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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jefferey Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferey Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Cho!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Cho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoffman circles away.
Cho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cho tries to bench press Hoffman off him but Hoffman keeps the position.
Hoffman with the ground and pound but Cho regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cho is trying to stand.
Cho trying to control but Hoffman postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman wants to take a breather but Cho is having none of it.
Hoffman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jefferey Hoffman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cho tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jimmy Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman gets a clinch.
Cho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to push Cho away but Cho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Cho.
Cho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jefferey Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Cho.
Cho clinches with his opponent.
Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho connects with a single shot there.
Hoffman drives through with a takedown into Cho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho seems keen to control Hoffman's posture.
Hoffman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cho wants to sweep but no luck.
Cho is still trying to improve position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoffman stuffs the takedown.
Cho looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoffman moves into the clinch.
Hoffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoffman stops a takedown attempt from Cho.
Cho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Cho tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cho throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoffman gets tackled into the cage by Cho. Cho maintains the clinch.
Cho keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoffman stops a takedown attempt from Cho.
Hoffman is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffman wants to stall.
Cho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Cho will probably get the nod.
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.
Cho shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoffman pinned against the cage. Hoffman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoffman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cho misses with a takedown attempt
so Hoffman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jefferey Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Cho.
Cho is controlling Hoffman's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman throws an elbow that misses. Cho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoffman's guard. Nice move by Cho!
Hoffman pulls Cho in close to his closed guard and prevents Cho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoffman wants to sweep here but Cho controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffman controls Cho momentarily but Cho frees himself.
Cho throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
Cho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho gets to his feet - Hoffman follows without any prompting.
Cho shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman shows good takedown defense.
Hoffman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cho rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Cho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoffman smiles and moves away.
Jefferey Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho is breathing heavily.
Cho throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Hoffman. No joy for Cho on that attempt.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Cho moves out of range.
Cho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoffman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cho circles away.
Hoffman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cho swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoffman wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoffman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cho circles away.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoffman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cho wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cho keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
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 Jefferey Hoffman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Cho fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoffman gets tackled into the cage by Cho. Cho maintains the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman wants to break free but Cho has control.
Cho tries to pull guard but Hoffman won't allow it.
Cho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoffman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jefferey Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Cho.
Hoffman looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoffman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cho jumps guard but Hoffman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hoffman slowing the pace effectively.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Cho is trying to pull guard but Hoffman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Cho has the dominant position.
Cho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hoffman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to stall.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Cho avoids the elbow strike from Hoffman, against the cage.
Cho breaks from the clinch.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Cho with that takedown attempt.
Cho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoffman as he avoids it easily.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman closes the distance but Cho moves to the side
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jimmy Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Cho tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cho is proving hard to escape from.
Cho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoffman looking to sit in guard and control but Cho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoffman pushes a forearm under Cho's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cho is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jefferey Hoffman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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