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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brochan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hofmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hofmann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Klapperschlange. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Hofmann enters the cage!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brochan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hofmann tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Hofmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Hofmann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hofmann manages to circle out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Darrow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hofmann just manages to avoid it.
Darrow clinches up with Hofmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Hofmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Darrow gets an underhook and turns Hofmann into the cage.
Hofmann scores with a shot to the side of Darrow's head.
Hofmann managing to block the knees to the body from Darrow.
Hofmann tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow cracks Hofmann with a nice body shot.
Hofmann throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann misses with some punches.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hofmann or not.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hofmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hofmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
A head punch on the inside from Hofmann fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
Hofmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Brochan Darrow has been cut.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofmann is defending well for now.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hofmann lands with a right to the head.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hofmann is looking to clinch.
Darrow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Hofmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofmann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darrow is rocked!
Hofmann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hofmann avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Hofmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hofmann cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrow is looking to wear down Hofmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
and Hofmann counters by moving into the clinch.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow cracks Hofmann with a nice body shot.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Hofmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow missing with knees to the body.
Darrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hofmann's defenses.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Hofmann.
Darrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hofmann.
Hofmann blocks an uppercut.
Hofmann tries to pull guard but Darrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Hofmann's ribcage. Hofmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hofmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann has had enough of the clinch but Darrow keeps him there for the moment.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brochan Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brochan Darrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hofmann.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Hofmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Brochan Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hofmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Hofmann.
Hofmann misses with a head kick.
Hofmann tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hofmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hofmann looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hofmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Darrow misses its target.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hofmann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Hofmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Darrow.
Darrow throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofmann can do to turn this around?
Darrow checks the leg kick.
Darrow works Hofmann's body with a nice hook.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow darts in and clinches Hofmann up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hofmann's efforts to push away.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands an elbow inside.
Darrow scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow works on Hofmann's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darrow.
Hofmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow gets through Hofmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow digs a right hand into Hofmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hofmann's gas tank.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hofmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darrow throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann is rocked!
Darrow lands a right hand.
Hofmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
Darrow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand into Hofmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hofmann's gas tank.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Hofmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hofmann seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Brochan Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Hofmann misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hofmann.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hofmann misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hofmann dodges an elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow prevents Hofmann from breaking the clinch.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow lands the left hand.
Darrow misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hofmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Darrow.
Hofmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brochan Darrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brochan Darrow's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hofmann misses with a head kick.
Hofmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Darrow circles away.
Darrow rushes Hofmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darrow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hofmann's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hofmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Hofmann's head.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofmann working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hofmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hofmann has his back to the cage.
Hofmann working hard to break the clinch.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Darrow.
Hofmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hofmann avoids the elbow strike from Darrow, against the cage.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
Hofmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hofmann backwards.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Hofmann throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Hofmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
Darrow lands a knee to the body.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steven Hofmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Hofmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hofmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hofmann.
Darrow throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range.
Hofmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Hofmann's head.
Darrow slips a jab from Hofmann.
Darrow jabs Hofmann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
Darrow swings for the body but Hofmann moves out of range.
Darrow takes a swing at Hofmann's ribcage but misses.
Hofmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow closes the distance and pushes Hofmann back into the cage.
Hofmann trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Hofmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hofmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Hofmann's ribcage. Hofmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Hofmann to work.
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hofmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow has managed to clinch.
Hofmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hofmann is trying to pull guard but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hofmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brochan Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hofmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hofmann avoids it.
Hofmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hofmann has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hofmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow gets through Hofmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofmann.
Darrow pushes Hofmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hofmann misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow dips a shoulder and cracks Hofmann with a mighty uppercut! Hofmann falls back against the cage and Darrow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hofmann is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Darrow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brochan Darrow!
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