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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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176 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ The Perfectionist!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Perfectionist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Perfectionist's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoffman chips away with some ground and pound.
The Perfectionist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Perfectionist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist keeping full guard, as Hoffman tries to pass.
Hoffman advances to half guard.
Hoffman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Perfectionist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoffman pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman prevents The Perfectionist from improving his position.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Perfectionist defends it well.
Hoffman is thwarting The Perfectionist's attempts to control the position.
Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Perfectionist sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Perfectionist moves into full guard.
Hoffman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoffman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Perfectionist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman tries to free his leg and advance position but The Perfectionist is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoffman landing some decent shots from guard.
Hoffman with a nice head shot there.
Hoffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoffman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Perfectionist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoffman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Perfectionist is trying to get back to half guard.
Hoffman grinds an elbow into The Perfectionist's temple.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Perfectionist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoffman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Perfectionist to see if he's OK.
The Perfectionist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Hoffman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Perfectionist defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Perfectionist tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoffman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The Perfectionist misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Perfectionist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Perfectionist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Perfectionist throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Perfectionist defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Perfectionist takes a swing at Hoffman 's ribcage but misses.
The Perfectionist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman attempts a counter takedown but The Perfectionist avoids it well and moves away.
The Perfectionist misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
AJ The Perfectionist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Perfectionist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman .
Hoffman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Perfectionist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Perfectionist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Perfectionist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.
The Perfectionist throws a chopping leg kick but Hoffman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
AJ The Perfectionist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Perfectionist lands a jab.
Hoffman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoffman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoffman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Perfectionist. That one must have hurt.
The Perfectionist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman 's calf.
Hoffman fails to land the takedown.
The Perfectionist throws out a counter right but Hoffman avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffman .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman working away.
The Perfectionist is trying to get back to half guard.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Perfectionist knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
The Perfectionist taking a bit of punishment here - Hoffman scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Hoffman 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Perfectionist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoffman off and has taken his back!
Hoffman is keeping busy.
Hoffman avoids the strikes from The Perfectionist.
Albert Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Will The Perfectionist go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, The Perfectionist manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hoffman hold on?!
The Perfectionist controlling well, preventing Hoffman from escaping the position.
The Perfectionist avoiding Hoffman 's attempts to control his hands.
Hoffman manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Perfectionist's guard. Nice work there by Hoffman .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman prevents The Perfectionist from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman is in close to The Perfectionist's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Perfectionist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffman stopping the sweep attempt from The Perfectionist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ The Perfectionist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from The Perfectionist misses.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from The Perfectionist.
Hoffman attempts a counter takedown but The Perfectionist avoids it well and moves away.
The Perfectionist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Perfectionist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman .
Hoffman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoffman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman with a poor takedown
and The Perfectionist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Perfectionist throws an overhand right that lands on Hoffman 's shoulder, as Hoffman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Perfectionist looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoffman is just out of range.
The Perfectionist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoffman .
The Perfectionist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Perfectionist throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Hoffman darts in trying to clinch
and The Perfectionist counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist cracks a nice hook into Hoffman 's ribs.
That kick from The Perfectionist tenderised Hoffman 's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Perfectionist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoffman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
AJ The Perfectionist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoffman takes one to the side of the head.
The Perfectionist digs a good hook to Hoffman 's body.
A left and a right from The Perfectionist both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Perfectionist to the ground. Hoffman is now in The Perfectionist's guard.
The Perfectionist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoffman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman advances to half guard.
Hoffman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Perfectionist defending well though.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but The Perfectionist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoffman is working for a kimura but The Perfectionist is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but The Perfectionist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Perfectionist trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman seems to be looking for submissions.
The Perfectionist is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoffman prevents The Perfectionist from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Hoffman .
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ The Perfectionist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Perfectionist 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ The Perfectionist!
After the fight, AJ The Perfectionist was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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