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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Minoru Cho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cho Choi, pushing him back against the cage.
Demidov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cho Choi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Demidov scores with a hook to the body.
Cho Choi is trying to break the clinch but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.
Cho Choi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demidov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho Choi's efforts to push away.
Cho Choi breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Cho Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cho Choi.
It looks like Vlad Demidov has been cut.
Demidov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Demidov lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demidov trying to control but Cho Choi is working from the bottom.
Demidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demidov.
Cho Choi keeping moving, preventing Demidov from controlling successfully.
Cho Choi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cho Choi is keeping the position for now.
Demidov wants to control from the top but Cho Choi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cho Choi misses with a looping left.
Cho Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho Choi throws a series of punches but Demidov avoids them all with ease.
Demidov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cho Choi moves away from the strike by Demidov.
Demidov throws a body punch but Cho Choi moves out of range.
Demidov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cho Choi throws a nice looking combination but Demidov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho Choi misses with the combination.
Cho Choi gets caught flat footed, as Demidov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Demidov chips away with some ground and pound.
Cho Choi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demidov on the ground.
Cho Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demidov.
Demidov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov is trying to control the action in half guard but Cho Choi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Demidov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cho Choi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demidov.
Demidov is trying to work for a kimura but Cho Choi is defending well.
Cho Choi is looking for a sweep. Demidov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cho Choi is defending against the submission attempts here by Demidov.
Demidov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cho Choi.
Demidov looks gassed!
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Demidov moves out of range easily.
Demidov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cho Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cho Choi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cho Choi works the jab nicely.
Cho Choi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demidov. That did some damage!
Cho Choi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho Choi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Demidov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cho Choi scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Cho Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Demidov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cho Choi pushes Demidov away with a front kick.
Minoru Cho Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho Choi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demidov.
Cho Choi throws a jab when Demidov was well out of range.
Demidov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cho Choi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick which misses Demidov's front leg but catches the back leg as Demidov tries to avoid it.
Cho Choi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cho Choi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cho Choi, as that shot connected.
Demidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cho Choi avoids it really well and circles away.
Cho Choi misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Cho Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho Choi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Minoru Cho Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cho Choi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minoru Cho Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws a nice head kick!
Cho Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demidov's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Cho Choi.
Demidov shoots for a double leg takedown but Cho Choi sprawls well. He's pushed Demidov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Demidov.
Cho Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Demidov.
Demidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cho Choi circles away.
Demidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Minoru Cho Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Demidov.
Cho Choi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho Choi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Demidov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cho Choi throws a chopping leg kick but Demidov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi loads up on a big right hand but Demidov slips the punch.
Cho Choi throws a jab when Demidov was well out of range.
Demidov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demidov misses with an uppercut.
Cho Choi cracks the inside of Demidov's front leg.
Cho Choi misses with a double jab.
Cho Choi lands a right hook to the body.
Demidov checks a leg kick.
No luck for Demidov with that takedown attempt.
Demidov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Cho Choi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov misses with a hook.
A big left from Demidov misses.
Cho Choi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cho Choi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cho Choi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick as Demidov jumps back.
Cho Choi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demidov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cho Choi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cho Choi misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demidov staying out of range there.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demidov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Cho Choi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Demidov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cho Choi ducks under a wild hook from Demidov.
Cho Choi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho Choi.
Demidov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cho Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Demidov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cho Choi counters with a head kick. That will keep Demidov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cho Choi misses with the combination.
Demidov scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Demidov misses the target.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho Choi takes a swing at Demidov's ribcage but misses.
Demidov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cho Choi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov slips a jab and a cross from Cho Choi.
Demidov instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cho Choi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demidov shoots in and bounces Cho Choi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demidov drops back looking for a leg! Cho Choi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cho Choi manages to kick Demidov off! Demidov jumps back into Cho Choi's guard.
Cho Choi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Demidov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cho Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demidov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cho Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demidov.
Demidov pushes down on Cho Choi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Demidov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cho Choi keeps working.
Demidov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cho Choi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Demidov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cho Choi looks to land a left hand but Demidov moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Demidov misses
and Cho Choi counters with a big head kick but Demidov shrugs it off.
Demidov feints and as Cho Choi raises his hands in defense, Demidov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cho Choi keeping full guard, as Demidov tries to pass.
Minoru Cho Choi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cho Choi keeping moving, preventing Demidov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov postures up in Cho Choi's guard and throws a big left but Cho Choi blocks it.
Vlad Demidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demidov wants to control from the top but Cho Choi keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Demidov.
I think Cho Choi 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoru Cho Choi!
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