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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedhanov (ranked 4694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seung Kwan Choi (ranked 4717 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashid Magomedhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Kwan Choi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedhanov clinches.
Magomedhanov looking for a takedown.
Choi misses with an elbow over the top.
Choi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magomedhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choi wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedhanov won't allow it.
Choi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choi is trying to push Magomedhanov away but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magomedhanov tries to circle away but Choi has him pinned against the cage.
Magomedhanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magomedhanov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Choi can't fight it off and eventually Magomedhanov manages to take the fight to the floor. Choi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magomedhanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedhanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magomedhanov throws a strike but Choi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedhanov wants to stand up but Choi is controlling him.
Magomedhanov looking for a guillotine here but Choi defends easily.
Magomedhanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magomedhanov tries to get out of the position.
Magomedhanov tries to strike from the bottom.
Magomedhanov has a closed guard, preventing Choi from standing up.
Magomedhanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magomedhanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Choi defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Choi lands a couple of elbows.
Magomedhanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Choi dives into side control.
Magomedhanov tries to improve position but can't.
Choi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Magomedhanov to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedhanov gets a clinch.
Magomedhanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage.
Choi wants to break free but Magomedhanov has control.
Choi has Magomedhanov pressed against the cage, preventing Magomedhanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedhanov tries for a takedown but Choi manages to get underhooks.
Choi tries to circle away but Magomedhanov has him pinned against the cage.
Magomedhanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Choi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashid Magomedhanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedhanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Choi misses with an elbow over the top.
Choi lands with a left to the head.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
Choi has Magomedhanov pressed against the cage, preventing Magomedhanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Choi has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedhanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi working hard to break the clinch.
Magomedhanov has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Choi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedhanov.
Choi misses with the head strike.
Choi tries a knee to the head but Magomedhanov blocks it.
Magomedhanov prevents Choi from breaking the clinch.
Choi tries to break free but Magomedhanov pushes him back against the cage.
Choi pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedhanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magomedhanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Choi is trying to push Magomedhanov away but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedhanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Magomedhanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedhanov striking off his back but it's not causing Choi any problems.
Choi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Choi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Kwan Choi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Magomedhanov slips the punch.
Magomedhanov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choi. Choi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magomedhanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choi.
Magomedhanov misses with the combination.
Choi cracks Magomedhanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Choi looks to land a combination but Magomedhanov avoids it well.
Good shot there by Magomedhanov.
Magomedhanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Choi wants to clinch up but Magomedhanov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedhanov misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedhanov clinches.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedhanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magomedhanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Magomedhanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Magomedhanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magomedhanov's guard.
Magomedhanov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedhanov actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magomedhanov tries to get to full guard but Choi has control of the leg.
Choi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Choi seems to be working for a kimura but Magomedhanov defends the submission attempt.
Choi trying to mount his opponent but Magomedhanov defends it.
Choi stops Magomedhanov from getting back to his feet.
Magomedhanov wants to get back to full guard.
Magomedhanov is trying to stand back up but Choi is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedhanov lands a jab to the head.
Choi tries to clinch but Magomedhanov moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Choi.
Magomedhanov is looking for a counter combo.
Choi looks to land a combination but Magomedhanov avoids it well.
Rashid Magomedhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Choi tries to clinch up.
Magomedhanov staying out of range there.
Magomedhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Choi misses.
Magomedhanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Choi's hands.
Choi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Choi gets tackled into the cage by Magomedhanov. Magomedhanov maintains the clinch.
Choi lands with a light punch inside.
Choi can't break the clinch.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seung Kwan Choi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Choi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi has had enough of the clinch but Magomedhanov keeps him there for the moment.
Magomedhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi tries to clinch up but Magomedhanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Magomedhanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Choi.
Magomedhanov clinches with his opponent.
Choi is trying to break free.
Magomedhanov avoids the elbow strike from Choi, against the cage.
Magomedhanov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Magomedhanov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Choi forces his way into half guard.
Choi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedhanov defending well though.
Choi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Magomedhanov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rashid Magomedhanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedhanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Choi tries to clinch but Magomedhanov moves out of range.
Magomedhanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choi.
Magomedhanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Choi on the side of the head.
Magomedhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Choi.
Magomedhanov lands with an uppercut that bounces Choi off the cage and back into range.
Magomedhanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magomedhanov misses with a few strikes there.
Choi swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedhanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magomedhanov looks to land a combination. Choi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedhanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Choi.
Choi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedhanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedhanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magomedhanov cracks Choi with an open hand slap.
Choi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magomedhanov.
Choi tries to clinch but Magomedhanov moves out of range.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedhanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magomedhanov throws a hook but Choi avoids it easily.
Magomedhanov closes the distance and clinches.
Choi tries to break free but Magomedhanov pushes him back against the cage.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedhanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Magomedhanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedhanov dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi gets tackled into the cage by Magomedhanov. Magomedhanov maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Choi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage.
Choi lands an elbow inside that Magomedhanov shrugs off.
Choi is trying to push Magomedhanov away but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
Magomedhanov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Choi swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi lands an elbow inside.
Choi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magomedhanov's efforts to push away.
Choi is trying to push Magomedhanov away but Magomedhanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choi with a knee to the head.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
Choi prevents Magomedhanov from breaking the clinch.
Magomedhanov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Choi uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedhanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi wants to clinch up but Magomedhanov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedhanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomedhanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Choi should have avoided that one.
Magomedhanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Choi, as that shot connected.
Choi doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedhanov circles away.
Magomedhanov lands a nice shot that snaps Choi's head back.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedhanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Choi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magomedhanov dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Choi gets tackled into the cage by Magomedhanov. Magomedhanov maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedhanov is looking for a takedown.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedhanov blocks with his arms.
A short right from Choi.
Magomedhanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magomedhanov keeps control of Choi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Choi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedhanov pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedhanov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Choi has picked Magomedhanov up and slammed him! Magomedhanov can't keep hold of the triangle and Choi manages to pass to side control!
Choi working the ground and pound from side control.
Choi scoring with punches and elbows.
Magomedhanov tries to bench press Choi off him but Choi keeps the position.
Seung Kwan Choi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashid Magomedhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magomedhanov 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashid Magomedhanov!
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