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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 Enzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi comes to the ring accompanied by Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Luca's choice of entrance music: Crank that. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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207 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca throws a right hand that Cho Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Cho Choi also avoids with ease.
A big left from Cho Choi misses.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca misses with an uppercut. Cho Choi saw that one coming.
De Luca moves in looking to clinch but Cho Choi pushes him off.
A combination from Cho Choi does no damage.
Cho Choi lands a nice looking body kick.
Cho Choi looks to throw the jab but De Luca is out of range.
Cho Choi throws a nice looking combination but De Luca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick as De Luca jumps back.
De Luca cracks Cho Choi with a good jab.
Cho Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Luca.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho Choi. Cho Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
De Luca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cho Choi.
De Luca looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Luca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cho Choi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cho Choi.
Cho Choi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minoru Cho Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cho Choi.
De Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho Choi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Luca.
Cho Choi thumps De Luca with a low kick.
Cho Choi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Luca moves out of range of the body kick.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cho Choi. That's going to slow De Luca down.
A bone on bone clash there as De Luca blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho Choi. De Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Luca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho Choi on the side of the head.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Luca misses with a head kick.
Cho Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by De Luca.
Cho Choi throws a hook but De Luca avoids it easily.
De Luca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cho Choi is fending him off so far but De Luca persists. Nope, Cho Choi circles away and we're back to standing.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
De Luca blocks the body kick.
Minoru Cho Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Luca throws a series of strikes that have Cho Choi backpedaling.
De Luca tries to bum rush Cho Choi with a series of wild strikes but Cho Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cho Choi throws a body kick the misses
and De Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cho Choi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Luca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cho Choi works De Luca's body with a nice hook.
Cho Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Luca is looking to slow Cho Choi down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca misses with a combination
and Cho Choi counters with a good, hard body kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
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 throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho Choi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Luca.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho Choi misses with a combination
and De Luca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Cho Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Luca lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
and De Luca counters with a three punch combo that has Cho Choi backing up. Cho Choi nods at De Luca to acknowledge the strikes.
Cho Choi misses with a hook to the body
and De Luca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Luca tries to bum rush Cho Choi with a series of wild strikes but Cho Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Luca shoots in and bounces Cho Choi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cho Choi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cho Choi tries to get out of the position.
Cho Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Luca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca won't allow Cho Choi to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Cho Choi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cho Choi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cho Choi misses with a jab to the body
and De Luca counters with a left to the body.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
De Luca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cho Choi.
De Luca moves into the clinch successfully.
De Luca is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho Choi has double underhooks.
De Luca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cho Choi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
De Luca is trying to break free.
Cho Choi is pressed up against the ropes. De Luca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cho Choi down to the mat. Cho Choi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cho Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho Choi stuffs the takedown.
Minoru Cho Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi stuffs the takedown.
Enzo De Luca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling De Luca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick but De Luca moved away.
De Luca tests Cho Choi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho Choi misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Luca throws a leg kick but Cho Choi checks it.
A clash of legs there as De Luca blocks the low kick.
De Luca throws and low kick but Cho Choi moves out of range easily.
De Luca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Luca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Luca scores with a jab.
Cho Choi misses with a body kick.
Cho Choi is looking to wear down De Luca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Luca clinches.
Cho Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cho Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Luca throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca throws a right and a left that Cho Choi avoids nicely.
Cho Choi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho Choi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cho Choi misses with a kick to the body
and De Luca counters with a left and a right that stings Cho Choi.
De Luca gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cho Choi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cho Choi wants to break free but De Luca has control.
Cho Choi prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cho Choi.
De Luca tries to break free but Cho Choi pushes him back against the ropes.
Cho Choi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cho Choi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi breaks from the clinch.
Cho Choi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Luca wants to slow Cho Choi down by chopping away at his legs.
Cho Choi throws a body kick that misses.
De Luca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cho Choi is out of range and De Luca settles back down.
Cho Choi tries to land a front kick but De Luca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Luca avoids a kick to the body.
De Luca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho Choi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Luca checks it well.
De Luca misses with a wild combination.
Cho Choi thows a leg kick but De Luca checks it
and De Luca counters with a straight right hand.
De Luca throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Luca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cho Choi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cho Choi won't allow De Luca to pass to mount.
De Luca is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo De Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cho Choi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Minoru Cho Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cho Choi. That's going to slow De Luca down.
De Luca misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Luca fails with a takedown attempt.
De Luca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cho Choi cracks the inside of De Luca's front leg.
De Luca slips a straight right by Cho Choi.
A big right from Cho Choi misses.
Cho Choi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho Choi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Luca's head.
Cho Choi scores with a head kick.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho Choi misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for De Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Luca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho Choi throws a series of punches but De Luca moves out of range.
Cho Choi throws a lazy body kick
and De Luca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cho Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by De Luca.
Cho Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Luca to score with a decent uppercut.
Cho Choi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Luca counters with a right hand to the body.
De Luca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Luca moves out of range of the body kick from Cho Choi.
A head kick misses from De Luca.
De Luca lands a head kick. Cho Choi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cho Choi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
De Luca misses with a double jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cho Choi.
A low kick from Cho Choi misses
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Luca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cho Choi as he jumps to the side.
Cho Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cho Choi tries to land a front kick but De Luca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho Choi throws a lazy body kick
and De Luca counters with an outside leg kick.
De Luca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by De Luca.
Cho Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
De Luca throws a nice looking combination but Cho Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Luca's calf.
De Luca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho Choi. Cho Choi obviously looking to wear him down.
Cho Choi looks to land a body kick but De Luca moved away.
De Luca misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Cho Choi misses its intended target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Luca is defended easily by Cho Choi.
Minoru Cho Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
Cho Choi throws a lazy head kick
enabling De Luca to counter with a crisp jab.
De Luca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cho Choi lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Luca takes a step back to recover.
Cho Choi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Luca's calf.
Cho Choi throws a combination that misses
and De Luca counters with a series of strikes. Cho Choi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
Cho Choi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Luca cracks Cho Choi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cho Choi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cho Choi swings for the body but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca's corner calls for a 1-2. De Luca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Luca swinging wildly here.
De Luca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cho Choi. That one must have hurt.
De Luca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cho Choi pinned against the cage. Cho Choi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cho Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minoru Cho Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minoru Cho Choi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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