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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Jun Choi (ranked 2948 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Yeshua Allah (ranked 170 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 18 145 3 - 1 - 0 |
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156 cm 20 144 4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Great low kicks Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Jun Choi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yeshua Allah! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Allah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choi circles away quickly and effectively. Choi is looking to counter with head kicks. Allah catches Choi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Allah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Allah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choi counters with a two punch combo. Choi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allah under the eye. Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allah. Allah throws a body shot but no joy. Choi is looking for a counter combo. We've been told by Choi's head coaches at Takeda Clan Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Allah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Choi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Choi cracks Allah with a good jab.
It looks like Yeshua Allah has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Allah takes a step back to recover. Allah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it. Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A telegraphed right hand from Allah misses the target. Yeshua Allah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Choi avoids the body shot from Allah.
Choi is looking to counter punch. Allah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choi counters with a straight right hand. Choi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Allah swings and misses with a shot to the body and Choi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Allah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Allah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allah is rocked! Allah misses with a hook
and Choi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Allah looks winded! Allah connects with a jab. Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Allah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allah. It looked like Choi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Allah misses with a jab to the body
and Choi counters with a huge left! Allah is in big trouble! He's backing up but Choi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Allah from any more damage. A dominating finish by Choi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyun Jun Choi! Hyun Jun Choi 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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