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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and DeAngelo Kenner. Choi's entrance music is Future ft. Drake Juicy J Meek Mill Rick Ross - Shit (remix). A fine choice. Kenner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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256 lbs
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272 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Choi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenner.
Kenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenner misses with a head kick.
Kenner misses with a body shot
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choi slips under a jab.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
A low kick from Choi misses
and Kenner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kenner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've been hearing that Choi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Choi working Kenner over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Choi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kenner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kenner trying to control here.
Choi trying to pass the guard but Kenner defending well.
Choi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenner tries to get to full guard but Choi has control of the leg.
Choi tries to pass to full mount but Kenner defends it.
Choi is looking to take a break and control but Kenner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenner manages to get to full guard.
Kenner is looking for a triangle but Choi pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner has Choi pulled in close to control his posture.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenner is keeping the position for now.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kenner looking to control.
Choi sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Choi finds it's target.
It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut.
Choi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choi lands a jab to Kenner's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenner.
Kenner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenner misses with an uppercut
and Choi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kenner tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeAngelo Kenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenner throws a leg kick
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenner's elbow.
Kenner misses with some punches.
Kenner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choi breaks the clinch.
Kenner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kenner throws a combination. Choi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a kick to the body.
Choi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenner.
Kenner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Choi thuds his shin into the meat of Kenner's side.
Kenner looks winded!
Choi blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Choi.
Nice shot by Choi.
Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner moves forwards but Choi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kenner needs to keep his hands up - Choi had a free shot at his head there.
Kenner looks to land a combination but Choi avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K.J. Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Choi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenner.
Nice shot lands for Choi.
Kenner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
Choi tries to work over Kenner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenner tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Kenner back against the cage.
Kenner has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Kenner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi throws a nice looking combination but Kenner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenner misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Choi's guard.
Kenner distracts Choi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenner looking to pass the guard.
Kenner stands up over Choi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenner working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Choi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.
Kenner trying to control the position.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Choi defends well.
Kenner trying to control the position.
Choi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenner is keeping the position for now.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Kenner looking for a guillotine here but Choi defends easily.
Kenner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Choi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Choi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeAngelo Kenner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Choi tries to reverse the position but Kenner maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kenner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Kenner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kenner is thwarting Choi's attempts to control the position.
Kenner tries to pass to full mount but Choi defends it.
Kenner is looking to pass Choi's guard but actually Choi recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenner throws a leg kick
and Choi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kenner misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Choi checks a leg kick.
Kenner misses with a leg kick
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch.
Choi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kenner swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Kenner is predictable there
and Choi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Choi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kenner scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenner throws a head punch that misses.
Kenner has Choi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Choi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi keeps control of Kenner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Choi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenner.
Choi is pressed up against the cage. Kenner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Choi down to the mat. Choi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
K.J. Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAngelo Kenner.
Kenner misses with a low kick.
Kenner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
K.J. Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Choi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenner.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenner.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenner throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner thuds a left hand into Choi's body.
Kenner tries to score with a low kick but Choi moves his leg out of the way.
Choi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Choi throws a predictable looking body shot
so Kenner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Choi seems keen to control Kenner's posture.
Kenner is in close to Choi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kenner landing with the ground and pound.
Choi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Choi from controlling successfully.
Kenner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Choi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi is pushing down on Kenner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenner is fighting to maintain full guard but Choi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kenner is trying to get back to full guard.
Choi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Choi is keen to just control but Kenner is a slippery customer.
Kenner wants to control the action here but instead Choi manages to pass to full mount!
Choi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kenner is looking to improve his position but Choi isn't that keen on the idea.
Choi controlling his opponent.
Choi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to reverse the position but Choi maintains control.
Choi trying to control but Kenner is having none of it.
Choi controlling from the full mount.
Choi landing strikes from the mount.
Choi lands a couple of good shots and Kenner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Choi gets his hands free as Kenner looks to control.
Choi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi scores with punches from the back.
Kenner is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
K.J. Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... K.J. Choi!
In his post fight interview, K.J. Choi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
DeAngelo Kenner spoke after the fight, saying 'Much respect. Great fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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