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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seung Kwan Choi (ranked 3267 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Akishev (ranked 3202 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aslan Akishev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Kwan Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslan Akishev!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi lands a left and a right that send Akishev crashing to the mat, dazed. Choi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Akishev is rocked!
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akishev is still on wobbly legs! Can Choi finish him?
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
Akishev seems to have recovered his senses.
Choi instigates a clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Akishev tries to clinch up.
Choi darts in and clinches Akishev up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akishev blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Akishev to work.
Akishev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akishev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Choi misses.
Choi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Choi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akishev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akishev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Choi has closed the distance and engaged Akishev in a clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akishev thows a body kick. Choi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akishev clinches.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Akishev moves into the clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akishev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akishev tries to clinch up.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Akishev is looking for the big counter here.
Choi drives through and clinches with Akishev against the cage.
Choi lands with a right to the head.
Choi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Choi has Akishev pressed against the cage, preventing Akishev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akishev blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Choi has closed the distance and engaged Akishev in a clinch.
Akishev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akishev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi avoiding damage as Akishev throws knees to the body.
Akishev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi rushes Akishev and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Choi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Choi lands a hook that snaps the head of Akishev backwards.
Akishev tries to circle away but Choi has him pinned against the cage.
Akishev wants to get back to striking at distance but Choi won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi manages to break the clinch.
Akishev tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi is looking to counter the offense by Akishev and move into the clinch.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akishev tries to clinch there but Choi circles away.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akishev staying out of range there.
Akishev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akishev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Choi has closed the distance and engaged Akishev in a clinch.
Akishev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Choi avoids it.
Choi scores with a shoulder strike.
Akishev avoids the elbow strike from Choi, against the cage.
Akishev throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akishev thumps Choi with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Choi. Those never looked like landing.
Choi throws a series of punches but Akishev avoids them all with ease.
Akishev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Choi.
Choi is breathing heavily.
Akishev clinches up against the cage.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Akishev.
Choi misses with a two punch combination.
Choi clinches.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akishev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi swinging wildly here.
Akishev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Akishev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akishev is looking to clinch.
Akishev misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akishev.
Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akishev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akishev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akishev throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akishev darts in and clinches Choi up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes off an throws an elbow but Akishev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Choi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akishev stalling in the clinch but Choi improves position.
Choi manages to break the clinch.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Akishev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akishev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Akishev is pushing Choi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Choi tries a knee to the head but Akishev blocks it.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akishev throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Choi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Akishev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Choi connects with a crisp jab.
Akishev ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Akishev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choi moves into the clinch successfully.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akishev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Choi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akishev misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Kwan Choi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akishev blocks an elbow strike from Choi.
A nice left hand lands by Choi.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi instigates a clinch.
Choi lands a hook that snaps the head of Akishev backwards.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Choi pushes Akishev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akishev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Choi.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi clinches up against the cage.
Seung Kwan Choi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akishev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akishev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akishev pushes Choi up against the cage in a clinch.
Akishev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Akishev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi clinches with his opponent.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Akishev throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Choi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Akishev.
Akishev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akishev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akishev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi pushes Akishev up against the cage in a clinch.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akishev avoids a wild elbow strike from Choi.
Akishev looking to slow down the pace here.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akishev backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akishev tries to break the clinch but Choi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akishev is trying to break the clinch but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Choi tries to clinch but Akishev is having none of it.
Choi throws a series of punches but Akishev moves out of range.
Seung Kwan Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Choi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akishev, pushing him back against the cage.
Akishev manages to break the clinch.
Akishev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Choi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choi avoids the head kick by Akishev.
Akishev tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Akishev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Choi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choi tries to counter by clinching up but Akishev breaks away and moves out of range.
Akishev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Choi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi moves in looking to clinch but Akishev pushes him off.
Akishev throws a counter combo.
Akishev throws a body kick that misses.
Akishev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akishev drives through and clinches with Choi against the cage.
Akishev breaks the clinch.
Choi closes the distance and pushes Akishev back into the cage.
Choi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akishev's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akishev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akishev wants to clinch.
Choi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akishev gets tackled into the cage by Choi. Choi maintains the clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akishev wants to clinch up but Choi keeps it at a distance.
Akishev clinches with his opponent.
Akishev dodges an elbow strike from Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Akishev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Choi - just one landing.
Akishev tries to clinch but Choi is having none of it.
Seung Kwan Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Choi as he checks the leg kick.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akishev can do to turn this around?
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akishev tries to keep at a distance but Choi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Choi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Choi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akishev, pushing him back against the cage.
Choi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akishev can't break the clinch.
Choi prevents Akishev from breaking the clinch.
Akishev is trying to break free.
Choi prevents Akishev from breaking the clinch.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akishev connects with an inside leg kick.
Akishev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akishev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akishev doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
Akishev tries to clinch there but Choi circles away.
Choi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Choi clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akishev blocks it with crossed arms.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Kwan Choi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Akishev wants to clinch up but Choi keeps it at a distance.
Choi darts in and clinches Akishev up against the cage.
Akishev dodges an elbow strike from Choi.
Choi lands with a left to the head.
Akishev has Choi pressed against the cage.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akishev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akishev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akishev clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choi.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akishev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Choi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akishev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Choi moves into the clinch successfully.
Akishev wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akishev.
Akishev is trying to force a seperation but Choi has the dominant position.
Akishev is trying to force a seperation but Choi has the dominant position.
Choi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choi rushes Akishev and presses him up against the cage.
Akishev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akishev tries a head kick but it misses.
Akishev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Akishev breaks from the clinch.
Choi moves into the clinch.
Akishev trying to stall but Choi improves his position.
Akishev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi clinches with his opponent.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choi blocks a head kick by Akishev.
Akishev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi attempts a counter takedown but Akishev avoids it well and moves away.
Akishev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akishev misses with a low kick.
Akishev moves in looking to clinch but Choi pushes him off.
Akishev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akishev circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Choi keeps control of Akishev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Choi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akishev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Choi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Choi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Akishev keeps the fight on the outside.
Choi looks to land a combination. Akishev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Choi tries to clinch up.
Choi throws a nice looking combination but Akishev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akishev lands a high kick!
Choi looks to land a left hand but Akishev moved out of range nicely.
Akishev throws a head kick that half lands.
Choi throws a hook to the side of Akishev's head but Akishev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choi moves in looking to clinch but Akishev pushes him off.
Choi tries to clinch but Akishev moves out of range.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akishev circles away quickly and effectively.
Akishev is looking to clinch.
Choi is looking to counter the offense by Akishev and move into the clinch.
Choi blocks a head kick by Akishev.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akishev doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akishev thows a body kick. Choi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akishev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akishev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akishev moves out of range of the strikes.
Akishev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akishev closes the distance and pushes Choi back into the cage.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Akishev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Choi tries to clinch but Akishev moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akishev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choi misses with a double jab.
Akishev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akishev wants to clinch.
Choi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akishev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Akishev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akishev throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Akishev throws a solid leg kick but Choi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akishev.
Akishev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akishev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Choi takes a step back to recover.
Akishev instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Choi landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akishev lands a head kick!
Choi instigates a clinch.
Aslan Akishev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seung Kwan Choi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seung Kwan Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Choi 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Kwan Choi!
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