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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dandre Hoffield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Vardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vardey has chosen savior as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dandre Hoffield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Vardey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vardey looks for a takedown but Hoffield sprawls well.
Hoffield shoots in and gets a takedown into Vardey's guard.
Hoffield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vardey wants to stand up but Hoffield is controlling him.
Hoffield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vardey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoffield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffield chips away with some ground and pound.
Vardey looks winded!
Hoffield wants to pass the guard but Vardey is keeping the position.
Hoffield not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vardey clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffield keeps control of Vardey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffield pulls Vardey into guard.
Hoffield wants to stand and escape but Vardey is having none of it.
Hoffield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vardey's guard.
Hoffield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoffield lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Tokyo inform us that Vardey has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hoffield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vardey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoffield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoffield is looking to stand up but Vardey won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vardey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hoffield wants to stand up but Vardey is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffield is taking a breather. Vardey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hoffield decides to stand up.
Hoffield clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vardey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffield takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandre Hoffield dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Hoffield counters with a quick kick to the body but Vardey blocks it.
Hoffield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hoffield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoffield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vardey is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vardey's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoffield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vardey's guard.
Hoffield pushing down on Vardey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vardey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hoffield trying to control the pace.
Hoffield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vardey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vardey shoots for a takedown but Hoffield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoffield looks to land a body kick but Vardey moved away.
Hoffield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffield closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffield works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hoffield passes Vardey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vardey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hoffield jumps into side control!
Vardey looking for a sweep but Hoffield has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffield looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffield has control of Vardey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vardey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hoffield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vardey can do to turn this around?
Hoffield with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoffield looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoffield landing strikes from the mount.
Hoffield trying to control but Vardey is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandre Hoffield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoffield shoots in and bounces Vardey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoffield passes into half guard.
Hoffield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoffield seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffield is working for a submission of some sort.
Vardey is looking for a sweep. Hoffield is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vardey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffield trying to control the pace.
Vardey is staying active underneath Hoffield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dandre Hoffield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vardey is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoffield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoffield passes to side control.
Hoffield decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hoffield scores with a takedown into Vardey's guard.
Hoffield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vardey is proving hard to escape from.
Vardey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoffield defends it easily.
Hoffield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoffield drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hoffield seems to have locked his on tight now - Vardey screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hoffield, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dandre Hoffield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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