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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Cho (ranked 4626 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hobie Mirage (ranked 4798 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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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hobie Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Cho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hobie Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Cho.
Mirage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cho is able to avoid easily.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirage is looking to score with low kicks.
Mirage tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirage slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
Cho is looking to counter the offense by Mirage and move into the clinch.
Cho doesn't manage to clinch there - Mirage circles away.
Cho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mirage is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho moves into the clinch.
Mirage tries to circle away but Cho has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage can't break the clinch.
Cho manages to break the clinch.
Mirage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirage throws an overhand right that lands on Cho's shoulder, as Cho tries to avoid the shot.
Cho tries to clinch there but Mirage circles away.
Mirage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cho finds it's way through Mirage's defenses.
Mirage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Cho moved away.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mirage thows a leg kick but Cho checks it
and Cho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Cho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mirage trying to hold on to Cho's head to control him but Cho postures up.
Cho lands with a punch from half guard.
Cho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cho working the head and body with strikes.
Cho lands strikes from half guard.
Cho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage tries to get to full guard but Cho has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mirage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cho working the head and body with strikes.
Mirage is trying to maintain the position but Cho is very close to passing his half guard.
Cho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cho is nestled in close to Mirage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mirage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cho working Mirage over with strikes.
Cho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mirage defends it well.
Cho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage trying to control but Cho postures up.
Still in half guard, Cho seems content to control.
Mirage trying to control from the bottom.
Mirage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mirage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mirage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mirage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cho scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho passes Mirage's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cho trying to control the pace.
Mirage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cho lands with a punch from half guard.
Mirage wants to control but Cho is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mirage moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho staying out of range there.
Mirage closes the distance and clinches.
Mirage is trying to break the clinch but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Mirage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cho fails to land with a series of punches.
Cho tries to clinch but Mirage is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Cho.
Mirage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mirage dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Mirage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mirage misses with a hook. Cho ducked under it nicely.
Cho is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage tries to clinch up but Cho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Cho is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho throws a one two combo.
Mirage thows a leg kick but Cho checks it
and Cho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mirage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cho is working away from the top position though.
Mirage is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage trying to control here.
Mirage is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cho is staying active.
Nice strikes from Cho there.
Cho is looking for a kimura but Mirage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cho to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Mirage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cho is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mirage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage trying to control here.
Cho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cho tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mirage.
Cho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mirage doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cho.
Cho prevents Mirage from improving his position.
Mirage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mirage taking some punishment here, with Cho in his half guard.
Cho slips a nice elbow through Mirage's hands, connecting with Mirage's forehead.
Mirage trying to hold on to Cho's head to control him but Cho postures up.
Mirage is not content to let Cho control the position.
Cho working the head and body with strikes.
Cho content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mirage is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mirage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Cho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Mirage misses.
Mirage takes a swing at Cho's ribcage but misses.
Cho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Cho.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick from Cho.
Cho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cho appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mirage closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage can't break the clinch.
Cho misses with the head strike.
Mirage has had enough of the clinch but Cho keeps him there for the moment.
Mirage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cho manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
Mirage misses with a hook.
Mirage looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.
Cho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirage can do to turn this around?
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Cho throws a hook but Mirage blocks it.
Mirage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mirage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho gets tackled into the cage by Mirage. Mirage maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cho as Mirage tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Mirage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mirage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cho is keeping busy.
Hobie Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mirage wants to land a leg kick but Cho is out of range.
Cho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mirage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Cho misses with a two punch combination.
Mirage throws a leg kick
letting Cho counter with a right hand.
Mirage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Mirage's leg but Mirage calmly moves out of range.
Mirage wants to clinch.
Cho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirage.
Cho tries to clinch but Mirage is having none of it.
Mirage is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a hook. Cho ducked under it nicely.
Cho tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho throws a series of punches but Mirage avoids them all with ease.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mirage swings widly with a right hand
and Cho counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mirage!
John Cho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as Cho stalls from top position.
Mirage struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mirage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cho cracks Mirage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage tries to bench press Cho off him but Cho keeps the position.
Cho is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mirage will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cho is looking to take a break and control but Mirage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mirage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mirage tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cho!
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energy
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hype
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