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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Czosnek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yolin Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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200 cm
18
265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Czosnek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yolin Choi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czosnek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Choi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Czosnek counters with a series of strikes. Choi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Czosnek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Czosnek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Choi fails with the takedown
and Czosnek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Czosnek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choi.
Vlad Czosnek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yolin Choi.
Choi moves in looking to clinch but Czosnek pushes him off.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Czosnek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi misses with a takedown attempt
and Czosnek counters with an inside leg kick.
Czosnek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi gets caught napping as Czosnek dives in and scores a takedown. Choi manages to retain guard.
Czosnek is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czosnek trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
Choi controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Czosnek defends well.
Czosnek tries to stand but Choi is controlling from the bottom.
Choi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Czosnek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Czosnek wanted to stand there but Choi had control of the position.
Choi trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to sweep but no luck.
Choi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Choi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to finish this one by submission but Czosnek is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Choi.
Choi controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Czosnek is squirming around, avoiding Choi's attempts to control the action.
Czosnek squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yolin Choi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Czosnek pinned against the cage. Czosnek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Czosnek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Czosnek throws a nice looking combination but Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Czosnek slaps away a takedown attempt from Choi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Czosnek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Choi on his heels. He'll look to pass Choi's guard now, I'm sure.
Choi has a closed guard, preventing Czosnek from standing up.
Choi trying to keep a closed guard but Czosnek is proving a slippery customer.
Czosnek stops Choi from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yolin Choi.
Choi throws a leg kick
and Czosnek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Choi tries to clinch but Czosnek moves out of range.
Choi tries for a takedown but Czosnek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vlad Czosnek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yolin Choi.
Czosnek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Czosnek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choi.
Czosnek drives through with a takedown into Choi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Czosnek stops Choi from standing up.
Czosnek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Choi is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Czosnek looking to sit in guard and control but Choi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Czosnek gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Choi trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czosnek stops Choi from getting back to his feet.
Yolin Choi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Choi is looking for a sweep. Czosnek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Czosnek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Choi sees it coming and defends easily.
Choi is trying to control but can't.
Choi gets back to full guard.
Czosnek wants to get up but he can't break Choi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Czosnek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Choi on the ground.
Czosnek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Choi has his foot on Czosnek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Czosnek works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czosnek gets to his feet. Choi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Choi tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Czosnek, right into the meat.
Choi fails with a takedown attempt.
Choi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Choi closes the distance and clinches up with Czosnek, looking for a takedown. Choi pushes Czosnek against the cage but Czosnek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vlad Czosnek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czosnek scores with a one two! Choi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Czosnek counters with a left and a right that stings Choi.
Czosnek scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Czosnek dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Czosnek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Czosnek working away.
Choi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Choi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Choi wants to get back to his feet but Czosnek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Choi seems keen to control Czosnek's posture.
Choi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Czosnek wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Choi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Choi wants to control the pace but Czosnek is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi with a couple of short strikes.
Choi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Czosnek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Czosnek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Choi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Czosnek hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi looking to control but Czosnek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Choi working the ground and pound effectively.
Choi has control of Czosnek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Czosnek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Czosnek looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czosnek looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Choi is looking to control Czosnek but Czosnek is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yolin Choi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Czosnek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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