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Event:
WOVA Friday the 13th
Date: Jun 13, 2025 |
#R1#
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.#TD#
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.#T1#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T2#
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?#T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL2#
Yu has closed the distance and engaged Hubbard in a clinch.
#TD#
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!#R2#
Hubbard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yu wants to clinch.#CL2#
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.#T1#
Yu stalling in the clinch.
Hubbard is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
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.#SUB#
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. #T2#
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. #REVB#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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. #REF3#
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!#R3#
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.
#TD#
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.#ES2#
Yu pushes Hubbard off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Hubbard moves into the clinch.#T1#
Yu cracks Hubbard with a nice body shot.#BC2#
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!
#T2##CL2#
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.
#T3#
Yu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hubbard blocks it with crossed arms. #TD#
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.#T4#
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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
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. #TD#
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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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Hell Raisers
Date: May 10, 2025 |
#R1##TD2#
Rosales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Yu sneaks back into half guard.
Yu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yu is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rosales drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yu! #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosales is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yu throws an elbow but Rosales slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Yu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rosales sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rosales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosales is trying to control Yu's posture but Yu avoids it.
Rosales regains half guard, as Yu was trying to land strikes.
Rosales is looking for a sweep. Yu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yu throwing shots but Rosales is blocking nicely. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yu thows a huge punch but Rosales dodges it nicely.
Yu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Rosales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yu.
Yu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Rosales is defending against the submission attempts here by Yu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yu looks to land a strike but Rosales avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Yu throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Yu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Yu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosales is trying to defend but Yu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yu 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.#SUB#
Yu wants to work for an arm triangle but Rosales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yu lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
Yu thows a huge punch but Rosales dodges it nicely.
Yu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yu drops an elbow to the side of Rosales's head.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosales trying to control but Yu postures up.
Yu thows a huge punch but Rosales dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Tu Yu 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#
Yu throws a right and a left that Rosales avoids nicely. #TD2#
Rosales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yu is pressing down on Rosales's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Rosales keeping full guard, as Yu tries to pass.
Yu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosales has wrist control.
Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Rosales controls Yu momentarily but Yu frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Rosales had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yu defends it easily.
Yu prevents Rosales from getting back to his feet.
Rosales has momentary wrist control but Yu slips an elbow through the middle.
Yu throwing strikes from guard but Rosales blocks nicely. #T2#
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.
Rosales is looking to stand up but Yu isn't so interested in that idea.
Rosales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yu stands up over Rosales, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Rosales closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rosales lands in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Yu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rosales won't allow Yu to sweep him here.
Yu is pulling down on Rosales's head. It's preventing any offense from Rosales, at least for the moment.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosales manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Yu postures up in Rosales's guard and throws a big left but Rosales blocks it.
Yu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosales is trying to keep Yu in close.
Yu works over Rosales with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosales keeping moving, preventing Yu from controlling successfully.
Yu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Tu Yu 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#
Yu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2#
Rosales gets the takedown into side control.
Yu prevents Rosales from moving into mount.
Rosales trying to control the position but Yu is working away.
Yu tries to bench press Rosales off him but Rosales keeps the position.
Yu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yu tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosales throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Yu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosales is one step ahead there.
Yu has Rosales pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yu is on top in guard.
#REVR##T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rosales 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#
Yu controlling the position well.
Yu tries to get to full guard but Rosales has control of the leg.
Yu gets back to full guard.
#T3#
Yu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosales wants to sweep but no luck.
Yu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC#Rosales is rocked!
Yu postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rosales covers up, he's hurt! Yu keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yu and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yu can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soon Tu Yu!
An out of breath Soon Tu Yu 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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