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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 734 p4p, 506 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 95 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke is looking to clinch.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
John cracks Choke with a good jab.
Choke looking to score a takedown here. John is defending well but Choke drives through and ends up in John's guard.
Choke throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choke throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John pushes Choke off looking to stand but Choke dives back in and keeps control.
John wants to control but Choke is keeping busy.
Choke is looking to advance position but John won't allow it.
Choke lands strikes from half guard.
John is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Choke scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
Choke prevents John from improving his position.
John is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
John is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Choke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Choke's back!
Choke breaks John's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but John manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Choke has John in his guard.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Choke 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that John has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Choke's legs - danger averted.
John wants to stand but Choke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Choke looking for subs off his back but John has passed one foot through into half guard.
Choke gets full guard.
John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John controls from within his opponent's guard.
John's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
John trying to control but Choke is working from the bottom.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John wants to stand but Choke is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
John trying to stand up but can't free himself from Choke's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but John sprawls and moves away.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from John as Choke shoots in.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Choke shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by John.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Sparring John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands the left hand.
John rushes Choke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Choke drops down looking for an ankle pick but John pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Choke's shoulder, as Choke tries to avoid the shot.
Choke is looking for a counter combo.
John tries to clinch but Choke moves away
and Choke counters with a takedown into side control.
Choke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but John is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Choke swings around for an armbar but John sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Choke's guard.
Choke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Choke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John wants to control from the top but Choke keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
Choke keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
John is looking to take a break and control but Choke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Choke is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks John politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. John prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to stand but Choke is controlling his head.
Choke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Choke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but John defends the submission attempt.
John slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Choke actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is staying active underneath John, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Choke looking for submissions off his back.
John wants to take a breather but Choke is having none of it.
John seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Choke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Choke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like John is going to stand back up.
John not doing much here.
Choke is not content to let John control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Choke is looking to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Choke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John misses the shot to the body.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John gets a clinch.
John prevents a takedown attempt there.
John is pressed up against the cage. Choke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag John down to the mat. John avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Choke tries for a takedown but John circles away easily
and John counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
John wants to control but Choke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John wants to get back to his feet.
John wants to get back to full guard.
John is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Choke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke passes to full mount!
John blocking the ground and pound.
Choke breaks from John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
John is in a horrible position here. Choke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to lock up and control but Choke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Choke lands a heavy elbow.
Choke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Choke cracks John with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Choke.
Choke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Choke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Choke looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Choke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Choke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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