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Event:
HFA 24
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1# Yoo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Brooks looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Yoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Yoo moves away and avoids it. Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Yoo tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side. A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
A nice side step and Brooks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1# Yoo scores with a shot to the body.
Yoo lands a lovely overhand right. Yoo has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soo Young Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Brooks looks like he wants to counter punch here. Yoo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Nice defenses there by Yoo.#T2# Brooks avoids the body shot from Yoo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoo.#TD# Yoo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brooks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Yoo cracks Brooks with a big elbow. #SUB# Yoo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! 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! Yoo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yoo controlling the position from side mount. Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3##SUB# Yoo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Yoo works to advance to full mount. Brooks defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brooks can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB# Yoo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brooks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brooks shrugs it off. Yoo controlling the pace for now. #SUB# Yoo is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Brooks is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Brooks flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Yoo anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Brooks and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Yoo slips an arm under Brooks chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Yoo has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Yoo is squeezing on Brooks like an anaconda would it's prey. Brooks fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Soo Young Yoo! Soo Young Yoo 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:
HFA 21
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1# A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target. Yoo ducks right into an uppercut from Jack. Yoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoo. Jack scores with a hook. Jack scores with a nice head shot. Yoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC2#Yoo is rocked! Yoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Oh Yoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jack drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Yoo right on the button. Yoo goes down! Jack follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jack gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amber Jack! Amber Jack is the new bantamweight champion! Amber Jack 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:
TWGC 42 (145lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kalevelis Kalvis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Soo Young Yoo! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Yoo moves in looking to clinch but Kalvis pushes him off.#CL# Kalvis clinches with his opponent.
#TD# Kalvis has picked Yoo up - he's going for a ride! Kalvis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kalvis (2) vs (0) Yoo Yoo is looking to improve his position.
Kalvis controlling the pace. Yoo won't allow Kalvis to pass to mount. Yoo manages to get to full guard.
Yoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kalvis controls the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1# Yoo looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kalvis pushing down on Yoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Yoo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalvis is working away from the top position though.#T2# Kalvis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Yoo moves into full guard.
Kalvis looking to control the position here, rather than advance. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Yoo 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.#T3##SUB2# Yoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalvis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Our spies down at at Rising Sun Training inform us that Yoo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Kalvis showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard. #SUB2# Yoo working for a triangle but Kalvis defends it easily.
Yoo being controlled here, momentarily. #T4# Kalvis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoo's guard. #SUB2# Yoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T5##SUB2# Yoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo wants to improve his position but Kalvis is controlling well.
Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB# Kalvis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T6# Kalvis passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (5) vs (0) Yoo#SUB# Kalvis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoo has escaped the position, nice work there. Kalvis controls the position from side control.#SUB# Kalvis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalvis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T7# You can see the frustration on Yoo's face as Kalvis controls the position. Yoo gets back to half guard. Kalvis not doing much here.
Yoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Kalvis is thwarting Yoo's attempts to control the position.#T8# Kalvis is figuring out what he wants to do next. Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Yoo tries to roll over but Kalvis keeps him under control.#T9# Kalvis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Kalvis'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. Kalvis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (8) vs (0) Yoo Yoo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kalvis (8) vs (2) Yoo#T10# Yoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalvis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kalvis tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kalvis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kalvis (10) vs (2) Yoo Kalvis content to stall in guard here. Kalvis tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoo is retaining full guard. Yoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kalvis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Kalvis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T11# Kalvis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kalvis is working hard here to advance position. Yoo trying to control the position.
#SUB2# Yoo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kalvis 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 Yoo. Score +3 for passing guard: Kalvis (13) vs (2) Yoo Yoo is trying to escape the position but Kalvis is controlling the position. #T12# Yoo struggling a bit here. Kalvis controlling from side mount. #T13# Yoo is looking for a sweep. Yoo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kalvis's best efforts. Kalvis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Kalvis not doing much here.
Kalvis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoo for as long as he can get away with.#T14# Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Kalvis takes the fight on points by 13 to 2. Kalevelis Kalvis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFA 9
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1# We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Yoo throws a big shot that misses. Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Yoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD# Yoo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Yoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1# Yoo sitting in guard, not really doing much. Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB# Yoo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davis dives on top into guard.#REVB# Yoo looking to control.
#SUB# Yoo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.#SUB# Yoo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Davis doesn't defend quickly enough and Yoo has managed to lock this one up! Can Davis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yoo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Soo Young Yoo! Soo Young Yoo is the new bantamweight champion! A very excited looking Soo Young Yoo 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. Thomas Davis spoke after the fight, saying 'it is what it is, thanks to the opponent.'. |
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Event:
HFA Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 26, 2024 |
#R1##CL2# Silva moves into range and clinches up with Yoo. Silva pushes Yoo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Silva. #TD# Yoo pulls Silva into guard.
Yoo is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB# Yoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Silva preventing the sweep. Yoo pulls Silva in to control the position. Silva tries to stand but Yoo is controlling from the bottom. Yoo trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Yoo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Yoo has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Soo Young Yoo! After winning the bout, Soo Young Yoo 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:
HFA 3
Date: Jun 08, 2024 |
#R1# Midoriya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midoriya is looking to clinch. Yoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Midoriya throws a head kick that misses. Yoo tries to counter with a takedown but Midoriya is quick to defend against it. Midoriya fails in his attempt to clinch. Yoo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Midoriya throws a combination that misses and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2# Midoriya instigates a clinch. Yoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoo avoids the elbow strike from Midoriya, against the cage.
Midoriya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoo's defenses. #TD# Yoo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Midoriya clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB# Yoo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Midoriya rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Midoriya is looking for a sweep. Yoo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1# Midoriya keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB# Yoo is working for a kimura but Midoriya is defending it quite comfortably.
Midoriya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Midoriya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoo scores with a couple of nice shots. Midoriya is pressing down on Yoo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Midoriya looking to control.
#SUB2# Midoriya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2# Midoriya is looking for a triangle but Yoo pushes his legs off easily.
Yoo stopping the sweep attempt from Midoriya.#T2# Midoriya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yoo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Yoo pulls Midoriya in to control the position. #SUB# Yoo is looking to cinch up a triangle. Midoriya throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yoo's body to avoid the submission. Yoo has instead reached around Midoriya's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yoo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Soo Young Yoo! |
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Event:
HFA 205 R1
Date: May 31, 2024 |
#R1# Yoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrison under the eye.#TD2# Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there. Yoo wants to get back to full guard. Yoo is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harrison trying to mount his opponent but Yoo defends it. Yoo wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Yoo is refusing to be controlled, as Harrison sits in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Harrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Harrison should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Yoo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Yoo is looking to control Harrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoo avoid being mounted?#T1# Harrison wants to pass to mount but Yoo is defending the position. #SUB# Yoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoo keeps working. Yoo wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Yoo works his way to full guard. Good work. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yoo holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB# Yoo looking for a guillotine here but Harrison defends easily.
#T2##SUB# Yoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB# Yoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB# Yoo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harrison escapes and throws Yoo's legs to the side, diving into side control! Harrison wants to control but Yoo is keeping him busy. #T3# Yoo is trying to control Harrison's posture but Harrison avoids it. Harrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Yoo has one of Harrison's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage. Yoo wants to control but Harrison postures up. Yoo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Yoo wants to control but Harrison is keeping busy.
Harrison prevents Yoo from standing back up.
#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB# Yoo actively working from the bottom here. Yoo wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Yoo trying to hold on to Harrison's head to control him but Harrison postures up.
#SUB# Yoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison looks winded! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Yoo keeps control of the position for the meantime. 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 Soo Young Yoo will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Yoo, before circling back to the center of the mat. Harrison drops his hands momentarily and Yoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Yoo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrison. Yoo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively. Yoo tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoo has a takedown stuffed. Harrison has his takedown stuffed#TD# and Yoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T1# Harrison trying to hold on to Yoo's head to control him but Yoo postures up.
Yoo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Harrison is breathing heavily. Yoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harrison is looking to escape. Harrison is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB# Yoo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Harrison turns into him and now he's in Yoo's guard.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoo is keeping the position for now. #T2# Yoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB# Yoo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harrison defends well. Yoo 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# Yoo trying to advance position but Harrison counters by regaining guard. #T3##SUB# Yoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Yoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around? Yoo scoring with some ground and pound. Yoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard. #SUB2# Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Yoo is pushing down on Harrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoo has managed to sneak the leg through. Ground and pound from Yoo. Soo Young Yoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Yoo wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy. Yoo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB# Harrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoo.
#T4# Yoo drops an elbow to the side of Harrison's head. #SUB# Yoo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB# Yoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Yoo tries to pass to full mount but Harrison defends it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Young Yoo 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# Harrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD# so Yoo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Yoo's corner is telling him to maintain position. Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoo is one step ahead there. Yoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoo won't allow Harrison to sweep him here. Harrison has momentary wrist control but Yoo slips an elbow through the middle. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Harrison trying to control the position.
#T1# Yoo trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom. Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Yoo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB# Yoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Yoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Yoo chips away with some ground and pound. Yoo wants to pass the guard but Harrison is keeping the position. Yoo pushing down on Harrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Yoo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Yoo trying to control but Harrison is having none of it. #T2##SUB# Yoo has hold of Harrison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harrison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harrison is bucking up trying to escape but Yoo cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Yoo tries to control but Harrison wriggling away. #SUB# Yoo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harrison can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB# Yoo is working for a guillotine from mount but Harrison frees his head quite easily.
#T3# Yoo trying to control but Harrison is having none of it. Harrison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#SUB# Yoo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Harrison turns into him and now he's in Yoo's guard.
Yoo keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom. #T4# Harrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB# Yoo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harrison uses it to pass to side control.
Yoo manages to get back to half guard. Yoo trying to control but Harrison postures up.
Yoo controlling the position well. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Yoo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Soo Young Yoo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Yoo 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27 Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soo Young Yoo! |
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