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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chuba Hubbard (ranked 3583 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Soon Tu Yu (ranked 281 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuba Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soon Tu Yu!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a hook. Hubbard ducked under it nicely.
Hubbard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hubbard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hubbard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yu quickly recovers to half guard.
Yu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hubbard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hubbard's back!
Hubbard is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hubbard is trying to break free.
Hubbard covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu is not going to allow Hubbard to sit and survive in this position.
Hubbard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu is working the ground and pound. Can Hubbard escape?
Yu lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Yu misses with an elbow to the head.
Yu working for a choke but Hubbard is defending well.
Hubbard manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Hubbard.
Yu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu is controlling the pace.
Hubbard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yu.
Hubbard has hold of Yu's hands but Yu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hubbard is looking to control Yu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hubbard avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hubbard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yu with a nice head shot there.
Hubbard controls Yu momentarily but Yu frees himself.
Hubbard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hubbard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hubbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yu has closed the distance and engaged Hubbard in a clinch.
Hubbard tightens his grip and picks Yu up, before dumping him to the ground. Yu manages to land in guard.
Yu 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.
Hubbard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yu looking for a sweep. Not yet Yu, not yet.
Hubbard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yu's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hubbard wants to control from the top but Yu keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Tu Yu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hubbard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yu wants to clinch.
Yu clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hubbard backwards.
Yu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu looking to throw knees to the head but Hubbard is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu.
Yu's coach down at The Sticky Bandit 5 Finger Discount Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu stalling in the clinch.
Hubbard is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Hubbard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yu is looking for a sweep.
Yu keeps trying to improve his position.
Hubbard tries for a kimura but Yu is defending well.
Hubbard wants to take a breather but Yu manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hubbard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hubbard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu looking for a sweep. Not yet Yu, not yet.
Hubbard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hubbard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yu's head.
Yu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yu prevents Hubbard from standing back up.
Hubbard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yu lands with a punch from half guard.
Yu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yu working the head and body with strikes.
Yu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hubbard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yu.
Hubbard wants to get back to full guard.
Yu throws a strike but Hubbard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yu misses with a straight left.
Hubbard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Tu Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hubbard scores with a four punch combination!
Hubbard throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Hubbard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Hubbard backs off Yu throws a huge counter combo but Hubbard manages to avoid it all.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Hubbard.
Chuba Hubbard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hubbard tries a head kick but it misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yu enables Hubbard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yu 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.
Yu pulls Hubbard in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yu pushes Hubbard off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hubbard moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu cracks Hubbard with a nice body shot.
Yu breaks from the clinch.
Yu tries to bum rush Hubbard with a series of wild strikes but Hubbard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hubbard tries to counter with a takedown but Yu is quick to defend against it.
Hubbard looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Yu looks to land a combination but Hubbard avoids it well.
Yu misses the jab.
Hubbard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hubbard throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Yu moves out of range of the body kick from Hubbard.
Yu with the counter takedown but Hubbard avoids it easily.
Hubbard lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu clinches up against the cage.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Yu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Yu lands with a right to the head.
Yu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hubbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hubbard blocks it with crossed arms.
Hubbard jumps guard.
Hubbard wants to sweep here but Yu controlling him for the moment.
Yu throwing strikes from guard but Hubbard blocks nicely.
Yu throwing strikes from guard but Hubbard blocks nicely.
Yu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hubbard's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hubbard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hubbard, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
Hubbard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yu turns into Hubbard and is now in his guard.
Hubbard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yu preventing the sweep.
Chuba Hubbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soon Tu Yu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hubbard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Chuba Hubbard.
I think Yu 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soon Tu Yu!
Soon Tu Yu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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