Soon as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Soon. No joy for Wulf on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Ho Soon pushes Wulf up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ho Soon.
Wulf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wulf's elbow.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Wulf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wulf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wulf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon cracks Wulf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Wulf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wulf blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Wulf throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon defending well as Wulf loads up on a big left hand.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ho Soon as he avoids it easily.
Wulf misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wulf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ho Soon - that will leave a mark!
Wulf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wulf throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Wulf.
Sloppy strikes from Wulf. Those never looked like landing.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva Wulf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulf throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulf throws a combination that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Ho Soon tests Wulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Ho Soon clinches up with Wulf and pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulf controls his hands.
Wulf wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wulf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wulf lands with a nice combination. Ho Soon backs away looking to recover.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Wulf blocks it.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho Soon is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Ho Soon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon works Wulf's body with a nice hook.
Minerva Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Wulf keeps it at a distance.
Wulf tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.#T2#
Wulf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Wulf avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wulf is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Wulf misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Wulf gets tackled into the cage by Ho Soon. Ho Soon maintains the clinch.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Wulf controls the action.
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wulf backwards.
Ho Soon slows down the pace here.
Ho Soon stalling.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Wulf's takedown attempt.
Wulf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ho Soon after a bit of a struggle.
Wulf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T3#
Wulf is trying to drag Ho Soon to the mat but Ho Soon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks.
Wulf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Wulf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon taking a breather.
Wulf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Wulf wants the takedown. Ho Soon is fighting it off but Wulf persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ho Soon's guard against the cage.
Ho Soon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wulf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ho Soon prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wulf.
A shot in the inside from Ho Soon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ho Soon.
#T4#
A short left from Ho Soon.
Wulf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Soon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Wulf controls the action.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Wulf can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Wulf's takedown attempt.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but instead, Wulf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Soon into the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Wulf tries for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to get underhooks.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho Soon.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wulf or not.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Ho Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Wulf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ho Soon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ho Soon tests Wulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Wulf throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ho Soon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wulf is in Ho Soon's guard.
Ho Soon wants to control the position but Wulf says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wulf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho Soon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ho Soon gets back to full guard.
Minerva Wulf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wulf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wulf is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho Soon has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Ho Soon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wulf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ho Soon struggling a bit here.
Ho Soon is looking to regain half guard here but Wulf keeps moving and retains side control.
Ho Soon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ho Soon is trying to control Wulf's posture but Wulf avoids it.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Minerva Wulf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wulf scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Wulf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ho Soon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wulf but great work by Ho Soon.#SU2#
Ho Soon decides to stand back up.
Wulf misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Wulf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wulf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Wulf moves out of range as Ho Soon throws a body kick.
Wulf misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a front kick that sends Wulf stumbling back into the cage.
Wulf throws an off balance right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wulf throws a combination. Ho Soon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ho Soon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wulf misses with a two punch combination.
#T3#
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wulf's hands.
Ho Soon connects with a high kick. #ROC2#Wulf is rocked!
Wulf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wulf tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
Oh Wulf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Wulf circles away.
Wulf seems to have got his legs back now.
Ho Soon pushes Wulf away with a front kick.
Wulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho Soon counters with a nice body kick.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wulf seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Wulf's body.
Wulf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a head kick. That will keep Wulf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Wulf circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wulf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
Wulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulf.
Ho Soon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD#
Wulf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ho Soon on his heels. He'll look to pass Ho Soon's guard now, I'm sure.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Ho Soon wanted to stand there but Wulf had control of the position.
Ho Soon prevents Wulf from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Wulf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ho Soon defends it easily.
Ho Soon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wulf is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
A relieved looking Chu Ho Soon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
OFK 259 - New Year Fight Night
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Heimo throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo takes one to the chin there.
Heimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Heimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Ho Soon gets a clinch.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Heimo trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heimo into the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Heimo blocking some punches.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimo working hard to break the clinch.
Heimo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heimo is trying to break free.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Heimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Heimo manages to break the clinch.
Heimo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ho Soon.
The fighters circling - Heimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Heimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Heimo. #CL#
Ho Soon closes the distance and clinches.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Heimo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ho Soon digs a right hand into Heimo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimo's gas tank.
Ho Soon lands with a left to the head.
Heimo tries to break the clinch but Ho Soon is controlling the position.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Heimo blocks it.
#T2#
Ho Soon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ho Soon is looking to control Heimo's arms but Heimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho Soon has his back to the cage.
Ho Soon stalling in the clinch but Heimo improves position.
Ho Soon has Heimo pressed against the cage, preventing Heimo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimo.
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!#BC#
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimo misses with a looping right.
Heimo throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo scores with a jab to the head.
Heimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Heimo looks to move away, Ho Soon throws a big counter combo but Heimo just gets out of the way.
Heimo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Heimo breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heimo. #T3#
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Heimo circles away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to work over Heimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Heimo.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon.
Heimo blocking some punches.
Heimo is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heimo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heimo has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
#T4#
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimo.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Heimo.
Heimo being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon gets through Heimo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
A frustrated look appears on Heimo's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Heimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Heimo misses with a knee to the head.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Heimo lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heimo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heimo wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimo.#CL#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Heimo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heimo can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
#CL#
Ho Soon closes the distance and pushes Heimo back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon taking a breather. #T1#
Heimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho Soon.
Heimo looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Heimo.
Heimo working hard to break the clinch.
Heimo gets through Ho Soon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Heimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimo scores with the left hand. Ho Soon knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Heimo throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Heimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Heimo is having none of it.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heimo throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Heimo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Heimo.
Heimo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Heimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges. #ROC#Heimo is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Heimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Soon finish him?
Aleksi Heimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon feints a jab and as Heimo dips his head, Ho Soon unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Heimo right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Heimo falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ho Soon smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chu Ho Soon!
During a confident post fight interview, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
OFK 255- Williams Vs Tiramanti
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon throws a head kick that half lands.
Ho Soon thumps Craven with a low kick.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Craven.
Craven throws a big shot that misses.
Craven looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven tries to bum rush Ho Soon with a series of wild strikes but Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craven, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craven.
Craven lands a right hand.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Craven struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Craven manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craven keeps the fight on the outside.
Craven works the jab nicely.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Craven strikes.
Craven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Ho Soon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Craven is working for takedown but Ho Soon is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing reports that Craven has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Ho Soon keeps control of Craven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Craven gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ho Soon is trying to stand up here but Craven is controlling him well.
Ho Soon wants to control but Craven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Craven keeps him under control.
Ho Soon keeps trying to improve his position.
Well, if Craven is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ho Soon wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
Craven with the ground and pound but Ho Soon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ho Soon 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.#T2#
Craven works over Ho Soon with some ground and pound from guard.
Craven is pushing down on Ho Soon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ho Soon is fighting to maintain full guard but Craven has managed to sneak the leg through.
Craven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Ho Soon is defending against the submission attempts here by Craven.
Craven is nestled in close to Ho Soon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho Soon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Craven throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Ho Soon is trying to keep Craven in close.
#T3#
Craven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Craven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven passes Ho Soon's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Craven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ho Soon is not content to let Craven control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho Soon wants to control the action here but instead Craven manages to pass to full mount!
Ho Soon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ho Soon trying to hold on to Craven's head to control him but Craven postures up.
Craven tries to pass to full mount but Ho Soon defends it.
Ho Soon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Craven keeps him under control.
Ho Soon is staying active underneath Craven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ho Soon moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A left lands for Craven.
Craven moves out of range of the body kick.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Craven off the cage and back into range.
Ho Soon cracks Craven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Ho Soon takes the fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Craven controls the action.
#TD#
Craven lands a takedown into guard.
Ho Soon wants to sweep but no luck.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven trying to control the position.
Craven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven wants to stand up but Ho Soon is controlling him. #SUB#
Craven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Ho Soon wants to get up but he can't break Craven's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Ho Soon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SU2#
Ho Soon gets to his feet. Craven looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craven moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craven.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Craven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ho Soon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Craven 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.
Ho Soon wants to control but Craven postures up.
Ho Soon sneaks back into half guard.
Ho Soon tries to get to full guard but Craven has control of the leg.
Craven tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho Soon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2##SUB2#
Ho Soon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ho Soon is controlling Craven's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Craven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Craven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon trying to control here.
Craven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Craven is pressing down on Ho Soon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ho Soon is holding on for now. #T3#
Ho Soon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ho Soon keeping hold of Craven's head, controlling as best he can.
Nice strikes from Craven there.
Ho Soon has a hand on Craven's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Craven takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#SUB#
Craven jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ho Soon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Craven throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho Soon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Craven working the ground and pound. #T4#
Ho Soon struggling a bit here.
Ho Soon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ho Soon tries to stand and escape but Craven is controlling the position.
Ho Soon prevents Craven from standing back up.
Ho Soon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Craven.
Craven is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ho Soon jumps into side control!#SU2#
Ho Soon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Craven avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon clobbers Craven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Craven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Craven moved out of range.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Craven avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Craven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from Craven.
As Craven backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Craven manages to avoid it all.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Craven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ho Soon pinned against the cage. Ho Soon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Craven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Craven.
Craven missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Craven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Soon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craven somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Craven ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Craven moved away.
Craven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho Soon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Craven.
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Craven on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Craven as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Ho Soon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon lands a hook that snaps the head of Craven backwards.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Craven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Craven or not.
Craven blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon gets through Craven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craven backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Ho Soon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craven wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craven slips a straight right by Ho Soon.#TD#
Craven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Craven lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ho Soon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craven misses with some punches.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craven can't get the takedown.
Craven is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Craven is trying to maintain a safe position but Ho Soon gets an underhook and turns Craven into the cage.
Craven blocking some punches.
#T3#
Craven is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ho Soon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon trying to stall but Craven improves his position.
Craven tries to score a body lock takedown but Ho Soon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ho Soon just leaning against Craven, taking a breather.
Craven is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ho Soon is defending well.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Craven avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craven is trying to drag Ho Soon to the mat but Ho Soon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ho Soon cracks Craven with a nice body shot.
Craven being controlled against the cage.
Craven being controlled against the cage.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Craven ducked under it nicely.
Craven looks for a takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well.#TD#
Craven manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ho Soon on his heels. He'll look to pass Ho Soon's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Ho Soon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craven is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Craven 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
Destin Craven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
OFK 253 - Diaz Vs Jankovic
Date: Dec 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Vuce shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ho Soon but Ho Soon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ho Soon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Vuce connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Vuce up against the cage.
Ho Soon digs a right hand into Vuce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vuce's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Vuce jumps guard but Ho Soon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Vuce jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Vuce around his waist. Vuce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.
#SU#
Ho Soon gets to his feet - Vuce follows without any prompting. #T1##CL#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Vuce.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vuce.
Ho Soon tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vuce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ho Soon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.
Ho Soon tries to stand but Vuce is controlling from the bottom. #SU#
Ho Soon stands and steps away. Vuce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Ho Soon drives through and clinches with Vuce against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Vuce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ho Soon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vuce can turn it around.#TD2#
Vuce pulls guard effortlessly. #SU#
Ho Soon stands up and waves to Vuce to follow him. #T2#
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Vuce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho Soon smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vuce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
Ho Soon throws a big counter combination but Vuce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Vuce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vuce.
Vuce takes one to the side of the head.
#T3#
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Vuce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Vuce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vuce.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Vuce pulls Ho Soon into guard.
Ho Soon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vuce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T4#
Vuce has a closed guard, preventing Ho Soon from standing up. #SU#
Ho Soon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL#
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon gets through Vuce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Ho Soon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
A short left from Ho Soon. #TD2#
Vuce successfully pulls guard.
#SU#
Ho Soon gets to his feet - Vuce follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Vuce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ho Soon sprawls well initially but Vuce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?
Vuce scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Vuce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho Soon is controlling him. #SU#
Ho Soon stands up from Vuce's guard - Ho Soon perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Vuce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ho Soon is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Vuce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ho Soon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vuce is one step ahead there.
Ho Soon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vuce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Vuce wanted to stand there but Ho Soon had control of the position.
Ho Soon pulls Vuce in to control the position.
Ho Soon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon trying to keep a closed guard but Vuce is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Vuce cracks Ho Soon with a solid left hand.
Vuce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ho Soon has his hands on Vuce's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Vuce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ho Soon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ho Soon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ho Soon! #REVR##SU#
Ho Soon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vuce to his feet.
Vuce has a takedown stuffed.
Vuce moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
Vuce lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Vuce steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC#Vuce is rocked!
Chu Ho Soon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vuce, pushing him back against the cage.
Vuce is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Soon finish him?
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Vuce seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Vuce jumps guard and drags Ho Soon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ho Soon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vuce's guard.#SU#
Vuce is working an open guard so Ho Soon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ho Soon is pawing at Vuce, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Vuce's nose. Vuce is badly hurt! Ho Soon pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Vuce tries desperately to hold on but Ho Soon is relentless in his assault! As Vuce receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ho Soon away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Boxaaja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Soon. No joy for Boxaaja on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phol Boxaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon avoids it really well and circles away.
Boxaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boxaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice combination there by Ho Soon.
Boxaaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxaaja thinking.
Boxaaja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away.
Boxaaja misses with a takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxaaja is breathing heavily.
Boxaaja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ho Soon swivels and escapes.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja shoots in and drives through. Ho Soon sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
Ho Soon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boxaaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp right that sends Boxaaja to the canvas! Ho Soon follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
A relieved looking Chu Ho Soon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TD 5
Date: Nov 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles KnockOut. KnockOut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but KnockOut ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like KnockOut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
KnockOut throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
KnockOut slips a jab from Ho Soon.
A left and a right from KnockOut both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
KnockOut throws a combination. Ho Soon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
KnockOut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
KnockOut walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Soon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KnockOut misses with an uppercut
and KnockOut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
KnockOut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
KnockOut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho Soon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck KnockOut on the side of the head.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from KnockOut.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and KnockOut counters with a left to the body.
Ho Soon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
KnockOut looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.#T1#
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as KnockOut throws out the jab.
KnockOut misses with a body shot.
KnockOut connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed KnockOut momentarily.
KnockOut misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
KnockOut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
KnockOut throws a sloppy body shot
and KnockOut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#KnockOut is rocked!
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
KnockOut is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Soon finish him?
KnockOut takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick from KnockOut misses.
KnockOut gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Ho Soon gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
An out of breath Chu Ho Soon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon leaves Drawers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drawers.#TD#
Drawers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ho Soon was covering up waiting for the punch and Drawers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drawers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon wants to stand and escape but Drawers is having none of it.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Ho Soon trying to control the position here.
Drawers looking to sit in guard and control but Ho Soon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ho Soon wants to stand but Drawers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drawers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho Soon is one step ahead there.
Ho Soon wants to stand but Drawers is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SU2#
Ho Soon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drawers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Drawers's head.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drawers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Soon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drawers somewhat.
Ho Soon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drawers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Drawers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drawers at a distance.
#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Drawers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drawers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho Soon. That snapped Drawers's head back.
#TD#
Drawers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep. Drawers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho Soon is refusing to be controlled, as Drawers sits in half guard.
Drawers prevents Ho Soon from improving his position.#T4#
Drawers content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Drawers is working for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending it quite comfortably.
Ho Soon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon has control of Drawers's left arm, preventing Drawers from doing any damage.
Drawers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Drawers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drawers shoots in but no luck this time.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Drawers shoots and misses
and Ho Soon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Drawers gets tackled into the cage by Ho Soon. Ho Soon maintains the clinch.
Drawers is trying to pull guard but Ho Soon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Drawers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drawers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho Soon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
Drawers wants to break free but Ho Soon has control.
Drawers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged Drawers in a clinch.
Drawers jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Drawers around his waist. Drawers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ho Soon.
#T1#
Drawers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon. #BC#
Drawers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drawers fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon unleashes a big counter combination but Drawers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD#
Drawers gets the takedown into side control.
Ho Soon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Drawers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination. #ROC2#Drawers is rocked!#CL2#
Ho Soon closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Drawers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drawers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Drawers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho Soon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon steps in with a hook that catches Drawers right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ho Soon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Drawers looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dankovic vs Sasaki
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tosen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tosen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tosen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Soon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tosen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Tosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tosen moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Tosen lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the body
letting Tosen counter with a right hand.
Tosen scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Ho Soon is rocked!
Tosen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ho Soon! Tosen dives in looking to finish! Ho Soon is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mama Tosen!
After winning the bout, Mama Tosen 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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Event:
SMASH: Dankovic vs Kohler
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquez.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Vasquez avoids it with no problem.
Vasquez dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Vasquez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon just manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vasquez!
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Vasquez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that Ho Soon avoids nicely.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Vasquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Vasquez avoids it well.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon with a hook.
Vasquez misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon cracks Vasquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasquez throws a low kick but Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Ho Soon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Ho Soon lands with a nice combination. Vasquez backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#Vasquez is rocked!
Ho Soon drops Vasquez with a big left hand! Vasquez is injured, injured bad! Ho Soon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon 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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SMASH: Menshikov vs Kohler
Date: Jul 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Noriega.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Noriega.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Noriega lands with a shot to the body.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Soon.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Soon misses its target.
Noriega lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Soon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noriega slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noriega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T1#
Noriega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Noriega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Noriega finds it's target.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into Noriega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega cracks Ho Soon with a good jab.
Noriega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega tried to score with a low kick but Ho Soon checks it.#T2#
Noriega throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
A left lands for Noriega.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Noriega wants to slow Ho Soon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that Noriega ducks under and follows up with a left that Noriega also avoids with ease.
Noriega cracks Ho Soon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noriega slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
letting Noriega counter with a right hand.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Noriega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Noriega with a jab.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Soon.
Noriega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Noriega throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Soon misses its target.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Noriega.
Noriega slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Noriega is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ho Soon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Noriega.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noriega.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Noriega.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noriega circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Noriega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noriega.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Noriega.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Noriega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noriega swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Noriega.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega lands a nice shot to the body.
Noriega slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega jabs Ho Soon right on the nose. Ho Soon blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noriega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
Ho Soon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Noriega throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ho Soon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega takes one on the button.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
and Noriega counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Noriega does it's job there.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Noriega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Noriega throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Ho Soon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noriega momentarily.
Noriega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noriega is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ho Soon with a body shot.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Noriega.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Noriega works Ho Soon's body with a nice hook.
Noriega slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noriega throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Soon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noriega 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 Ho Soon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Soon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noriega finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega flicks out a counter leg kick but Ho Soon steps away.
Noriega tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Noriega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noriega scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho Soon should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Noriega acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon 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.
Noriega blocks a jab.#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Noriega defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Noriega bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Noriega slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Noriega throws a solid leg kick but Ho Soon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noriega counters with a leg kick.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Soon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ho Soon thinking.
Noriega finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ho Soon moves forwards but Noriega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Noriega tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noriega.
Noriega slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Noriega misses with a straight left.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Ho Soon is looking for a counter combo.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Noriega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Noriega.
#T1#
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon lands with a nice combination. Noriega backs away looking to recover.
Noriega lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noriega.
Noriega scores with a head kick.
Noriega sizes up Ho Soon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noriega throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Noriega moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Noriega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Noriega throws an off balance right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Noriega tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Noriega throws a shot to the body.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Noriega misses
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noriega tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.
Noriega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noriega takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Soon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega with a jab.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noriega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noriega counters with a three punch combo that has Ho Soon backing up. Ho Soon nods at Noriega to acknowledge the strikes.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Noriega seems unphased.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noriega lands with an overhand left.
Noriega throws a lazy head kick
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Noriega.
A thudding body kick lands there by Noriega!
#T4#
Noriega plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ho Soon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noriega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Noriega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Noriega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Noriega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Noriega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Noriega.
Well Noriega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Noriega!
Pablo Noriega took some time post fight to say the following; 'Richard "Tiny Dick" Morrison Let’s Complete This Motherfucking Trilogy, Me And You Are 1 - 1 Let’s Finish This That Who Better Man Puta'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Perkele vs Hakekia 2
Date: Jul 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noriega.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Ho Soon jabs at Noriega's body.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega throws a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.#T1#
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Ho Soon blocks a low kick nicely.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noriega.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noriega lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab
and Noriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Noriega thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Noriega lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noriega scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noriega throws a low kick but Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon checks the leg kick.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Noriega wants to slow Ho Soon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Noriega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Soon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Noriega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Soon connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Noriega looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.#T4#
Noriega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega with a hook.
Noriega takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Noriega.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Noriega didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ho Soon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon 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.
Noriega scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noriega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noriega feints and then cracks Ho Soon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Soon down.
Noriega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Noriega tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noriega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks. #T1#
Noriega misses with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Noriega throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Noriega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Noriega throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Noriega motions for Ho Soon to come forward. Noriega throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.#T2#
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Noriega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noriega throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noriega misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Noriega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Noriega.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Noriega slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Noriega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noriega at a distance.
Ho Soon defending well as Noriega loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Noriega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
A big left from Ho Soon misses. #T4#
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!
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Ho Soon's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Soon tries to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega lands with a slapping head kick.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Noriega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a combination that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Soon defending well as Noriega loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Noriega.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noriega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.#T1#
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Noriega catches Ho Soon right on the button with a cross.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Noriega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Noriega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noriega throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
#T2#
Ho Soon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Noriega throws a body kick.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Noriega is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Noriega.
Noriega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Noriega scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Ho Soon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noriega looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noriega scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Noriega slips the punch.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Noriega with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noriega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Noriega.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Noriega lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Noriega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Noriega!
As Pablo Noriega got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Richard "Tiny Dick" Morrison Let’s Complete This Motherfucking Trilogy, Me And You Are 1 - 1 Let’s Finish This That Who Better Man Puta'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Perkele vs Randalman
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
Kock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kock walks into a jab.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Ho Soon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Kock counters with a body kick that stops Ho Soon in his tracks momentarily.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Kock counters with a low kick, right behind Ho Soon 's knee.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Kock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ho Soon with a body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ho Soon thinking.
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!
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Kock throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Kock lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Ho Soon lands a two punch combo.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Ho Soon works Kock's body with a nice hook.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Kock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ho Soon rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Soon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Kock with an uppercut!
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Ho Soon tests Kock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot
and Kock counters with a huge head kick that drops Ho Soon! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Batang Kock!
A less than humble Batang Kock misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
SMASH: Torsten vs Choke 3
Date: Jun 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ho Soon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peieira missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon defending well as Peieira loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Peieira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peieira pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Peieira dives in and scores a takedown into Ho Soon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon is working hard here to advance position.
Ho Soon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. #REVR##T1#
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Ho Soon from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.#SUB2#
Peieira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ho Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ho Soon defends it easily.#SUB2#
Peieira looking for a guillotine here but Ho Soon defends easily.
#T2##SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ho Soon postures up in Peieira's guard and throws a big left but Peieira blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Peieira working for a triangle but Ho Soon defends it easily.
Peieira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ho Soon has passed into side control.
Peieira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peieira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ho Soon is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Ho Soon controls the position from side control.
Ho Soon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ho Soon is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ho Soon controlling the position from side mount.
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ho Soon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Peieira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Peieira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peieira is trying to control but can't.
Peieira manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle here but Ho Soon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ho Soon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Peieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peieira throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peieira thuds his right hand into Ho Soon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Peieira is out of range.
Peieira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peieira.
Peieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peieira swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peieira avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira misses with a body punch
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Peieira.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?#T1##TD2#
Peieira shoots in and gets a takedown into Ho Soon's guard.
Ho Soon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Ho Soon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ho Soon stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.
Chu Ho Soon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho Soon wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
Ho Soon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peieira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho Soon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Ho Soon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peieira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ho Soon has managed to get both his arms back between Peieira's legs - danger averted.
Peieira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ho Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peieira is keeping the position for now.
Peieira wants to improve his position but instead Ho Soon has moved into half guard.
#T3#
Peieira moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle here but Ho Soon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Peieira sneaks back into half guard.
Ho Soon is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Ho Soon moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Peieira.#SUB#
Ho Soon tries for a kimura but Peieira is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Peieira tries to bench press Ho Soon off him but Ho Soon keeps the position.
Ho Soon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Peieira is looking to regain half guard here but Ho Soon keeps moving and retains side control.
Peieira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ho Soon.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Peieira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ho Soon's best efforts.
Peieira works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Ho Soon has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peieira to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ho Soon is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peieira pulls down on the head and he's put Ho Soon to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Peieira! |
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Event:
SMASH: Floyd vs Sparxx
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1#
A right-left combo lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Branko was well out of range.
Branko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon cracks Branko with a good jab.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Branko.
Ho Soon stuns Branko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand #TD#
so Branko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branko won't allow Ho Soon to sweep him here.
Branko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
Ho Soon wants to sweep here but Branko controlling him for the moment.
Ho Soon is trying to keep Branko in close.
Ho Soon wants to sweep here but Branko controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass. #SUB#
Branko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Branko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon looking to control.
Ho Soon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Branko is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon is pulling down on Branko's head. It's preventing any offense from Branko, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho Soon scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2#It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.#T2#
Branko shoots in but Ho Soon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Branko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon avoids it really well and circles away.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Branko.
Branko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branko slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Branko. #T3#
Branko goes for a double leg but Ho Soon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ho Soon continues to drive forward.
Branko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon stalling in the clinch.
Ho Soon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Branko.
Branko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ho Soon after a bit of a struggle.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Branko with an uppercut!
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon cracks a nice hook into Branko's ribs.#TD#
Branko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ho Soon's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ho Soon defends it well. #T4#
Ho Soon is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Branko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Branko keeps him under control.#SUB#
Branko trying to work for an americana but Ho Soon has managed to regain full guard.
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho Soon is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Branko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Branko.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a combination that misses #TD#
so Branko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Ho Soon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ho Soon manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Ho Soon's guard.
Branko looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Branko is looking to pass into half guard but Ho Soon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ho Soon is in guard.#REVB#
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Branko working for a triangle but Ho Soon defends it easily.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Branko seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Branko is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Branko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.
Ho Soon won't allow Branko to sweep him here. #T2##SUB#
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Ho Soon defends easily.
Branko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Branko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ho Soon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ho Soon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Branko tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Branko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.
Ho Soon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho Soon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ho Soon is looking to work some ground and pound but Branko has wrist control.#T3#
Ho Soon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ho Soon is looking to stand up but Branko won't let him. #SUB#
Branko is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
Branko keeping moving, preventing Ho Soon from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Branko looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ho Soon is defending well. Branko quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ho Soon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Branko celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davdio Branko! |
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Event:
SMASH: Chaos vs Dong
Date: May 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Hashima tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
A big right from Hashima misses.
Nice defenses there by Hashima.
Hashima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Hashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hashima looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Hashima moves out of range.
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Hashima knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Hashima misses its intended target.
Ho Soon jabs Hashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Hashima misses with a hook
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Hashima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hashima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Hashima moves out of range.
Hashima looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Hashima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hashima misses with a hook.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Hashima.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Hashima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hashima misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hashima misses.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Hashima throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hashima rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Soon moves forwards but Hashima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hashima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Hashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hashima ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
A jab from Hashima finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Hashima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Hashima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashima moves away.#T3#
Hashima connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Soon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hashima dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Hashima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Hashima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Hashima.
As Hashima backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Hashima manages to avoid it all.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
Hashima misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Hashima - just one landing.
Hashima throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Hashima saw that one coming.
Hashima seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses.
Hashima seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.#T4#
A jab from Hashima misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Hashima ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashima throws out the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Hashima misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Hashima scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Hashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Hashima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashima misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.#CL#
Hashima moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Hashima breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Hashima counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hashima in his tracks.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hashima throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Hashima.
Hashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Hashima swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a series of strikes. Hashima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ho Soon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hashima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Soon scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashima. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Hashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.#T1#
Hashima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Hashima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
Hashima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hashima scores with a nice strike.
Hashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Hashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashima moves away.
Hashima swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Hashima looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Rounin Hashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Soon's head.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hashima blocks a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hashima.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Hashima strikes.
Hashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Hashima's body. Hashima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Hashima moves out of range.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Hashima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
The crowd cheers as Hashima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho Soon doesn't seem phased though.
Hashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Hashima throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Hashima connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Hashima. Those never looked like landing.
Hashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Soon scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Hashima avoids it easily.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Hashima.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Hashima.
Hashima throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Ho Soon takes a swing at Hashima's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Hashima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ho Soon, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon takes a shot to the head.
Hashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Hashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hashima lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Hashima lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hashima finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Hashima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rounin Hashima will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Hashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashima manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Hashima moved out of range.
Hashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Hashima slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hashima takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Hashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Hashima misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Hashima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hashima. #T1#
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hashima lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Hashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Hashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hashima misses the shot to the body.
Hashima dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
Hashima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hashima.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Hashima throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hashima swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashima avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ho Soon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hashima lands with a nice body punch.
Hashima swinging wildly here.
Hashima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ho Soon counters with a straight that turns Hashima's legs to rubber! Ho Soon pushes forward with more strikes and Hashima goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon 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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Event:
SMASH: Johnson vs McDonald 2
Date: Apr 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Metharom knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Soon lands with a nice combination. Metharom backs away looking to recover.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Metharom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom is trying to counter with his kicks.
Metharom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Metharom with a nice cross.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Metharom works over Ho Soon's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Metharom. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range. #T2#
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!
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Metharom clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Metharom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Metharom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Metharom misses.
Metharom throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metharom scores with a nice right hand.
Metharom moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Metharom misses with a two punch combination.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Soon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Metharom counters with a nice body shot.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Metharom seems unphased.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
A countering left hand to the body from Metharom misses.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon 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.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Metharom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho Soon has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Metharom thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
Metharom lands a two punch combo.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
#T1#
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Metharom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Metharom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Metharom slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
A punch lands to the side of Metharom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metharom circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom misses the jab.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Metharom does no damage.
Metharom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.#T3#
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Metharom scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho Soon should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon scores with a nice head shot.
Metharom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Metharom.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Metharom.
Metharom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T4#
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metharom under the eye.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Metharom avoids nicely.
Metharom follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metharom lands the left hand.
Metharom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom staying out of range there.
A big right from Metharom misses.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Metharom dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Nice uppercut lands for Metharom. That snapped Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon slips a jab and a cross from Metharom.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Metharom.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
A left lands for Metharom.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Metharom.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metharom under the eye.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with a head kick.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon scores with a nice right hand.
Metharom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Metharom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Metharom's hands.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Metharom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Some wild striking there from Metharom.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom misses the jab.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Metharom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T4#
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Metharom misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Ho Soon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Metharom swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dankovic vs Muller
Date: Apr 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Laine connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Soon connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Laine avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Soon checks a leg kick. #T1#
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Laine.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon lands a two punch combo.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine misses with a low kick as Ho Soon jumps back.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
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!
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ho Soon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Laine catches Ho Soon right on the button with a cross.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon blocks the body kick.
Ho Soon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon lands a glancing blow to the side of Laine's head.
Laine lands a jab to Ho Soon's midsection.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ho Soon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Laine lands with a cross.
Ho Soon slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
That kick from Laine tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
#T4#
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Soon counters with a one-two to the body.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Soon lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Soon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick nicely.
Ho Soon unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laine throws a series of punches but Ho Soon avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine is looking to counter with a body kick.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Laine ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laine swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Ho Soon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Laine slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon cracks Laine with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Laine looks for the body kick but Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Laine scores with a jab. Ho Soon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laine throws a head kick but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Ho Soon avoids it.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine feints and then cracks Ho Soon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Soon down.
Laine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laine slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laine moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T4#
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Ho Soon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Despite the aggression on Ho Soon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine 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 Ho Soon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Soon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Ho Soon shrugs it off though.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Ho Soon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laine tries to work over Ho Soon's front leg with a kick but Ho Soon checks it.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Laine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
Laine looks for the body kick but Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
#T1#
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Ho Soon avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine with a nice calf kick.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine scores with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Ho Soon scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon takes one to the chin there.
Laine scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine lands a front kick.
Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine slips under a jab.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon jabs Laine right on the nose. Laine blinks but takes it well.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Ho Soon clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Laine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A clash of legs there as Ho Soon blocks the low kick.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laine misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Laine misses with a right hand
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Ho Soon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Laine.
Laine takes one to the side of the head.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
Well Ho Soon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Muuka Laine was interviewed post fight and said 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Peterson vs Torsten
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Elkins swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Elkins misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Elkins's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Elkins tries for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away easily
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon punishes Elkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Elkins avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Elkins avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.#T2#
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!
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Elkins throws a big counter combination but Ho Soon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elkins connects with the punch.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T3#
Elkins tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Elkins slips under a jab from Ho Soon.#TD#
Ho Soon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Ho Soon has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ho Soon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Elkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
Ho Soon stopping the sweep attempt from Elkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Elkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Elkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkins. Elkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Elkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
#T1#
No joy there for Elkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon ducks right into an uppercut from Elkins.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Elkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
Elkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elkins with a jab.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
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!
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elkins lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
As Elkins backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Elkins manages to avoid it all.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elkins.
Elkins throws a right and a left that Ho Soon avoids nicely.
Elkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Elkins misses its target.
Elkins clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Elkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elkins doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Ho Soon.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Elkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elkins thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Elkins moved out of range.#T4#
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Ho Soon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Elkins lands a head shot.
Elkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
Elkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Soon on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Elkins.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a wild combination.
Elkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins jabs at Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Elkins avoids nicely.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Elkins strikes.#T1#
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Elkins's belly button to the back.
Elkins looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a right hand to the body.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Elkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Elkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkins dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Elkins finds it's target.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Ho Soon.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elkins tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into Elkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Elkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
#T4#
Elkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Elkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins misses with a body shot
letting Ho Soon counter with a right hand.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Elkins misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan Elkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Our winner, Chu Ho Soon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SMASH: Johnson vs Delsarte
Date: Mar 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Biden misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
Biden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) in the buildup to the fight.
Biden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Biden lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biden manages to avoid it.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon needs to keep his hands up - Biden had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Biden rushes Ho Soon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon tries to break the clinch but Biden is controlling the position.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Biden prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
Biden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Biden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biden throws an elbow but misses.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Biden avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon trying to stall but Biden improves his position.
Biden misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon taking a breather.#T2#
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Ho Soon managing to block the knees to the body from Biden.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body.
Biden lands with a light punch inside.
Biden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biden misses with a knee to the head.
Biden misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
Biden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biden gets through Ho Soon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon - that landed with a thud.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biden has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
Biden working aggressively here.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Biden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Biden misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bidens head.
Ho Soon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biden trying to land knees to the body.
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Soon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Biden missing with knees to the body.
Ho Soon tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden blocks a body shot from Ho Soon.
Biden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biden throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Biden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the head.
Biden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Biden tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Soon avoids the damage to the body.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Biden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Biden takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Biden misses its target.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
It looked like Biden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Biden with an uppercut!
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho Soon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho Soon cracks a nice hook into Biden's ribs.
Biden throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ho Soon defending well as Biden loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Biden looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Biden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Biden's head but Biden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Biden's head but Biden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
Biden ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Biden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ho Soon cracks Biden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Biden misses.
Biden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Biden throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Biden saw that one coming.#T2#
Biden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biden lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Biden moves out of range.
Biden is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Biden looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Biden connects with a crisp jab.
Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Biden misses the jab.
Biden loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Biden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Biden.
Ho Soon scores with a nice right hand.
#CL#
Biden clinches.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe Biden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Biden working Ho Soon over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Biden crunches a lovely knee into Ho Soon's ribcage.
Biden lands with a left to the head.
Biden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ho Soon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Biden.
Biden misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
#T4#
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon has had enough of the clinch but Biden keeps him there for the moment.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Biden.
Ho Soon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biden lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch.
Biden scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Biden throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Biden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Biden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Biden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Biden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
Biden slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Biden.
Biden lands a jab-cross combination.
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon cracks Biden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Biden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Biden catches Ho Soon with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ho Soon forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Biden!
A relieved looking Joe Biden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
SMASH: Menezes vs Garcia
Date: Feb 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Hashima avoids it well.
Hashima connects with the punch.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Hashima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Hashima moves into the clinch successfully.
Hashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Hashima.
Hashima tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing Hashima back against the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hashima fails to land.
Hashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Hashima.
#T1#
A short left from Hashima.
Hashima scores with a shot to the side of Ho Soon's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hashima.
Hashima wants to break free but Ho Soon has control.
Hashima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hashima misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hashima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashima scores with a shot to the body.
Hashima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashima scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Hashima moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Hashima lands a body shot.
Hashima misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hashima lands with a nice combination. Ho Soon backs away looking to recover.
Hashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hashima throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hashima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Hashima.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
#T3#
A cross from Hashima lands.
Hashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon catches Hashima with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Hashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hashima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#Hashima is rocked!
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that has Hashima reeling! Ho Soon follows up with more punches and Hashima is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dilbrandt vs Peieira
Date: Jan 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frost throws a head kick that Ho Soon semi-blocks.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Frost.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Robert Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Frost clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Ho Soon gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Soon avoids it.#T1#
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon stalling in the clinch.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho Soon is defending well for now.
Ho Soon is struggling to control the position.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Frost.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Ho Soon to work.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Soon controls the action.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Ho Soon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Frost tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho Soon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
#CL#
Frost closes the distance and pushes Ho Soon back into the cage.#T3#
Frost tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Ho Soon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ho Soon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Frost is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Ho Soon keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Frost tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Frost throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
Frost wants to clinch up but Ho Soon keeps it at a distance.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Frost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ho Soon.
Frost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frost tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frost scores with a jab.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frost is looking to counter with head kicks.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from Frost.
Robert Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frost doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Ho Soon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho Soon swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost walks into a straight right hand from Ho Soon.#T2#
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frost tries to clinch but Ho Soon is having none of it.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ho Soon.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Frost wants to clinch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
Frost takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho Soon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho Soon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ho Soon.
Nice body punch from Frost. #T4#
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!
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost tries to clinch up but Ho Soon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frost has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frost there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Ho Soon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.#CL#
Frost has managed to clinch.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ho Soon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frost up against the cage.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Frost avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Frost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Frost tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range. #CL#
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ho Soon has Frost pressed against the cage.
A short left from Ho Soon. #T1#
Nice elbow from Frost.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Frost - that landed with a thud.
Ho Soon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frost tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Ho Soon's ribcage. Ho Soon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost working Ho Soon over with knees to the body.
Ho Soon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the side of Frost's head.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost misses with a body punch.
A short left from Frost.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Soon controls the action.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Soon avoids the damage to the body.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho Soon's defenses.
Frost presses Ho Soon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho Soon is defending well for now.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Frost throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Robert Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Frost misses.
Ho Soon is looking for the big counter here.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Soon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Robert Frost spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time...'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Kapisi vs Floyd 2
Date: Dec 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho Soon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Budinha avoids them all with ease.
Budinha throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Budinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Budinha tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Budinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Budinha's midsection.
Budinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Budinha has closed the distance and engaged Ho Soon in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Budinha. #CUT#It looks like Chu Ho Soon has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Soon avoids the damage to the body.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budinha.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budinha looking to stall.
Ho Soon slowing the pace effectively.
Ho Soon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ho Soon is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Ho Soon's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ho Soon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Budinha up against the cage.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budinha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Budinha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Budinha avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Budinha tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Budinha on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Budinha throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Budinha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budinha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ho Soon manages to circle out of the way.
Budinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Soon. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Budinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budinha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Budinha.
Budinha closes the distance but Ho Soon moves to the side
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budinha wants to clinch up but Ho Soon keeps it at a distance.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budinha moves away.
Budinha tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Budinha tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Budinha connects with an inside leg kick.
Marcos Budinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Soon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Budinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Ho Soon and move into the clinch.#T4#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Ho Soon and move into the clinch.
Ho Soon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Soon keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho Soon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Budinha moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Budinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Soon takes an elbow to the temple.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho Soon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Soon blocks it with crossed arms.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chu Ho Soon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Budinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Budinha scoring well with a low kick there.
Budinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Budinha.
#CL#
Budinha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
Budinha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Budinha tries a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Budinha. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Budinha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Budinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho Soon counters with a left and a right that stings Budinha.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budinha keeps Ho Soon at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Budinha tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Budinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Budinha avoids them all with ease.
As Ho Soon tries to get set, Budinha tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho Soon manages to avoid the attempt.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
A nice side step and Ho Soon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho Soon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Budinha tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budinha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Budinha throws a leg kick
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Budinha is looking to clinch but Ho Soon is avoiding it.
#T2#
Budinha slips under a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Budinha moves out of range.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
As Ho Soon tries to get set, Budinha tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho Soon manages to avoid the attempt.
Budinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Budinha.
Ho Soon lands a two punch combo.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Budinha moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Budinha misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Budinha moves into the clinch.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Soon avoids the damage to the body.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3##BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Budinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Budinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ho Soon lands with a left to the head.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budinha keeps control of Ho Soon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ho Soon avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the side of Budinha's head.
Ho Soon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Budinha has Ho Soon pressed against the cage.
Budinha wants to stall.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Budinha tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves away
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon connects with the punch.
Ho Soon throws a good cross that connects.
Budinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha tries to clinch but Ho Soon is having none of it.
Budinha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
Budinha with a nice calf kick.
Budinha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chu Ho Soon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Budinha avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos Budinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Budinha throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Budinha lands a nice looking body kick.
Budinha slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Budinha avoids the punch easily.
Budinha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ho Soon manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Budinha has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho Soon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Budinha is just out of range.#T1#
Budinha tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Budinha is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Budinha blocks it.
Budinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho Soon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Soon unleashes a big counter combination but Budinha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Budinha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Budinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budinha just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Budinha doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
#T2#
Ho Soon lunges at Budinha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Budinha's hand.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Budinha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Budinha slips the punch.
Budinha with a nice calf kick.
A low kick lands for Budinha.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by Budinha.
A countering left hand to the body from Ho Soon misses.
Budinha misses with a head kick.
Budinha scores with a head kick. Ho Soon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho Soon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budinha throws a sloppy head kick
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Budinha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budinha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Budinha backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Budinha manages to avoid it all.
Budinha tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budinha.
Budinha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Budinha.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Budinha avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Budinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budinha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ho Soon is keeping busy.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
#T4#
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Budinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ho Soon's brow.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Ho Soon blocks with his arms.
Budinha misses with an elbow strike.
Budinha throws an elbow that misses.
Ho Soon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ho Soon.
Marcos Budinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Ho Soon breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy right hand. Budinha should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dilbrandt vs Cruz
Date: Nov 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decimal misses the jab.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Decimal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Decimal blocks a jab.
Decimal swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a left and a right that stings Decimal.
Nice uppercut there from Decimal.
Decimal throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Decimal strikes.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Decimal.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Decimal tries to land a front kick but Ho Soon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left. #T1#
Decimal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Decimal avoids it easily.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decimal slips a jab and a cross from Ho Soon.
We've been informed that Decimal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Soon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Decimal - the referee stops the clock and Ho Soon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Decimal. Ho Soon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon sets himself, and Decimal steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.
Decimal throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Decimal cracks Ho Soon with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Decimal.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Decimal counters with a shoot takedown. Ho Soon fights it but they end up in guard.
Ho Soon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Decimal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Soon is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimal passes Ho Soon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ho Soon moves into full guard.
Ho Soon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ho Soon is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Ho Soon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimal's head.#SUB2#
Ho Soon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ho Soon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Decimal working a defensive guard here.
Decimal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ho Soon preventing the sweep.
Decimal keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Decimal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ho Soon uses it to pass to side control.
Ho Soon gets to mount! Decimal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Decimal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Ho Soon thowing shots but they're missing.
Decimal tries to hold on but Ho Soon postures up.
Decimal blocking the ground and pound.
Ho Soon lands a couple of good shots and Decimal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ho Soon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Decimal can't escape the position.
Ho Soon throwing sloppy strikes.
Ho Soon thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decimal with the counter takedown but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decimal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a push kick.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimal tries to clinch but Ho Soon is having none of it.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Dewey Decimal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Decimal throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho Soon defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon throwing a counter right hand but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Decimal moved out of range nicely.
And Decimal tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon throwing a counter right hand but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Decimal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Decimal
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Decimal.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Decimal.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decimal.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Decimal.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Decimal.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Decimal cracks Ho Soon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Decimal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is 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!
Decimal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Ho Soon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Decimal throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal tries to counter with a clinch but Ho Soon shakes him off and moves away.
Decimal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Decimal avoids it easily.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
Decimal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decimal thuds his right hand into Ho Soon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decimal.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice right hand.
Decimal dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Decimal misses with the combination.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Decimal moves out of range. #T3#
Ho Soon takes a swing at Decimal's ribcage but misses.
Decimal scores with a jab.
Ho Soon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Decimal eats them both and turns towards Ho Soon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decimal looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decimal lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Decimal throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Nice cross by Decimal.
Decimal pushes Ho Soon away with a front kick.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
A jab from Decimal misses.
Decimal misses the body punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Decimal. That one must have hurt.
Ho Soon lands a jab.#T4#
Decimal tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Decimal at a distance.
Decimal misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ho Soon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decimal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decimal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Decimal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Decimal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Decimal moves into the clinch successfully.
Decimal struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Soon.
Decimal misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Decimal lands with an overhand left.
Decimal throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Decimal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Soon defends it well.
Decimal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decimal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
Decimal throws a solid leg kick but Ho Soon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Decimal.
Ho Soon lands with a hook. Decimal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decimal scores with a hook.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decimal drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Decimal avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Decimal misses with a straight left. #T1#
Decimal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decimal connects with a solid leg kick.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Decimal moves out of range.
Ho Soon slips a jab and a cross from Decimal.
Ho Soon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Soon.
Decimal throws a wild body kick that Ho Soon sees coming a mile off.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Decimal misses with a few strikes there.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Decimal throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.#T2#
Ho Soon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Ho Soon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Decimal avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Decimal didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice strike.
Decimal clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Decimal.
Decimal throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Decimal.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decimal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Decimal avoids it well.
Decimal wants to counter with a clinch but Ho Soon pushes him away.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Decimal's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon sets himself, and Decimal steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.#T3#
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Decimal.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Decimal misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a big counter combination but Decimal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decimal blocks a jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Decimal's head but Decimal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Decimal.
As Decimal looks to move away, Ho Soon throws a big counter combo but Decimal just gets out of the way.
Decimal throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Decimal moves into the clinch.#BC#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimal misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Decimal avoids nicely. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Decimal.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Decimal lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Decimal scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Decimal on the side of the head.
Decimal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decimal ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decimal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decimal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Decimal.
Decimal scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Decimal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimal misses with the head strike.
Decimal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dewey Decimal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Decimal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dewey Decimal!
Dewey Decimal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SMASH: Bishop vs Kruger
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Williams avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Ho Soon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Ho Soon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Williams slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.#T1#
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams 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 Soon walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T2#
Ho Soon throws a combination that misses #TD2#
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon wants to control the position but Williams says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon is looking to get to half guard.
Ho Soon wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.#SUB2#
Williams working for a submission but Ho Soon is keeping him at bay.
Ho Soon really wants to buck Williams off and get back to his feet.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ho Soon regains half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ho Soon gets back to half guard.
Williams is pressing down on Ho Soon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ho Soon is holding on for now.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams working over Ho Soon with some ground and pound. Ho Soon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Williams avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Ho Soon finds it's way through Williams's defenses. #T2#
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ho Soon won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Williams swings around for an armbar but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
Ho Soon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ho Soon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Ho Soon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ho Soon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ho Soon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Ho Soon from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Williams working for a triangle but Ho Soon defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho Soon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
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 Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.#SU#
Ho Soon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Williams dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.#T1#
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Ho Soon throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand #TD2#
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Ho Soon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Spencer Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ho Soon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Ho Soon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Ho Soon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho Soon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ho Soon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho Soon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Ho Soon trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Williams wants to improve his position but Ho Soon is controlling well.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ho Soon with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SUB2#
Williams has an active guard here but Ho Soon has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Ho Soon is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Ho Soon wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ho Soon thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Ho Soon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.#T4##SUB2#
Williams has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.
Ho Soon throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Williams has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Williams is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ho Soon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ho Soon passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Soon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
A victorious Chu Ho Soon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
C58: McDonald vs. Megaton II
Date: Aug 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon stuns Noriega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noriega fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Soon on the side of the head.
Noriega really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noriega misses with a leg kick.
Noriega takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Noriega takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega scores with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Noriega's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noriega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Noriega misses the target.
A left lands for Noriega.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noriega at a distance.
Noriega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Noriega tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Noriega walks into a straight right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Ho Soon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noriega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Noriega strikes.
Noriega throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon unleashes a big counter combination but Noriega bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon cracks Noriega with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Noriega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noriega rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon with a nice cross.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Soon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noriega goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Noriega's belly button to the back.
Noriega lands a body shot.
#T3#
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noriega circles away quickly and effectively.
Noriega thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ho Soon misses with a few strikes there.
Noriega is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Noriega. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ho Soon takes a step back to recover.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Noriega misses the target.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with an outside leg kick.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Noriega's body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Noriega counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Noriega.
A lazy left from Noriega finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noriega.
Noriega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ho Soon avoids it.
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Ho Soon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T4#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noriega lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Noriega lands with a shot to the body.
Noriega blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Noriega.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Noriega misses its intended target.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Noriega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Ho Soon coming out on top.
Noriega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho Soons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNoriega.
Noriega throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noriega lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Noriega avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stuns Noriega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noriega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noriega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
And Noriega counters with a quick kick to the body but Ho Soon blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon walks into a jab.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noriega.
Noriega tries to land a body kick
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noriega.
Noriega throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick nicely.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Despite the aggression on Ho Soon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stuns Noriega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho Soon jabs at Noriega's body.
Noriega looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Noriega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho Soon doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noriega moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Noriega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noriega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Noriega.
Noriega moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Jab from Noriega.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Noriega counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Noriega fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Noriega moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Ho Soon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Noriega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Noriega's midsection.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
Ho Soon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.#T4#
Noriega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho Soons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Ho Soon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Noriega throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ho Soon takes a step back to recover.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega wants to slow Ho Soon down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Noriega.
Noriega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Noriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Noriega's ribcage but misses.
Noriega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Noriega scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Noriega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noriega throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ho Soon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noriega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noriega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
A low kick lands for Noriega.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega misses with the body kick
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Noriega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ho Soon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noriega can pounce on him.
Noriega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Noriega's head.
Noriega scores with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Noriega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Noriega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Noriega off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Noriega.
Ho Soon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon walks into a straight right hand from Noriega.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Noriega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noriega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Noriega throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Noriega drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Soon lands a right hook to the body.
Noriega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
Noriega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Noriega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ho Soon lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Noriega.
Ho Soon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Noriega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Soon. That did some damage!
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
A shot to the body from Ho Soon misses
and Noriega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho Soon cracks Noriega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noriega jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Ho Soon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Noriega finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Noriega.
Well Noriega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Noriega!
Pablo Noriega took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
C53: Muller vs. Francis
Date: Jul 31, 2021 |
#R1#
A nice combination there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandicoot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandicoot defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bandicoot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ho Soon thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Ho Soon gets tackled into the cage by Bandicoot. Bandicoot maintains the clinch.
Bandicoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandicoot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Bandicoot misses with some punches.
Ho Soon looking to slow down the pace here.
Bandicoot blocking some punches.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandicoot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bandicoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Ho Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bandicoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandicoot scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Soon just leaning against Bandicoot, taking a breather.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Ho Soon controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bandicoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Soon controls the action.
Bandicoot jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Bandicoot around his waist. Bandicoot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bandicoot 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 Soon walks away with a smile on his face. Bandicoot gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Soon lands the left hand.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot that snaps Bandicoot's head back.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandicoot manages to avoid it.
Bandicoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Bandicoot's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Bandicoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Bandicoot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Bandicoot counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandicoot! But no joy.#T4#
Bandicoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Bandicoot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Bandicoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandicoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandicoot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Bandicoot's body.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination. Bandicoot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Bandicoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Bandicoot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandicoot needs to keep his hands up - Ho Soon had a free shot at his head there.
Bandicoot scores with a body shot.
Ho Soon tests Bandicoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD2#
Ho Soon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandicoot can do to turn this around?
Ho Soon looking to control.
Bandicoot stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bandicoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandicoot throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bandicoot connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Bandicoot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ho Soon is trying to control the position but Bandicoot postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bandicoot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bandicoot preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bandicoot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bandicoot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bandicoot trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ho Soon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Bandicoot has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Ho Soon is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandicoot has wrist control.
Bandicoot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bandicoot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ho Soon is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandicoot has wrist control.
Bandicoot is trying to keep Ho Soon in close.
#SUB2#
Bandicoot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho Soon throwing strikes from guard but Bandicoot blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Bandicoot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bandicoot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ho Soon's guard. #REVB#
Ho Soon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ho Soon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Bandicoot chips away with some ground and pound.
Bandicoot throwing strikes but missing.
Ho Soon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bandicoot stays in close to Ho Soon's body and controls the position.
Ho Soon wants to sweep but no luck.
Ho Soon trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bandicoot throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crush Bandicoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Bandicoot.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandicoot under the eye.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Soon misses its target.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Bandicoot avoids it easily.
Bandicoot misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandicoot manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Bandicoot avoids them all with ease.
Bandicoot looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bandicoot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bandicoot scores with punches from side control. #T1#
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Bandicoot creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ho Soon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bandicoot working away.
Bandicoot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bandicoot landing a few strikes.
Bandicoot working the strikes but Ho Soon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bandicoot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho Soon's head. #ES#
Ho Soon manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bandicoot keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bandicoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandicoot lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Bandicoot avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon is trying to stall.
#T2#
Bandicoot lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandicoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandicoot misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandicoot throws a head punch that misses.
Bandicoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandicoot working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Bandicoot tightens his grip and picks Ho Soon up, before dumping him to the ground. Ho Soon manages to land in guard.
Ho Soon has his feet on Bandicoot's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Nice defenses there by Bandicoot.
A big left from Bandicoot misses.
Bandicoot takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.#T3#
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandicoot.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Bandicoot misses with the combination.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Bandicoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandicoot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Bandicoot cracks Ho Soon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandicoot connects with a body shot.
Bandicoot throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Bandicoot lands with a right hand.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandicoot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Ho Soon 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
C47: Ahma vs. Spud
Date: Jul 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liu. That did some damage!
Ho Soon tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
An inside leg kick lands from Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A right-left combo lands from Liu.
Liu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho Soon 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Liu swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Liu misses with a hook.#T1#
Liu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Crunch! Liu slams his shin into Ho Soon's torso.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liu, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon throws a chopping leg kick but Liu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
#T2#
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Liu blocks the low kick.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Liu jumps back.
Ho Soon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Ho Soon settles back down.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Liu moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
A clash of legs there as Liu blocks the low kick.
A low kick lands for Liu.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Liu slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Ho Soon tries to work over Liu's front leg with a kick but Liu checks it.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
#T3#
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Good shot there by Liu.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Liu throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon tries a quick counter leg kick but Liu is wise to it.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liu.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
#T4#
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Liu checks it.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Liu.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon cracks Liu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Liu's leg. Liu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Liu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Liu throws a head kick that half lands.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Ho Soon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Soon's head.
Liu lands a head shot.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
Liu defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ho Soon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liu has got the better of the exchanges.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liu checks a leg kick.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon with a nice cross.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Liu avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Liu checks it.
Liu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ho Soon scores with a body shot.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Liu.
Ho Soon tries to work over Liu's front leg with a kick but Liu checks it.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu works Ho Soon's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Ho Soon as he checks the leg kick.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu walks into a left hand.
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!
Liu blocks a jab.#T2#
Liu scores with a nice right hand.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ho Soon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liu if he has to take too many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liu slips under a jab.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Liu's front leg but catches the back leg as Liu tries to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ho Soon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Liu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liu cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Ho Soon walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon motions for Liu to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Liu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Liu lands a head shot.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Liu.
Good standup being displayed there by Liu as he connects with a hook.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon motions for Liu to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Liu down.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho Soon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Liu lands a high kick!
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Liu's leg but Liu calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
Liu throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ho Soon is able to avoid easily.
Liu moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Liu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu backing away here, and Ho Soon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liu, as that shot connected.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Ho Soon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.#T1#
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Ho Soon only half commits.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Liu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ho Soon tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Liu throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Liu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liu moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Liu throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ho Soon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Liu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu lands with a right hand.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Ho Soon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liu with a body shot.
Liu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Liu.
Decent striking displayed by Liu there.
Ho Soon connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu slips under a jab.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Liu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Liu.#T3#
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Liu scores with a jab to the body.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Soon.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Liu fails to land with a series of punches.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
A big right from Liu misses.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Liu avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu lands with a hook. Ho Soon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho Soon walks into a jab.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Liu works over Ho Soon's head and body with a nice combination.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Liu.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu scores with a three punch combo!
Liu scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
A left and a right from Liu both land. Nice combination.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the body
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
During a confident post fight interview, Balagot Liu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
C43: Orochi vs. James
Date: Jun 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Jacquard.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Jacquard didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacquard.
A nice leg kick from Jacquard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacquard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacquard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Jacquard sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Jacquard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacquard misses with a low kick as Ho Soon jumps back.
Ho Soon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacquard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Jacquard.
Ho Soon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacquard.
Ho Soon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Jacquard's head but Jacquard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacquard avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Jacquard slips the punch.
Jacquard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacquard scores with a spinning back kick!
Jacquard misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Jacquard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jacquard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Ho Soon.
Jacquard digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Jacquard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Jacquard looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacquard at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Jacquard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacquard.
Ho Soon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacquard. Jacquard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jacquard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Jacquard's ribcage but misses.
Jacquard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Jacquard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jacquard misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Jacquard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Good leg kick by Jacquard.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Jacquard misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Jacquard's ribcage but misses.
Jacquard scores with a shot to the body.
Jacquard lands a two punch combo.
Jacquard clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Jacquard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho Soon.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a body shot.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Jacquard is out of range.
Jacquard feints a jab promting Ho Soon to slip. Jacquard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ho Soon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jacquard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacquard lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacquard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon cracks Jacquard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Remy Jacquard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Jacquard fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacquard lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Jacquard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Jacquard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacquard lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
That kick from Jacquard tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacquard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jacquard under the eye.
Jacquard throws a shot to the body.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Jacquard avoids it.
A jab from Jacquard misses.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacquard.
Ho Soon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jacquard throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
Jacquard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon clobbers Jacquard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacquard tried to score with a low kick but Ho Soon checks it.
Jacquard checks the leg kick.
A big right from Jacquard misses.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Jacquard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Jacquard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Jacquard throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacquard.
Jacquard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on Jacquard's shoulder, as Jacquard tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacquard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Jacquard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacquard down.
Jacquard blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacquard moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Jacquard.
Jacquard misses with a low kick.
Jacquard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jacquard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon thumps Jacquard with a low kick.
Jacquard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Ho Soon blocks the low kick.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Jacquard's leg. Jacquard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Jacquard.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Jacquard misses with a hook.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacquard's head backwards.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacquard throws out the jab.
Ho Soon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Jacquard misses with a wild body shot.
Jacquard misses the shot to the body.
Jacquard connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Jacquard moves out of range.
Jacquard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.#T1#
Ho Soon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho Soon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacquard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho Soon.
Jacquard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacquard moves away.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho Soon's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Jacquard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Soon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacquard misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Jacquard throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacquard moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacquard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick that knocks Jacquard off balance momentarily.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacquard's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacquard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon 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 Jacquard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacquard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Jacquard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Soon's head backwards.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jacquard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jacquard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Jacquard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Jacquard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacquard lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Jacquard's leg but Jacquard calmly moves out of range.
Jacquard throws a counter combo.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Jacquard missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacquard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ho Soon misses.
Jacquard misses with a looping left.
Jacquard checks the leg kick.
Jacquard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon motions for Jacquard to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacquard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a series of punches but Ho Soon avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacquard ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Jacquard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacquard's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacquard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacquard throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Jacquard connects with a body shot that sends Ho Soon's belly button to the back.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacquard manages to avoid it.
Jacquard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacquard misses the jab.
Jacquard jabs Ho Soon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacquard looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Jacquard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Soon's head backwards.
Jacquard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Jacquard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacquard! But no joy.
Jacquard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Jacquard's leg. Jacquard is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacquard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.#T4#
Jacquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho Soon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a leg kick.
Jacquard tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.
Ho Soon tries to land a leg kick but Jacquard saw it coming and moves away.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacquard fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacquard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Jacquard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jacquard scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Jacquard's legs.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacquard checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard misses with a low kick as Ho Soon jumps back.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Jacquard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon throws a front kick aimed at Jacquard's knee but Jacquard avoids it well.
Jacquard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remy Jacquard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Jacquard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacquard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacquard swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Jacquard throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon tries to work over Jacquard's front leg with a kick but Jacquard checks it.
Ho Soon motions for Jacquard to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Jacquard blocks a jab.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacquard.
Jacquard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jacquard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Jacquard throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Jacquard misses with a hook to the body
and Ho Soon counters with a left to the body.
Ho Soon throws a shot to the body.
Jacquard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacquard misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
#T1#
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Jacquard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacquard connects with a jab.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacquards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacquard has a takedown stuffed.
Ho Soon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacquard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacquard checks the leg kick.
Jacquard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Jacquard is out of range.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jacquard checks it well.
Jacquard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho Soon.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
A countering left hand to the body from Jacquard misses.
Jacquard lands a body shot.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacquard slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Jab by Ho Soon.#T2#
Jacquard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Soon. That did some damage!
Ho Soon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacquard.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Jacquard moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon with a jab.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jacquard!
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Jacquard moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacquard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacquard tried to score with a low kick but Ho Soon checks it.
A leg kick checked by Jacquard.
Jacquard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jacquard just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Jacquard blocks it.
Jacquard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacquard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacquard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Jacquard checks a leg kick. #T3#
Jacquard avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacquards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacquard throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Jacquard is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacquard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Jacquard moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Jacquard throws a series of strikes that have Ho Soon backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacquards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacquard cracks Ho Soon with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon 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 Jacquard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacquard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Jacquard throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Jacquard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho Soon. Jacquard shrugs it off though.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacquard.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Jacquard tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.
Jacquard clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Jacquard throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Jacquard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacquard scores with a kick to the body.
Jacquard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jacquard!
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Jacquard's body. Jacquard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacquard is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jacquard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Jacquard misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Jacquard was well out of range.
Jacquard missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chu Ho Soon.
Well Ho Soon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
C36: Maestre vs. Shamrock
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
A jab from Escobar Chavez does it's job there.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar Chavez.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Escobar Chavez's legs.
Escobar Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Escobar Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho Soon counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
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!
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Soon lands the left hand.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar Chavez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Soon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon thuds his shin into the meat of Escobar Chavez's side.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ho Soon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Escobar Chavez's leg. Escobar Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Escobar Chavez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a left to the body. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ho Soon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar Chavez 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Escobar Chavez drives through and clinches with Ho Soon against the cage.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Escobar Chavez connects with the punch.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ho Soon if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar Chavez throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
Ho Soon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez wants to slow Ho Soon down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Escobar Chavez's legs. #T1#
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
That kick from Escobar Chavez tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Soon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar Chavez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon tries to work over Escobar Chavez's front leg with a kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho Soon. That snapped Escobar Chavez's head back.
Escobar Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
#T2#
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a wild body kick that Escobar Chavez sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Escobar Chavez with an uppercut!
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez thinks about the counter body kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Escobar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Escobar Chavez's body.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez sizes up Ho Soon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.#T4#
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a right hand. Escobar Chavez shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Escobar Chavez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Escobar Chavez counters by clinching up. #BC#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar Chavez. That did some damage!
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Escobar Chavez throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Ho Soon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Escobar Chavez down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar Chavez under the eye.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it.
Ho Soon blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar Chavez's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Escobar Chavez's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Soon scores with a four punch combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon clobbers Escobar Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon moves forwards but Escobar Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Ho Soon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body kick.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar Chavez!
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
A cross from Ho Soon lands.
Escobar Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escobar Chavez throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon tried to counter with a leg kick but Escobar Chavez avoided it.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho Soons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho Soon misses with a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Ho Soon 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
After the fight, Chu Ho Soon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Escobar Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Ho Soon's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar Chavez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Ho Soon's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Soon tries to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Escobar Chavez jumps back.
A head kick misses from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon wants to slow Escobar Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Soon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Ho Soon saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Escobar Chavez's ribs.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar Chavez. That did some damage!
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Escobar Chavez clinches up with Ho Soon and pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon. #BC#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Escobar Chavez finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.
#T4#
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Ho Soon shakes it off.
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Ho Soon's ribs.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon works the jab nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the body
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez cracks Ho Soon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ho Soon looks to throw a body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Escobar Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar Chavez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon blocks a leg kick.#T2#
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Ho Soon backing away here, and Escobar Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Escobar Chavez down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Ho Soon throws a front kick aimed at Escobar Chavez's knee but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.#T3#
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Escobar Chavez only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon 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 Escobar Chavez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar Chavez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar Chavez's hands.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
Ho Soon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range and Ho Soon settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar Chavez at a distance.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon blocks a leg kick.#T4#
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar Chavez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Escobar Chavez's leg but Escobar Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon is looking to wear down Escobar Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar Chavez throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Soon counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.#T1#
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range and Escobar Chavez settles back down.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Ho Soon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Escobar Chavez's body. Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Escobar Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Escobar Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez looks for the body kick but Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Soon scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Escobar Chavez digs a good body shot into Ho Soon's ribs.
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!
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A leg kick checked by Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ho Soon tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chu Ho Soon.
I think Ho Soon 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
C23: Omarov vs. Steve
Date: Mar 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Ulatov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Ho Soon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lunges at Ulatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ulatov's hand.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ulatov takes a step back to recover.
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ulatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ho Soon defends well and Ulatov ends up having to push Ho Soon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho Soon sprawls well. Ho Soon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ulatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho Soon with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ulatov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ho Soon, which made it look bad.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ulatov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ulatov fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Ulatov's leg. Ulatov is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon punishes Ulatov's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Ulatov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ulatov lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Ulatov tries to pass.
Ulatov wants to control from the top but Ho Soon keeps moving.
Ulatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ho Soon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ho Soon managing to control the position. #T2#
Ulatov trying to control but Ho Soon is working from the bottom.
Ho Soon pulls Ulatov in close to prevent any damage.
Ulatov slips nicely into half guard.
Ho Soon is positioning himself well to prevent Ulatov advancing to mount.
Ho Soon wants to control but Ulatov is keeping busy.
Ho Soon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ho Soon.
Ulatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Ho Soon controls Ulatov momentarily but Ulatov frees himself.
Ho Soon is pulling down on Ulatov's head to control his posture.
Ulatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Soon 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.
Ulatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho Soon is retaining full guard.
Ho Soon is pulling down on Ulatov's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ulatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ulatov scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Soon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ulatov fails with the takedown.#T4#
Ho Soon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho Soon wants it to stay on the feet.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ulatov walks into a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Ho Soon finds it's target.
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ulatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ho Soon as Ulatov shoots in.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ulatov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Ho Soon catches Ulatov right on the button with a cross.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ulatov.
It appears Ho Soon was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ulatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ulatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ulatov can do to turn this around?
Ulatov shoots for a takedown but Ho Soon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ulatov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ulatov is defended easily by Ho Soon.
Ulatov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ulatov moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Soon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho Soon wants it to stay on the feet.
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ulatov takes one on the button.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick that knocks Ulatov off balance momentarily.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulatov should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Ulatov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ulatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Ho Soon lands a lovely overhand right.
Ulatov tries for a takedown but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ulatov is breathing heavily.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Ulatov's body.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Ulatov down.
Ho Soon cracks Ulatov with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Ulatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ulatov down.
Jab from Ho Soon.
Ulatov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD2#
Ulatov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ho Soon sprawls well initially but Ulatov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulatov is just content to waste time from the top position. Ho Soon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ulatov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ulatov looking to pass the guard.
Ho Soon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
Ulatov wants to pass the guard but Ho Soon is keeping the position.
Ulatov stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon pulls Ulatov in close to his closed guard and prevents Ulatov from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulatov looking to pass the guard.
Ho Soon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ho Soon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ho Soon is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulatov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ho Soon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Ulatov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ho Soon is aware though and is defending well.
Ulatov keeping full guard, as Ho Soon tries to pass. #SU#
Ho Soon stands up from Ulatov's guard - Ho Soon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ulatov goes for a double leg but Ho Soon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ho Soon continues to drive forward.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ulatov. Ulatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T4#
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Ulatov has his takedown stuffed
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Ulatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho Soon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ulatov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ulatov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon cracks a nice hook into Ulatov's ribs.
Ulatov shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Ulatov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ulatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ulatov fails with the takedown.
Ulatov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ulatov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ulatov darts in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets double underhooks and turns Ulatov into the cage.
Ulatov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ulatov with a poor takedown
and Ho Soon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ulatov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ulatov takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ulatov if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Ulatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ulatov tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Ulatov didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ulatov. Ulatov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Soon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ulatov on the side of the head.
Ulatov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ulatov.
Ulatov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Ulatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
Ulatov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ulatov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ulatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ulatov.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown.
Ulatov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ulatov. Ulatov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ulatov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Soon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ulatov.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ulatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ulatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Ulatov misses with a takedown attempt
and Ulatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ulatov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ulatov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
Ulatov has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ho Soon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ulatov.
Ulatov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sergei Ulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulatov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ulatov shoots in and drives through. Ho Soon sprawls well.
Ho Soon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Ulatov down.
Ho Soon feints a jab promting Ulatov to slip. Ho Soon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ulatov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck for Ulatov with that takedown attempt.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
#TD2#
Ulatov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ho Soon sprawls well initially but Ulatov persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T4#
Ho Soon keeping hold of Ulatov's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB2#
Ulatov is trying to work for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending well.
Ho Soon is doing well to control the position and prevent Ulatov from advancing to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Ulatov seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho Soon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
After the fight, Chu Ho Soon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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PANDA 83
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filch.
Filch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Filch missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Filch tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Soon breaks away and moves out of range.
Ho Soon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filch's sensitive parts. #TD#
Filch drives through with a takedown into Ho Soon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon seems keen to control Filch's posture.
Ho Soon 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Ho Soon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Ho Soon wants to stand up but Filch is controlling the position.
Ho Soon prevents Filch from improving his position.
Ho Soon wants to stand up but Filch is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Filch!
Ho Soon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ho Soon prevents Filch from getting the reversal.#T2#
Ho Soon controlling his opponent.
Ho Soon wants to stand but Filch is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Ho Soon controlling his opponent.
Filch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Filch throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Filch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ho Soon content just to control the position here.
Filch is trying to escape the mount.
Filch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Ho Soon is controlling the pace.
Filch misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Filch wants to improve his position but Ho Soon is controlling well.
Ho Soon blocks the strikes from Filch.
Filch missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Ho Soon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ho Soon tries to stand and escape but Filch is controlling the position.
Ho Soon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Filch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Ho Soon seems content to control.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filch tries to get to full guard but Ho Soon has control of the leg.
Filch wants to get back to full guard but Ho Soon has passed into side control.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but Filch is working away.
Filch tries to improve position but can't.
Filch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ho Soon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Filch tries to get to full guard but Ho Soon has control of the leg.
Filch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filch is striking but Ho Soon is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ho Soon wants to stand up but Filch has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Filch moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Filch misses the jab.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Filch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Filch scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Soon catches Filch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Filch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Filch down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Filch is just out of range.
Ho Soon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ho Soon thumps Filch with a low kick.
Filch looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
A big left from Filch misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Filch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.#T1#
Filch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Filch throws a body kick.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Filch's leg but Filch calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Filch finds it's way through Ho Soon's defenses.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
Ho Soon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Ho Soon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filch manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filch momentarily.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filch moves away.#T2#
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Filch.
Nice body punch from Filch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch looks to land a body kick but Ho Soon moved away.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Filch didn't see that one coming.
Filch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ho Soon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Filch misses.
Filch staying out of range there.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Filch throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Filch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filch.
Filch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a hook
letting Filch counter with a right hand.
Filch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filch just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filch moves out of range of the strikes.
Filch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho Soon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Filch seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filch doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Filch misses the target.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Filch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Filch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ho Soon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filch's sensitive parts.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Filch.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filch.#TD#
Filch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ho Soon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zilch Filch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filch cracks Ho Soon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Filch misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ho Soon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Filch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon sneaks back into half guard.
Filch looks to land a strike but Ho Soon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Ho Soon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Ho Soon!#REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Filch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon thumps Filch with a low kick.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Filch misses its target.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Filch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Filch.
Filch throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Filch missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filch misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Filch.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Filch lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a right hand.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Filch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Filch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Filch down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Filch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon scores with a leg kick.
Filch walks into a jab.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zilch Filch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Ho Soon tests Filch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Filch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon lands a jab.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Filch darts in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets double underhooks and turns Filch into the cage.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Soon controls his hands.
Filch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filch lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Ho Soon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho Soon tries to break the clinch but Filch is controlling the position. #BC2#
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Filch's midsection.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Filch seems unphased.
Ho Soon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ho Soon throws out a leg kick but Filch moves out of range and Ho Soon only half commits.
Filch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon 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 Filch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Filch moves out of range.
Filch misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon flicks out a counter leg kick but Filch steps away.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filch walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Filch's front leg but catches the back leg as Filch tries to avoid it. #T4#
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Filch moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon cracks Filch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon flicks out a counter leg kick but Filch steps away.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Filch misses.
Ho Soon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into Filch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Filch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon works the jab nicely.
Filch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
PANDA 73
Date: Jan 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
Escobar Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.#T1#
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Ho Soon's leg but Ho Soon calmly moves out of range.
Ho Soon fakes the leg kick and cracks Escobar Chavez in the body.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Ho Soon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a nice strike.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Soon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to score with a low kick but Escobar Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Escobar Chavez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Soon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Escobar Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Ho Soon gets tackled into the cage by Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez maintains the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands with a hook. Ho Soon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho Soon throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Soon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Escobar Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar Chavez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Ho Soon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.#T1#
Escobar Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Escobar Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.#CL#
Escobar Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Ho Soon in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon slows down the pace here.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon can't break the clinch.
Escobar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho Soon can do to turn this around?
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Soon. #BC2#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a right hand. Escobar Chavez shakes it off.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Escobar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Escobar Chavez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar Chavez tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Ho Soon counters with a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez checks the leg kick.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses its target.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Soon throws a push kick but Escobar Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Ho Soon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Escobar Chavez throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Escobar Chavez avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar Chavez. Ho Soon shrugs it off though.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Escobar Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Escobar Chavez's leg but Escobar Chavez calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar Chavez clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Escobar Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Ho Soon motions for Escobar Chavez to come forward. Ho Soon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Escobar Chavez.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body kick.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar Chavez at a distance.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Ho Soon throws a body kick.
It looked like Escobar Chavez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Escobar Chavez's body. Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ho Soon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Escobar Chavez digs a good body shot into Ho Soon's ribs.
Escobar Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Escobar Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez cracks Ho Soon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. #T3#
Escobar Chavez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Escobar Chavez didn't see that one coming.
Escobar Chavez jabs Ho Soon right on the nose. Ho Soon blinks but takes it well.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it. #T4#
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez with a nice cross.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar Chavez moves out of range easily.
Escobar Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Escobar Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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PANDA 67
Date: Jan 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Liu scores with a push kick.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon lands a glancing blow to the side of Liu's head.
A low kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu lands a front kick.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.
Ho Soon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Ho Soon with an uppercut!
Ho Soon walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Liu is looking to chop away at Ho Soon's legs.
Ho Soon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Liu thinks about the counter body kick.
Liu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot that snaps Liu's head back.
Liu lands an overhand right.
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Ho Soon saw it coming and moves away.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from Liu.
Liu misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon blocks the body kick.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.#T3#
Ho Soon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Soon checks a leg kick nicely.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Ho Soon connects with the punch.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu cracks Ho Soon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon throws a low kick, looking for Liu's leg but Liu calmly moves out of range.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu slips a jab from Ho Soon.#T4#
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho Soon back to the cage. Liu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liu misses with a looping right.
It looked like Ho Soon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Liu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho Soon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Soon has time to react.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ho Soon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liu counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho Soon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Liu stuns Ho Soon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Ho Soon catches Liu right on the button with a cross.
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
A good leg kick by Liu.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Soon 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.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Ho Soon gets tackled into the cage by Liu. Liu maintains the clinch.
Liu misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Liu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liu working aggressively here.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho Soon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ho Soon jabs at Liu's body.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Liu's front leg but catches the back leg as Liu tries to avoid it.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
Liu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Liu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses.
Liu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu looks to land a body kick but Ho Soon moved away.#T4#
Ho Soon checks a leg kick.
Liu scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Liu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ho Soon if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Liu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon feints and then cracks Liu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liu down.
Liu throws a leg kick but Ho Soon checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Liu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Ho Soon only half commits.
Jab by Ho Soon.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ho Soon. Liu shrugs it off though. #T1#
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu with a jab.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Liu throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Liu with the inside leg kick.
Liu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Liu flicks out a counter leg kick but Ho Soon steps away.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Soon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Liu avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Ho Soon looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu cracks Ho Soon with a good jab.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Liu counters with a left to the body.
Liu is looking to chop away at Ho Soon's legs.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Liu.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liu walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Soon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Liu.#T3#
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.
Nice shot by Liu.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu checks a leg kick nicely.
Liu counters with a body kick.
Ho Soon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
#T4#
Ho Soon sizes up Liu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC2#Ho Soon is rocked!
Liu blocks a low kick nicely.
Oh Ho Soon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Soon seems to have got his legs back now.
Liu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a low kick, right behind Ho Soon 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Liu counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon throws an off balance right hand
and Liu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
PANDA 55
Date: Dec 06, 2020 |
#R1#
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon clobbers Steve Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Steve Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Steve Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Steve Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve Jr catches Ho Soon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon thumps Steve Jr with a low kick.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Steve Jr slips the punch.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Steve Jr seems unphased.
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Steve Jr connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Steve Jr is out of range.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Steve Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Steve Jr saw that one coming.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Ho Soon cracks Steve Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve Jr is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
A jab from Steve Jr does it's job there.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Steve Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve Jr tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Steve Jr avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon 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.
A jab from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steve Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Steve Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Steve Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Steve Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Steve Jr's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho Soon has got the better of the exchanges.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon jabs at Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve Jr checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Steve Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Ho Soon misses
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Steve Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws a body kick that misses.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve Jr misses the target.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Steve Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Steve Jr's body.#T1#
Steve Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon feints a jab promting Steve Jr to slip. Ho Soon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steve Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho Soon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
George Steve Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Ho Soon is rocked!
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Steve Jr's ribs.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.#T3#
Ho Soon stalks Steve Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve Jr's face. Steve Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr slips under a jab.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve Jr's hands.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Steve Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve Jr's head.
Ho Soon keeps Steve Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Steve Jr with an uppercut!
Steve Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon tries to land a body kick
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chu Ho Soon waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
PANDA 41
Date: Nov 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goncalves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Goncalves tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goncalves moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goncalves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho Soon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goncalves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho Soon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho Soon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goncalves throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Goncalves or perhaps it was just good defense by Ho Soon, which made it look bad.
Goncalves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick that knocks Goncalves off balance momentarily.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Goncalves's head but Goncalves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goncalves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goncalves was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Goncalves moves out of range.
Crunch! Ho Soon slams his shin into Goncalves's torso.
Goncalves slips under a jab.
Goncalves wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Goncalves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goncalves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goncalves moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Ho Soon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Goncalves throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Ho Soon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goncalves tries to clinch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon punishes Goncalves's body with a nice straight punch.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goncalves tries to counter with a takedown but Ho Soon is quick to defend against it.
Goncalves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Soon lands with a cross.
Goncalves shoots in but Ho Soon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goncalves swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Ho Soon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goncalves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
Goncalves feinted with a counter takedown.#T3#
Goncalves wants to clinch up but Ho Soon keeps it at a distance.
Ho Soon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon works Goncalves's body with a nice hook.
Goncalves defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goncalves doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
Goncalves fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon is looking to slow Goncalves down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Ho Soon misses. #T4#
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goncalves. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Soon 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 Goncalves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goncalves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Soon jabs Goncalves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goncalves.
Goncalves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Goncalves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
Goncalves feinted with a counter takedown.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Goncalves moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goncalves dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Goncalves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Goncalves attempts a counter takedown but Ho Soon avoids it well and moves away.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goncalvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goncalves swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves tries to clinch up.
Ho Soon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Soon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goncalves tries to clinch but Ho Soon is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon swats away the attempt to clinch by Goncalves.
Goncalves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Goncalves misses with a hook.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Goncalves tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goncalves in his tracks.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand #CL#
and Goncalves counters by moving into the clinch.
Ho Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goncalves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Goncalves blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon is leaning against Goncalves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goncalves tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Ho Soon lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Ho Soon gets through Goncalves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but Ho Soon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilon Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goncalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon lands a hook that snaps the head of Goncalves backwards.
A body shot lands from Ho Soon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Goncalves pulls Ho Soon into guard.
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.
Ho Soon controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Ho Soon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ho Soon is stalling in the full guard.
Ho Soon wants to pass the guard but Goncalves is keeping the position.#T3#
Ho Soon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Ho Soon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ho Soon controlling from the top position.
Ho Soon wants to pass the guard but Goncalves is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Goncalves has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ho Soon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Goncalves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goncalves is looking to regain half guard here but Ho Soon keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goncalves trying to remain calm as Ho Soon controls from the top position.
Goncalves is looking to reverse the position.
Goncalves is trying to escape the position but Ho Soon is controlling the position.
Goncalves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ho Soon is staying tight to Goncalves's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Goncalves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ho Soon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ho Soon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Ho Soon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jab by Ho Soon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Goncalves slips under a jab.
Goncalves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ho Soon manages to circle out of the way.
Ho Soon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goncalves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goncalves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Soon lands with a right hand. #CL#
Goncalves forces Ho Soon back against the cage and clinches.
Goncalves jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Goncalves around his waist. Goncalves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goncalves fails to land.
Goncalves jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Goncalves around his waist. Goncalves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Ho Soon. #TD#
Goncalves jumps guard.
#T1#
Ho Soon tries to free his leg and advance position but Goncalves is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Goncalves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ho Soon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ho Soon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Goncalves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Goncalves has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.
Ho Soon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Goncalves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goncalves being controlled here, momentarily.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho Soon forces his way into half guard.
Ho Soon stalling.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ho Soon.#SUB#
Goncalves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Ho Soon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ho Soon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goncalves working to try and regain half guard.
Ho Soon controlling from the full mount.
Dilon Goncalves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goncalves throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ho Soon. What's that going to do exactly? #T4#
Goncalves is looking to improve his position but Ho Soon isn't that keen on the idea.
Goncalves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goncalves wants to get back to full guard.
Ho Soon wants to pass to mount but Goncalves is defending the position. #SUB#
Goncalves looking for submissions off his back.
Ho Soon is taking a breather. Goncalves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Goncalves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon controlling the action here.
Ho Soon moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ho Soon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
PANDA 30
Date: Oct 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ithamar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Soon works Ithamar's body with a nice hook.
Ithamar ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ithamar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ho Soon's waist but Ho Soon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ithamar off to one side.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ithamar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho Soon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ezekiel Ithamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown attempt from Ithamar. Ithamar gets slowly back to his feet.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Ho Soon's head coaches at Clinch Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ithamar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ithamar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Ithamar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ithamars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Ho Soon.
Ithamar lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown.
Ho Soon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ithamar.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Ithamar seems unphased.
Donk. Ho Soon catches Ithamar right on the button with a cross.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ithamar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ithamar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon cracks Ithamar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Soon cracks Ithamar with an open hand slap.
Ithamar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ithamar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Ithamar moves out of range.
Ithamar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Ho Soon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Ithamar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ho Soon defends well and Ithamar ends up having to push Ho Soon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Ithamar shoots and misses
and Ho Soon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ithamar looks winded!
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ithamar if he has to take too many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
Ithamar fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Ithamar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ho Soon!
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Ho Soon wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Ho Soon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ithamar off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ho Soon controlling the positon.
Ithamar wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Ithamar tries to escape but Ho Soon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ithamar is still trying to improve position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ho Soon controlling the positon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon continues to stall.
Ho Soon is not going to allow Ithamar to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ho Soon but Ho Soon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ho Soon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ithamar's head.
Ithamar misses with a takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Ithamar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ithamar tries to clinch there but Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho Soon sprawls well. Ho Soon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ithamar gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho Soon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Ithamar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon lands a glancing blow to the side of Ithamar's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Nice jab there from Ho Soon.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ho Soon.
Ithamar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ithamar shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ithamar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ho Soon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ithamar in his tracks.
Ho Soon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ithamar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ithamar looks for a takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Ithamar fails to land the takedown.
Ithamar is breathing heavily.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Ithamar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon stuns Ithamar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ithamar with a poor takedown
and Ithamar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Ithamar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Ithamar tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Ithamar with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Ithamar dives in for a single leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Ithamar's body.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ithamar can do to turn this around?
Jab from Ho Soon.
Ithamar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ho Soon pushes Ithamar away with a front kick.
Ho Soon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ithamar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ithamar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Ho Soon tenderised Ithamar's leg. Ithamar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ithamar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with the punch.#T3#
Ithamar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ithamar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away.
Ithamar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ithamar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ithamar fails with the takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Soon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Ithamar dives in and grabs Ho Soon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Soon pushes down on Ithamar's head and hops out.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ithamar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Soon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ithamar somewhat.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Ithamar's body.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ithamar's head.
Ithamar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ithamar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
The crowd cheers as Ho Soon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ithamar doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ithamar tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ithamar. That did some damage!
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Ho Soon lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ithamar shoots for a takedown but Ho Soon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ithamar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice body punch from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a one two combo.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ithamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ithamar misses with a takedown
and Ho Soon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ithamar.
Ho Soon scores with a nice head shot.
Ithamar takes one to the side of the head.
Ithamar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ithamar fails with a takedown attempt.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Ithamar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ithamar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ithamar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Ithamar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Ithamar down.
Ho Soon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ithamar has time to react.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon jabs at Ithamar's body.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ithamar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ho Soon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ithamar doesn't seem phased though.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ho Soon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ithamar walks into a jab.
Ho Soon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ithamar misses with a takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ithamar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ithamar scores with a three punch combo!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ithamar.
Ho Soon throws a series of strikes that have Ithamar backpedaling.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ithamar.
Ithamar fails to land the takedown.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ithamar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Soon.
Ithamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ithamar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
Ho Soon throws a big counter combination but Ithamar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ithamar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ho Soon.#T3#
Ho Soon jabs at Ithamar's body.
Ezekiel Ithamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho Soon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ithamar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ithamar momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Ithamar moves out of range easily.
Ithamar shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Ithamar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Ithamar seems unphased.
Ithamar dives in and grabs Ho Soon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Soon pushes down on Ithamar's head and hops out.
Ithamar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ithamar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Ho Soon connects with a body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ho Soon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ithamar at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ithamar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon thumps Ithamar with a low kick.
Ho Soon lands a jab to Ithamar's midsection.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ezekiel Ithamar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ithamar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho Soon as he jumps to the side.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ithamar in his tracks.
Ho Soon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ithamar in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
PANDA 20
Date: Sep 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon sizes up Goromaru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Goromaru sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goromaru half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab, jab by Ho Soon - just one landing.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Goromaru walks into a jab.
Goromaru ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
We've been hearing reports that Goromaru has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Goromaru defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Goromaru feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Goromaru's front leg but catches the back leg as Goromaru tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Goromaru.
Goromaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goromaru takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goromaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T1#
Goromaru shoots for a takedown but Ho Soon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick #TD#
and Goromaru counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ho Soon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Goromaru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goromaru trying to control the position but Ho Soon is working away. #SUB#
Goromaru is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho Soon is defending well.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Ho Soon is trying to control Goromaru's posture but Goromaru avoids it.
Ho Soon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ho Soon is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Ho Soon's face as Goromaru controls the position.
Goromaru tries to advance position but instead Ho Soon slips a leg back in to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goromaru is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it. #SUB#
Goromaru is trying to work for a kimura but Ho Soon is defending well.
#T3#
Ho Soon keeping control of the position.
Ho Soon is trying to control but can't.
Ho Soon is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ho Soon with the inside leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goromaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goromaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Goromaru tries to counter with a takedown but Ho Soon is quick to defend against it.#T4#
Goromaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Goromaru changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goromaru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goromaru tries to counter with a takedown but Ho Soon is quick to defend against it.
Goromaru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab. #CL#
Goromaru instigates a clinch.
Goromaru misses with a body punch.
Ho Soon gets underhooks to prevent Goromaru's takedown attempt.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goromaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Goromaru. #BC#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goromaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goromaru blocks a jab.
Goromaru moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Goromaru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
That's time! Goromaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Goromaru wants to clinch
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Goromaru's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goromaru.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goromaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goromaru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho Soon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Goromaru gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Ho Soon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1##SUB#
Goromaru looking for submissions off his back.
Goromaru is looking to improve his position.
Ho Soon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ho Soon tries to pass to full mount but Goromaru defends it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ho Soon in particular looking to stall.
Ho Soon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Goromaru tries to roll over but Ho Soon keeps him under control.
Ho Soon is trying to control. Goromaru wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ho Soon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ho Soon wants to pass to mount but Goromaru is defending the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB#
Goromaru with the active half guard here but Ho Soon passes nicely into side control.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ho Soon works to advance to full mount. Goromaru defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ho Soon content just to control the position here.
Goromaru working to try and regain half guard.
Ho Soon wants to take his opponent's back but Goromaru doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ho Soon can't control as he wanted to and Goromaru manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Goromaru counters with a takedown into side control.
Ho Soon pushes Goromaru away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Goromaru gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ho Soon is trying to control Goromaru's posture but Goromaru avoids it.
Ho Soon is looking to regain half guard here but Goromaru keeps moving and retains side control.
Chu Ho Soon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goromaru working away.
Goromaru is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon tries to buck Goromaru off but Goromaru is having none of it.
Goromaru looking to control but instead Ho Soon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Ho Soon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goromaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho Soon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Goromaru tries to pass.
Goromaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon is trying to keep Goromaru in close.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ho Soon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Soon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goromaru darts in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets double underhooks and turns Goromaru into the cage.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Goromaru misses with a takedown attempt
and Goromaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Goromaru moved out of range.
Goromaru feinted with a counter takedown.
Goromaru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goromaru fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Goromaru clinches with his opponent.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goromaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Goromaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goromaru blocks a jab.
Ho Soon stuns Goromaru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Goromaru jumps back.
Goromaru ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon works Goromaru's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Goromaru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Soon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Soon.
Goromaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Goromaru slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Goromaru appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ho Soon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Goromaru wants to clinch.#CL#
Goromaru moves into range and clinches up with Ho Soon.#T4#
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Goromaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goromaru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goromaru goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ho Soon prevents it.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Goromaru lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Goromaru is trying to control the action in half guard but Ho Soon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goromaru with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goromaru is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon 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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Event:
PANDA 12
Date: Aug 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Werthers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Ho Soon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho Soon.
Werthers walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Werthers lands the left hand.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Werthers moves out of range.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
A low kick from Ho Soon misses #TD2#
and Werthers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ho Soon!
Ho Soon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Clinch Pride, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon parries the strikes from Werthers easily there. Werthers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ho Soon to escape.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to half guard.
Werthers in side control, throwing shots but Ho Soon defends.
Werthers trying to control the position but Ho Soon is working away. #T1#
Ho Soon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Werthers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Werthers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho Soon's head.
Ground and pound from Werthers.
Werthers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ho Soon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Werthers.
Werthers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ho Soon controlling the position well.
Ho Soon is trying to stand back up but Werthers is controlling him
Ho Soon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Werthers.
Werthers throwing shots but Ho Soon is blocking nicely.
Werthers is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Werthers not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Werthers in particular looking to stall.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Werthers preventing the sweep.
Ho Soon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Werthers is looking to improve his position.
Ho Soon tries to pass to full mount but Werthers defends it.
Ho Soon not doing much here.
Werthers trying to hold on to Ho Soon's head to control him but Ho Soon postures up.
#T3#
Werthers is looking to improve his position.
Ho Soon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ho Soon continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Ho Soon.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Werthers trying to control from the bottom.
Ho Soon stalling.
Werthers is trying to maintain the position but Ho Soon is very close to passing his half guard.
Ho Soon not doing much here.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Werthers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Werthers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Werthers's legs.
Werthers throws a series of punches but Ho Soon avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon cracks a nice hook into Werthers's ribs.
Ho Soon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Werthers misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Werthers is out of range.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
And Werthers tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Werthers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Soon defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Ho Soon.
Werthers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Werthers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Werthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Werthers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Werthers darts in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon gets double underhooks and turns Werthers into the cage.
Ho Soon tests Werthers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werthers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Werthers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werthers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Werthers throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Werthers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Werthers.
Werthers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Werthers moves out of range.
Werthers moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Werthers scores with a nice strike.
Werthers throws a big shot that misses.
Werthers 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.
Werthers misses with a wild combination.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Werthers blocks it.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Werthers misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Werthers can do to turn this around?
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Werthers.#T2#
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Werthers.
And Werthers tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ho Soon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Werthers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Werthers staying out of range there.
As Ho Soon backs off Werthers throws a huge counter combo but Ho Soon manages to avoid it all.
Ho Soon scores with a head kick. Werthers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Werthers throws a right hand that Ho Soon ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho Soon also avoids with ease.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Werthers misses with a straight right.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Soon catches Werthers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho Soon is looking to slow Werthers down with leg kicks.
Del Werthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho Soon.
Werthers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Werthers looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.#CL#
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Werthers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Werthers tries to break the clinch but Ho Soon is controlling the position.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Werthers's elbow.
Ho Soon tries to work over Werthers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Werthers wants to stall.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Werthers wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ho Soon.
Werthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ho Soon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Werthers up against the cage.
Ho Soon blocking some punches.
Werthers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ho Soon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Werthers.#BC2#
Werthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon lands a nice hook to Werthers's body. Werthers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Soon sizes up Werthers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Soon. No joy for Werthers on that attempt. #T4#
Werthers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Werthers.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Werthers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Soon to score with a decent uppercut.
Werthers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho Soon. That snapped Werthers's head back.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Werthers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a lovely overhand right.
Werthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Werthers was well out of range.
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Werthers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Werthers moves out of range as Ho Soon throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Werthers's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Werthers's ribcage but misses.
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Werthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
A quick step to the side and Ho Soon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Werthers lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
Werthers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werthers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Werthers moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Werthers misses with a straight right.
Werthers slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Werthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Werthers moves away from the strike by Ho Soon. #T1#
Ho Soon scores with a jab.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Werthers.
Ho Soon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wertherss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Werthers shoots in and drives through. Ho Soon sprawls well.
Werthers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Werthers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Werthers misses with a few strikes there.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Werthers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Werthers.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Werthers is out of range and Ho Soon settles back down.
Ho Soon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Werthers.
Werthers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ho Soon lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werthers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Werthers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Werthers.
Ho Soon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Werthers.
Werthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Werthers if he has to take too many more of those.
Werthers jabs Ho Soon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Soon. No joy for Werthers on that attempt.
Werthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho Soon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Werthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon with a nice cross.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Werthers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ho Soon eats them both and turns towards Werthers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Del Werthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Ho Soon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Soon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Werthers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Werthers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Soon defends it well.
Ho Soon tries to land a front kick but Werthers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Werthers cracks Ho Soon with an open hand slap.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Werthers.
Ho Soon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Werthers.
Werthers throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Werthers manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Werthers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Werthers misses.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Werthers's body.
Werthers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Nice defenses there by Werthers.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Werthers moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Werthers misses with a right hand
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Werthers moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
Nice cross by Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Werthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho Soon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Soon thinks about countering with a head kick.
Werthers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Werthers tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Werthers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho Soon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
SAFO 63
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
River has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
River lands a jab.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by River. #CL2#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
#BC#
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
River instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ho Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Soon controls the action.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Good body shot from River.
#TD#
River successfully pulls guard.
Ho Soon tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard. #SUB#
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Ho Soon got a little sloppy there for a moment and River has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ho Soon has managed to get both his arms back between River's legs - danger averted.
Ho Soon sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
River isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ho Soon stacks River on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ho Soon!
River tries to buck Ho Soon off but Ho Soon is having none of it.#T2#
Ho Soon controls the position from side control.
Ho Soon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
River can't do much from the bottom here.
River prevents Ho Soon from moving into mount.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but River is working away.
Ho Soon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
River wants to control but Ho Soon postures up.#T3#
River is trying to improve his position.
River is working hard here to advance position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ho Soon tries to stand but River is controlling his head.
Ho Soon taking a breather here.
River struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T4#
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
River lands a jab to the head.
River shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
It looked like River was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon cracks River with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon cracks River with a right hand to the side of the head.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Soon moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon scores with a body shot.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River throws a shot to the body.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Ho Soon, looking for a takedown. River pushes Ho Soon against the cage but Ho Soon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
River shoots in looking for a takedown. Ho Soon tries to sprawl out of it but River keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ho Soon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1##TD#
River drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ho Soon trying to keep a closed guard but River is proving a slippery customer.
River wants to control from the top but Ho Soon keeps moving.
River slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ho Soon managing to control the position.
River stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Soon.#T2#
River looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
River throwing strikes from guard but Ho Soon blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from River.
Ho Soon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from River. That one must have hurt.
Ho Soon lands with a right hand.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
River looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Ho Soon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Ho Soon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocks a leg kick.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
River avoids the head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon avoids the head kick by River.
River connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Ho Soon, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for River, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
River throws a body kick that misses.
River walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
River lands a head shot.
A jab from Ho Soon does it's job there.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
River with a nice calf kick.
River lands a jab to Ho Soon's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon thows a body kick. River tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
River throws a quick counter head kick but Ho Soon was just out of range.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Ho Soon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from River.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River is leaning against Ho Soon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
River is working Ho Soon over against the cage.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the head. #T1#
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
River breaks from the clinch.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Ho Soon avoided it.
River checks a low kick from Ho Soon.
River cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River scores with a head kick. Ho Soon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Soon tries to counter with a clinch but River shakes him off and moves away.
River misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ho Soon takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
River staying out of range there.
River lands a jab to Ho Soon's midsection.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Soon off balance momentarily.
Ho Soon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from River.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River checks the leg kick.
Ho Soon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho Soon.
River tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ho Soon manages to circle out of the way.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
River thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
River drops his hands momentarily and Ho Soon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho Soon.
River scores with a push kick.
Bernhard River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon checks a low kick from River.
River misses with a hook. Ho Soon ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon lands a slapping body shot.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Soon.
River moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ho Soon. That snapped River's head back.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.#T4#
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ho Soon takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
#CL#
River has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
River tries to throw a body punch but Ho Soon avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon lands with a short shot to the head.
River looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Soon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
SAFO 60 Ali v Johnson
Date: May 16, 2020 |
#R1#
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Soon. That did some damage!
River lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Ho Soon connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Soon.
River scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho Soon smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ho Soon as River tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Ho Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
A clash of legs there as River blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Ho Soon.#CL2#
River closes the distance and pushes Ho Soon back into the cage.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River just leaning against Ho Soon, taking a breather.
River tries to work over Ho Soon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River has Ho Soon pushed against the cage.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from River. #T2#
River lands a right hand.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on River - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River misses with some punches.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands with a light punch inside.
River tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
Ho Soon blocks a body shot from River.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##BC2#
River breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River throws a jab when Ho Soon was well out of range.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River throws a series of punches but Ho Soon avoids them all with ease.
Ho Soon fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and River counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by River.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Soon.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD2#
River has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ho Soon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to escape the position.
Ho Soon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ho Soon is in bad spot here.
River is looking to control Ho Soon but Ho Soon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ho Soon trying to control the action but River just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernhard River will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
River wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Ho Soon sets himself, and River steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Soon avoids it this time.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
River lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Soon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
Ho Soon tries a head kick but it misses.
River is looking to slow Ho Soon down with leg kicks.
River takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
River has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
River throws a big counter head kick but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon throws a hook but River blocks it.
River lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Soon.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River misses with a body kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Soon. Ho Soon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#TD2#
River shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
River seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho Soon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ho Soon is trying to stand up here but River is controlling him well. #SUB2#
River is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T3#
River passes to side control.
Ho Soon trying to control but River flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#SUB2#
River looking for the choke from the back.
Ho Soon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
River keeps control of the position as Ho Soon tries to break free.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with River on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ho Soon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
River missing with punches from the back. #T4#
I really don't envy Ho Soon right now.
Ho Soon is trying to stand back up.
River has good solid back control here. #SUB2#
River is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
Ho Soon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ho Soon cracks River with a good jab.
Ho Soon tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from River.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from River lands.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from River.#T1#
River throws a push kick but Ho Soon slaps the foot to one side.
River thuds a left hand into Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
River throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ho Soon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. River is in Ho Soon's guard.
Bernhard River has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ho Soon keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon controls River momentarily but River frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
River wants to control from the top but Ho Soon keeps moving.
Ho Soon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but River has passed into side control.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
Chu Ho Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
River working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
River is looking to take a break and control but Ho Soon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
River is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ho Soon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
River tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.
River prevents Ho Soon from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Ho Soon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ho Soon tries to buck River off but River is having none of it.
Ho Soon can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
River is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho Soon is defending well.
River happy to just control the position for now.
Ho Soon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
River trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got River 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard River!
A very excited looking Bernhard River made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
WPFC 44 - Knox vs. McDonnell 2
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Ho Soon throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn counters with a leg kick.
Kitjakarn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Kitjakarn's head.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Ho Soon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kitjakarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon clobbers Kitjakarn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Kitjakarn was well out of range.
Ho Soon lands a jab.
Ho Soon jabs Kitjakarn right on the nose. Kitjakarn blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Soon tests Kitjakarn's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Kitjakarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho Soon 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.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a looping left.
Kitjakarn moves forwards but Ho Soon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
We've been told by Kitjakarn's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Soon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kitjakarn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kitjakarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Ho Soon throws an off balance right hand
letting Kitjakarn counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Kitjakarn misses.
Kitjakarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
#T2#
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Kitjakarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitjakarn connects with a high kick.
Kitjakarn swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon flicks out a counter leg kick but Kitjakarn steps away.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho Soon with a nice cross.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick
and Kitjakarn counters with a big head kick but Ho Soon shrugs it off.
Kitjakarn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Kitjakarn didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Ho Soon misses
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and Kitjakarn counters with a crisp one two that drops Ho Soon! Kitjakarn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ho Soon to his feet! Ho Soon is in big trouble!#ROC#
Ho Soon is rocked!
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Kitjakarn counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Ho Soon off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Kitjakarn follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Ho Soon was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Biabas Kitjakarn!
After winning the bout, Biabas Kitjakarn 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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Event:
WPFC 38 - DaBell vs.Showtime
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Sor throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Ho Soon connects with a crisp jab.
Sor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Sor throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Sor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ho Soon thuds his shin into the meat of Sor's side.
A punch combination from Ho Soon misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sor.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sor.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Sor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon is looking to chop away at Sor's legs.
Sor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor scores with a nice head shot.
Sor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Sor moved out of range nicely.
Sor misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Sor jumps back.
A quick step to the side and Sor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Sor misses with a straight left.
Sor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sor misses with an uppercut.
Sor throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sor throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Sor moves out of range.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Sor is looking for a counter combo.
Sor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sor lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Soon slips a jab from Sor.
Sor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sor throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Sor's body.
#T2##CL2#
Ho Soon gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor stalling in the clinch but Ho Soon improves position.
Sor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sor blocking some punches.
Ho Soon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sors head.
I was talking to Sor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Sor.
Ho Soon lands a hook that snaps the head of Sor backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sor.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon gets through Sor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Sor - that landed with a thud.
Sor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor tries a body shot but Ho Soon blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sor.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho Soon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sor blocks an uppercut.
Sor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Soon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sors head.
Ho Soon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sor blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon gets through Sor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor blocks an uppercut.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sor can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Soon controls the action.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Sor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ho Soon as Sor tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a left hand.
#ROC2#
Sor is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Soon.
Oh Sor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sor.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Sor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Sor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Sor.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho Soon.
Sor blocking some punches.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon working aggressively here.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sor tries to clinch up
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sor is just out of range.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Sor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sor. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Sor gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ho Soon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sor is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Ziggs lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Soon off balance momentarily.
Ziggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho Soon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Soon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #TD#
Ziggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Ziggs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ho Soon looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T1#
Ziggs uses his free foot to push down on Ho Soon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ho Soon.
Ziggs won't let Ho Soon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ho Soon tries to lock up and control but Ziggs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ziggs won't let Ho Soon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ziggs trying to control but Ho Soon is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Ziggs stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ziggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho Soon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Ho Soon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ziggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziggs shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Ziggs moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon.
Ziggs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ho Soon pinned against the cage. Ho Soon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Ziggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Soon. Ho Soon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziggs is looking for a counter combo.
Ziggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho Soon is fending him off so far but Ziggs persists. Nope, Ho Soon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Ziggs with that takedown attempt. #T3#
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ziggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho Soon circles away.
Ho Soon throws a wild body kick that Ziggs sees coming a mile off.
Ziggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ho Soon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ziggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho Soon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ho Soon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ziggs if he has to take too many more of those.
Ziggs is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon. #T4#
Ziggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Soon delivers a nice body kick.
Ho Soon lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Ho Soon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. Ziggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ziggs avoids the head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a head kick. Ziggs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ziggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ziggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Ho Soon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ziggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick that knocks Ziggs off balance momentarily.
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon 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.
#R2#
Ho Soon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ho Soon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Soon stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Ziggs clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ziggs.
Ho Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Ziggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon stalls.
Ziggs takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ziggs is trying to stall.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Ziggs controls the action.
#T1#
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon gets through Ziggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Soon controlling the action here for a moment.
Ziggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Ho Soon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziggs blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ziggs is trying to pull guard but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon has Ziggs pushed against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ziggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ziggs is trying to force a seperation but Ho Soon has the dominant position.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Soon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ziggs backwards.
Ho Soon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziggs blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Ziggs blocking some punches.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho Soon is defending well for now.#BC#
Ziggs manages to break the clinch.
Ziggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ho Soon blocks a head kick by Ziggs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ziggs blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. Ziggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Ziggs moves out of range easily.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziggs misses with a body kick.
Ho Soon throws a fast counter high kick but Ziggs manages to duck under it in time.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Ziggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho Soon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD#
Ziggs gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon is pushing Ziggs's head away, looking to escape. Ziggs manages to hold on to the position though.
Ho Soon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ziggs controls the position from side control.
Ho Soon is looking for a sweep.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon 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!
#R3#
Ho Soon throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Ziggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ziggs.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Ziggs gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ho Soon regains guard.
Ho Soon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ho Soon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ziggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon has Ziggs pulled in close to control his posture.
Ziggs won't allow Ho Soon to get back to his feet. #T1#
Ziggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ziggs trying to control but Ho Soon is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ho Soon throws a chopping leg kick but Ziggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Ho Soon looks to move away, Ziggs throws a big counter combo but Ho Soon just gets out of the way.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziggs. That did some damage!
Ziggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Soon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ziggs somewhat.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ziggs moves in looking to clinch but Ho Soon pushes him off.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Good leg kick by Ho Soon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ziggy Ziggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ziggs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon.
Ziggs tries to clinch up but Ho Soon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ho Soon but Ho Soon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Ziggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ziggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Soon.
Ziggs avoids a kick to the body.
Ziggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ziggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Soon can pounce on him.
Ho Soon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ziggs's sensitive parts. #T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ziggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
Ziggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a wild body kick that Ziggs sees coming a mile off.
Ziggs fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ziggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T4#
Ho Soon lands a high kick!
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ziggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ziggs.
Ziggy Ziggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho Soon!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Soon. That's going to slow Ziggs down.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ho Soon scores with a head kick. Ziggs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ho Soon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ho Soon 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
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