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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Hofmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hofmann comes to the ring accompanied by Die Klapperschlange. Soares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Are Harlot - Denial kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Hofmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yury Soares!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Hofmann.
Hofmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soares checks it well.
Soares is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hofmann is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hofmann tests Soares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hofmann scores with a hook.
Nice shot by Hofmann.
It looks like Yury Soares has been cut.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch but Hofmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hofmann lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hofmann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steven Hofmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hofmann throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hofmann connects with a nice looking jab.
Hofmann tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Hofmann scores with a hook to the body. Soares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hofmann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hofmann.
Hofmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann has Soares pushed against the ropes.
Hofmann looking to slow down the pace here.
Soares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Soares throws an elbow but it misses.
Soares lands a damaging elbow.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Hofmann tries to stall but Soares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hofmann tries to break the clinch but Soares is controlling the position.
Hofmann blocks the elbow strike.
Hofmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hofmann takes an elbow to the temple.
Soares prevents the takedown attempt.
Hofmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hofmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hofmann tries to stall but Soares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Soares prevents a body shot from Hofmann.
Hofmann scores with a hook to the body.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soares prevents a body shot from Hofmann.
Soares lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hofmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Hofmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hofmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hofmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Soares.
Soares blocks a body shot from Hofmann.
Hofmann is trying to stall.
Soares misses with an elbow strike.
Hofmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hofmann takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike from Soares.
Soares blocks a body shot from Hofmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soares throws an elbow but it misses.
Soares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann trying to land knees to the body.
Soares misses with an elbow strike.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soares throws an elbow that misses.
Soares lands a nice elbow.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hofmann has been working on his balance at World Combat Gym - NY, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Soares.
Hofmann misses with a body punch.
Hofmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the ropes.
Hofmann is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Hofmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares lands a nice elbow.
Hofmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Soares blocks a body shot from Hofmann.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Soares.
Nice body punch from Hofmann.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hofmann trying to control the position but instead, Soares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hofmann into the ropes.
Hofmann trying to control the position but instead, Soares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hofmann into the ropes.
Hofmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soares slips a jab from Hofmann.
Hofmann throws a low kick but Soares moves out of range easily.
Hofmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hofmann.
Hofmann blocks a low kick nicely.
Soares is looking to clinch but Hofmann is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Hofmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yury Soares's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soares wants to clinch.
Hofmann misses with a hook.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hofmann avoids a kick to the body.
Hofmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steven Hofmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hofmann with a poor takedown
and Soares counters with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Hofmann.
Hofmann misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Hofmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hofmann moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSoares.
Soares tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hofmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hofmann rushes Soares and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Hofmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soares misses with an elbow over the top.
Soares gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hofmann.
Soares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hofmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hofmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hofmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hofmann.
Soares throws an elbow but it misses.
Soares throws an elbow that misses.
Hofmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hofmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hofmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Hofmann digs a right hand into Soares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soares's gas tank.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Hofmann breaks from the clinch.
Hofmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soares in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hofmann throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Hofmann moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSoares.
Hofmann throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hofmann misses with a two punch combination.
Hofmann cracks Soares with an open hand slap.
Hofmann throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hofmann scores with a nice right hand.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Hofmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hofmann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares moves out of range as Hofmann strikes.
Soares tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares rushes Hofmann and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hofmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yury Soares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Hofmann.
A right hook to the body lands for Hofmann.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hofmann misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soares.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Hofmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hofmann instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Hofmann.
Soares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hofmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann cracks Soares with a nice body shot.
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!
Hofmann avoids the elbow strike from Soares, against the ropes.
Soares pushes off an throws an elbow but Hofmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hofmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hofmann.
A cross from Hofmann lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soares - that will leave a mark!
Hofmann lunges at Soares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soares's hand.
Hofmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hofmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hofmann misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Hofmann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yury Soares'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!
Hofmann is looking to clinch.
Soares tries a head kick but it misses.
Hofmann throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares wants to clinch up but Hofmann keeps it at a distance.
Hofmann throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soares's waist but Soares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hofmann off to one side.
Hofmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Hofmann throws a big shot that misses.
Hofmann connects with the punch.
Hofmann is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hofmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soares can pounce on him.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares darts in and clinches Hofmann up against the ropes.
Hofmann misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the ropes.
Soares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hofmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hofmann.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Soares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hofmann's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soares as Hofmann tries to tie him up.
Soares throws an elbow that misses.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the ropes.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soares is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soares lands a nice elbow.
Hofmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Hofmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hofmann blocks the elbow strike.
Soares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hofmann misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hofmann.
Hofmann tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares throws an elbow but it misses.
Hofmann can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Soares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hofmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Soares creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hofmann's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Soares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hofmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Hofmann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soares is fending him off so far but Hofmann persists. Nope, Soares circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Hofmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hofmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hofmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hofmann misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Yury Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Hofmann misses.
Soares moves away from the strike by Hofmann.
Soares has closed the distance and engaged Hofmann in a clinch.
Soares gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hofmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soares misses with an elbow over the top.
Hofmann avoids the elbow strike from Soares, against the ropes.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike from Soares.
Hofmann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soares pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Hofmann pushes him off.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hofmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hofmann throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
And Soares tries to counter it with a takedown but Hofmann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Soares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hofmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soares counters with a nice body kick.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Soares.
Hofmann misses with a body shot.
Hofmann misses the jab.
Soares looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hofmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hofmann misses the target.
Hofmann cracks Soares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hofmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soares feints the counter takedown.
Soares tries to clinch up but Hofmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hofmann tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yury Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Hofmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Hofmann.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hofmann, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Hofmann!
A very excited looking Steven Hofmann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Yury Soares stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eu não perco, só enjoo de vencer.'.
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