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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Choi has chosen Future ft. Drake Juicy J Meek Mill Rick Ross - Shit (remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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253 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam connects with a body shot that sends Choi's belly button to the back.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nkemakolam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nkemakolam throws a good cross that connects.
Choi throws a good cross that connects.
Nkemakolam throws a jab but it's blocked by Choi.
Nkemakolam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
A big right from Nkemakolam misses.
Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Nkemakolam misses the target.
Nkemakolam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Choi.
Nkemakolam ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Nkemakolam throws a poor cross that misses
and Choi counters with a single leg into guard. Nkemakolam didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam is adopting a defensive guard.
Choi preventing the sweep.
Nkemakolam has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Choi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Choi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Choi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi is looking to work some ground and pound but Nkemakolam has wrist control.
Nkemakolam looking for a sweep. Not yet Nkemakolam, not yet.
Choi is looking to work some ground and pound but Nkemakolam has wrist control.
Nkemakolam pulls Choi in close to his closed guard and prevents Choi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jobe Nkemakolam has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nkemakolam scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Choi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nkemakolam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nkemakolam misses with a body shot.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Nkemakolam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nkemakolam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Nkemakolam.
Choi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nkemakolam is out of range and Choi settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Nkemakolam.
Choi lands a nice shot that snaps Nkemakolam's head back.
Good shot there by Nkemakolam.
Choi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam lands with an overhand left.
Nkemakolam lands a head shot.
Nkemakolam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Choi blocks a leg kick.
Nkemakolam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Choi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nkemakolam swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nkemakolam throws out the jab.
Choi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nkemakolam. That one must have hurt.
Nkemakolam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choi moves away.
Nkemakolam avoids the head kick by Choi.
K.J. Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nkemakolam throws a low kick but Choi moves out of range easily.
Nkemakolam looks to throw the jab but Choi is out of range.
Nkemakolam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Choi cracks Nkemakolam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Nkemakolam moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Choi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nkemakolam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nkemakolam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Choi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi dominated that round.
That's time! Nkemakolam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Nkemakolam misses.
Choi lands with a right hand.
Nkemakolam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice combo by Choi! Oh, that's hurt him - Nkemakolam falls to the canvas and Choi follows him into side control.
Nkemakolam is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi wants to control but Nkemakolam is keeping him busy.
Oh Nkemakolam is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choi working the strikes but Nkemakolam uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nkemakolam seems to have got his legs back now.
Nkemakolam tries to get to full guard but Choi has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Choi trying to pass the guard but Nkemakolam defending well.
Choi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nkemakolam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Nkemakolam trying to control the position.
Choi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nkemakolam seems keen to control Choi's posture.
Nkemakolam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jobe Nkemakolam.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Nkemakolam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
K.J. Choi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nkemakolam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Choi defends it nicely.
Nkemakolam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi checks a low kick from Nkemakolam.
Nice body punch from Choi.
A jab from Nkemakolam does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nkemakolam. That's going to slow Choi down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Choi checks a leg kick.
It looks like Nkemakolam has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nkemakolam misses with a looping right.
Nkemakolam is looking to slow Choi down with leg kicks.
Choi lands with an uppercut that bounces Nkemakolam off the cage and back into range.
Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nkemakolam.
Choi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Choi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nkemakolam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nkemakolam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nkemakolam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nkemakolam swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick
so Choi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Choi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Choi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Choi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nkemakolam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Nkemakolam takes one to the side of the head.
Choi lands the left hand.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi throws a lazy right hand but Nkemakolam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Choi.
Nkemakolam 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.
A jab lands there for Choi.
Choi throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nkemakolam throws a sloppy body shot
and Choi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nkemakolam!
Choi lands a huge shot from side control! Nkemakolam is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
During a confident post fight interview, K.J. Choi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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