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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Jun Choi (ranked 850 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Henry Colt (ranked 45 p4p, 99 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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 8 - 2 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Colt.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Colt misses with a straight left.
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Choi takes a step back to recover.
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Choi lands a body punch.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colts head.
Colt has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
A short body shot lands from Choi as the two fighters clinch.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi with a jab.
Colt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Choi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colt is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Colt there.
Colt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Colt.
Colt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt connects with a jab.
Choi slips a straight right by Colt.
Colt misses with a kick to the body
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choi. That did some damage!
Colt clinches up against the cage.
Choi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt is trying to break free.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Choi as Colt tries to tie him up.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colt's corner calls for a 1-2. Colt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Colt moves into range and clinches up with Choi.
Colt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Choi.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Colt.
Colt has Choi pressed against the cage.
Colt misses with the head strike.
Choi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Choi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colt.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Colt looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Choi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crunch! Colt slams his shin into Choi's torso.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colt.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Colt. That one must have hurt.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Choi misses its target.
Colt misses with a hook. Choi ducked under it nicely.
Choi tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a body punch but Colt moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Colt.
Colt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Choi walks into a jab.
Colt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Choi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi moves forwards but Colt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colt swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
It looked like Choi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Colt.
Colt throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Choi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi walks into a jab.
Colt misses with a head kick.
Choi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Colt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henry Colt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Colt is looking to chop away at Choi's legs.
Choi scores with the left hand. Colt knows he should have avoided that one.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Colt throws out a counter right but Choi avoids it with no problem.
Choi is looking to wear down Colt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choi. Choi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Colt misses with a body shot
letting Choi counter with a right hand.
Colt misses with a looping right.
Colt throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Choi momentarily.
Colt throws a right hand that misses
and Choi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colt.
An attempted straight right counter from Choi misses the target.
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colt.
Choi misses with a few strikes there.
Choi checks a low kick from Colt.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Choi lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
Choi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Colt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Colt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colt lands a jab to the nose.
Colt tries to clinch but Choi is having none of it.
Choi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Choi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colt throws a shot to the body.
Choi cracks Colt with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Choi 's knee.
Colt lands an overhand right.
Colt connects with a solid leg kick.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colt with a nice cross.
Colt misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Colt throws a lazy body kick
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi scores with a hook to the body. Colt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colt. Choi shrugs it off though.
Colt tries to land a leg kick but Choi saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Choi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Colt misses.
Colt jabs Choi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colt. Choi shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Choi works over Colt's head and body with a nice combination.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt misses with a body kick.
Choi blocks the body kick.
Choi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colt.
Colt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choi.
Colt throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Colt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Colt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Colt walks into a left hand.
A lazy body kick from Colt
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Colt throws a big shot that misses.
Colt ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Colt feints a counter leg kick.
Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colt lands a really nice looking cross but Choi seems unphased.
Colt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choi under the eye.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Choi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Colt misses the jab.
And Choi counters with a quick kick to the body but Colt blocks it.
Colt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Colt throws a sloppy head kick
and Choi counters with a series of strikes. Colt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt stuns Choi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt misses with an uppercut
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Colt is rocked!
Choi's corner calls for a 1-2. Choi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colt is still on wobbly legs! Can Choi finish him?
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colt seems to have recovered his senses.
Choi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choi slips a straight right by Colt.
Colt misses the jab.
Colt throws a leg kick that misses.
Choi connects with a looping right hand.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Colt manages to avoid it.
Choi scores with a jab.
Henry Colt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi lands a shot to the body.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Choi.
Still in the clinch, Choi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choi lands an uppercut.
Choi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colt backwards.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Colt.
Colt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hyun Jun Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Colt avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Choi.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Choi lands a left hand.
Colt prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Colt controls the action.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Colt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Colt.
Choi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Choi throws the left hand but Colt avoids the punch easily.
Colt thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Choi misses the target.
Colt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Choi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt lands a slapping body shot.
Choi misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Colt connects with a single shot there.
Colt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colt. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Colt connects with a right hand. Choi shakes it off.
Colt wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Colt.
I've got Colt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
Henry Colt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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RATING
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