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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Hoffman lands a really nice looking cross but Holmes seems unphased.
Hoffman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#
It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.#CL2#
Hoffman clinches up against the cage.
Hoffman lands with a left to the head.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoffman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoffman stalling the fight.
Hoffman gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
#BC#
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a head shot.#KD2#
Hoffman moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Holmes goes down! Can Hoffman finish him!?#ROC2#
Holmes is rocked!#T1#
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Holmes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holmes is trying to control the position but Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holmes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Hoffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoffman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Holmes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoffman is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Holmes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hoffman uses it to pass to side control.
Holmes 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. #T3#
Holmes wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
Holmes is working hard here to advance position.
Hoffman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holmes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Holmes regains half guard.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Hoffman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Holmes tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg. #T4#
Hoffman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holmes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Holmes can't escape the position.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmes looks a forlorn figure.
Hoffman looking to finish Holmes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmes!
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
Hoffman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holmes tries to reverse the position but Hoffman maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##KD2#
Holmes ducks straight into an uppercut from Hoffman and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Holmes manages to regain guard straight away.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Holmes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoffman controls the pace.#SUB#
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoffman passes into side control.
Holmes looks to move to half guard but instead Hoffman has passed into mount! Damn!
Hoffman controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes is looking to escape.
Holmes tries to hold on but Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Holmes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoffman has a good base and remains in mount.
Holmes regains half guard.#T2#
Hoffman slows the pace down in half guard.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Hoffman is controlling well.
Hoffman controlling the pace.
Holmes moves into full guard.
Hoffman connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes wants to control the position but Hoffman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoffman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoffman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoffman winds up and cracks Holmes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holmes trying to control but Hoffman postures up.
#T3#
Hoffman controlling the action here.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Holmes actively working from the bottom here.
Butch Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Hoffman is controlling well.
Hoffman trying to control the pace.
Holmes tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hoffman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Hoffman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holmes is looking to improve his position but Hoffman isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman trying to control the pace.
Holmes tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman.
Hoffman thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoffman. Holmes shrugs it off though.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoffman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman lands with a shot to the body. #T1##CL2#
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Hoffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoffman.
Hoffman gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Hoffman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoffman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoffman controlling the pace. #T2#
Holmes is trying to control but Hoffman passes into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hoffman easily slips into full mount!
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
Holmes tries to lock up and control but Hoffman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Holmes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hoffman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holmes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes tries to hold on but Hoffman postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Hoffman controlling his opponent.
Holmes is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hank Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes is looking to get to half guard.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butch Hoffman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoffman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoffman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Hoffman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crayewski, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hoffman.
Crayewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crayewski avoids it.
Hoffman can't find room to land a body shot as Crayewski controls the action.
Hoffman misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crayewski.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hoffman.
Crayewski lands with a left to the head.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoffman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crayewski is breathing heavily.
Hoffman stalling against the cage.
Crayewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crayewski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Crayewski. #T1#
Crayewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Crayewski.
Crayewski tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Crayewski back against the cage.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crayewski is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Hoffman as the two fighters clinch.
Hoffman scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Hoffman has hold of one of Crayewski's legs. Crayewski is fighting the takedown attempt but Hoffman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hoffman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Hoffman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crayewski being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Hoffman cracks the inside of Crayewski's front leg.
Hoffman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crayewski. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman has a takedown stuffed.
Crayewski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Crayewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Crayewski sets himself, and Hoffman steps forward looking for the clinch! Crayewski avoids it this time.
Crayewski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crayewski misses with a leg kick.
Hoffman cracks the inside of Crayewski's front leg. #T4#
Hoffman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body kick.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoffman lands with a straight right. Crayewski didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crayewski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crayewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Hoffman clinches with his opponent.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Hoffman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Crayewski can't fight it off and eventually Hoffman manages to take the fight to the floor. Crayewski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crayewski is looking to stand back up but Hoffman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Crayewski. #REVR#
Hoffman throwing shots but Crayewski is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski'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.
#R2#
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Crayewski keeps it at a distance.
Hoffman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crayewski wants to stand back up but Hoffman manages to pass into side control.
Crayewski taking a bit of punishment here - Hoffman scoring with strikes.
Hoffman working the ground and pound but Crayewski is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
The ground and pound from Hoffman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crayewski is being controlled here.
Hoffman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crayewski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Crayewski being controlled for a moment. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crayewski throws a solid leg kick but Hoffman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crayewski.
Hoffman swings for the body but Crayewski moves out of range.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crayewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoffman - that will leave a mark!
#T3#
Hoffman swings for the body but Crayewski moves out of range.
Crayewski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crayewski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Hoffman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butch Hoffman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman lands with a right to the head.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crayewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman presses Crayewski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoffman has Crayewski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crayewski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Crayewski is rocked!
Hoffman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Crayewski to his knees! Hoffman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
In his post fight interview, Butch Hoffman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 10, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Hoffman moves into the clinch.
Bryant Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant Ii misses with some punches.
Hoffman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bryant Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant Ii goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoffman prevents it.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Bryant Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoffman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoffman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bryant Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Bryant Ii.
Bryant Ii blocking some punches.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryant Ii gets underhooks to prevent Hoffman's takedown attempt.
Bryant Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant Ii gets through Hoffman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant Ii prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T1#
Bryant Ii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bryant Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant Ii is trying to drag Hoffman to the mat but Hoffman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bryant Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant Ii.
Bryant Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Bryant Ii. #TD#
Hoffman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bryant Ii can't fight it off and eventually Hoffman manages to take the fight to the floor. Bryant Ii looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryant Ii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bryant Ii holds on and takes a little breather.
Hoffman postures up.
Bryant Ii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryant Ii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman's guard. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant Ii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryant Ii manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hoffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bryant Ii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoffman manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T3#
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Bryant Ii slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryant Ii lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant Ii passes Hoffman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hoffman is trying to control but can't.
Bryant Ii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryant Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffman's head.
Bryant Ii is nestled in close to Hoffman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant Ii throwing shots but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Bryant Ii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoffman tries to roll over but Bryant Ii keeps him under control.
Bryant Ii is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
Hoffman won't allow Bryant Ii to pass to mount.
Bryant Ii lands strikes from half guard.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Bryant Ii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bryant Ii connects with a nice short shot to Hoffman's temple.
Bryant Ii throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoffman to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bryant Ii throws an elbow that misses. Hoffman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant Ii's guard. Nice move by Hoffman!#REVR#
Bryant Ii seems keen to control Hoffman's posture.
Bryant Ii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant Ii wants to hit a switch here but Hoffman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bryant Ii there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman wants to control the pace but Bryant Ii is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant Ii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hoffman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoffman tries to clinch up but Bryant Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Bryant Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant Ii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bryant Ii misses with a low kick.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bryant Ii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Bryant Ii's head but Bryant Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffman.
Bryant Ii can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryant Ii manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant Ii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bryant Ii has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hoffman has passed into side control.
#T1#
Bryant Ii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant Ii struggling a bit here.
Hoffman trying to control the position but Bryant Ii is working away.
Bryant Ii tries to bench press Hoffman off him but Hoffman keeps the position.
Hoffman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bryant Ii is trying to improve his position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bryant Ii sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bryant Ii gets back to full guard.
Bryant Ii looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant Ii, not yet.
Bryant Ii looking to control.
Bryant Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Bryant Ii controls Hoffman momentarily but Hoffman frees himself.
Hoffman won't allow Bryant Ii to sweep him here. #T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant Ii thuds a left hand into Hoffman's body.#CL#
Hoffman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Bryant Ii.
Bryant Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoffman is defending well.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bryant Ii's elbow.
Hoffman landing knees to the body.
Bryant Ii is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Bryant Ii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Hoffman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bryant Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
Bryant Ii misses with some punches.
Hoffman is looking for a takedown.#T4##TD#
Hoffman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bryant Ii clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
I would not like to be Bryant Ii right now.
Bryant Ii breaks Hoffman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bryant Ii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoffman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoffman trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant Ii is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bryant Ii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Butch Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Bryant Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryant Ii wants to counter with a clinch but Hoffman pushes him away.
Hoffman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bryant Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.
Bryant Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoffman digs a right hand into Bryant Ii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bryant Ii's gas tank.
Hoffman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant Ii backwards.
Bryant Ii tries for a takedown but Hoffman manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryant Ii backwards.
Bryant Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant Ii avoids the damage to the body.
Bryant Ii lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Bryant Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Bryant Ii.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Bryant Ii pushes Hoffman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Butch Hoffman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bryant Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoffman landing knees to the body.
Bryant Ii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Hoffman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hoffman manages to end up in side control.
Bryant Ii can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryant Ii is trying to improve his position.
Hoffman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bryant Ii's shoulder. That is not cool. #T2#
Bryant Ii is trying to improve his position.
Bryant Ii keeps trying to improve his position.
Bryant Ii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoffman off and has taken his back!
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!
Bryant Ii misses with an elbow to the head.
Bryant Ii misses with punches from the back. #T3#
Hoffman takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Even with his hooks in, Bryant Ii manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bryant Ii lands shots from the back.
Bryant Ii lands a shot to the head.
Bryant Ii cracks Hoffman with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hoffman from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hoffman is taking damage to the body and head.
Hoffman trying to control the hands but Bryant Ii won't let him.
Even with his hooks in, Bryant Ii manages to miss with strikes from the back. #T4#
Bryant Ii lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bryant Ii.
Bryant Ii scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bryant Ii punches Hoffman on the ear.
Bryant Ii lands punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman is trapped and Bryant Ii is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Well, with Bryant Ii on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hoffman is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bryant Ii lands strikes to the head.
Hoffman covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
#ROC2#
Hoffman is rocked!
Bryant Ii is punishing Hoffman with some ground and pound.
Oh Hoffman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryant Ii trying to control.
Bryant Ii cracks Hoffman with a big right hand from the back mount! Hoffman immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Bryant Ii takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerbert Bryant Ii!
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Event:
Lupe 10
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoffman is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Hoffman scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Hoffman moves into the clinch.
Man lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Hoffman.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoffman can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.
Man throwing shots but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Hoffman manages to get to full guard.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Hoffman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man 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.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffman.
Man 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.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man avoids the head kick by Hoffman.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Hoffman rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hoffman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is trying to drag Hoffman to the mat but Hoffman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoffman digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman looking to stall.
Hoffman gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Hoffman's head.
Man is working Hoffman over against the cage.
Hoffman looks winded!
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Man tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man is trying to drag Hoffman to the mat but Hoffman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Man avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage. #T4#
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man lands a right hand.
Man works on Hoffman's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Hoffman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoffman lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman takes a shot to the head.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a body kick.
Hoffman tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Hoffman is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Man lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Man scores with a body shot.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoffman scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Hoffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Man feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down. #CL2#
Hoffman rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Man tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoffman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hoffman wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman wants a takedown.
Super Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Hoffman.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Hoffman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards. #T2#
Good body shot from Man.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Man. #TD#
Man turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands an elbow.
Man grinds an elbow into Hoffman's temple.
Hoffman is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Hoffman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoffman to see if he's OK.#T3#
Man staying calm.
Man connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoffman some visible discomfort.
Man trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hoffman's face as Man controls the position.
Hoffman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Hoffman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Hoffman manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Hoffman is controlling Man's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Man passes to side control.
Hoffman is not content to let Man control the position.
An elbow from Man crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man scores with a jab. Hoffman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoffman works Man's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Hoffman has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffman.
Man blocking some punches.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoffman or not.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Hoffman misses with the head strike.
Man lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Man.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man digs a right hand into Hoffman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoffman's gas tank.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoffman wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Butch Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man controlling the pace.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Man drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Man wants to take a breather but Hoffman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Man.
Man connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Hoffman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Man is working Hoffman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoffman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man lands a couple of elbows.
Man won't allow Hoffman to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
Super Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
DUEL#113 Feltre vs Von Ketler
Date: Dec 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Proctor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoffman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Proctor moves away
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman scores with a kick to the body.
Hoffman misses with a leg kick.
Hoffman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#KD2#
Hoffman sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Proctor to the ground! Hoffman dives into full mount looking to finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Proctor has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Hoffman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hoffman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Proctor wants to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Proctor is looking to improve his position but Hoffman isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoffman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Proctor is looking to get to half guard.
Proctor prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Hoffman prevents Proctor from getting the reversal.#T3#
Hoffman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Proctor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman looking to control but Proctor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Proctor tries to lock up and control but Hoffman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Proctor can't escape the position.
Hoffman controlling the pace for now.
Hoffman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hoffman throws some wild stikes that Proctor manages to avoid easily.
Hoffman avoids the attempt from Proctor to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Proctor.
Hoffman looks to clinch
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Hoffman delivers a nice body kick.
Proctor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Proctor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hoffman misses
and Proctor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoffman scores with the left hand. Proctor knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Hoffman scores with a sloppy right hand. Proctor should have avoided that one.
Hoffman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Proctor keeps it at a distance.
Proctor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Proctor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proctor moves away.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proctor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proctor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoffman misses with a kick to the body
and Proctor counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Proctor keeps it at a distance.
And Proctor counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Proctor looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Hoffman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
Hoffman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Proctor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Butch Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Proctor is having none of it.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from Proctor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Hoffman darts in and clinches Proctor up against the cage.#BC#
Proctor breaks from the clinch.
Proctor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffman. #CL2#
Hoffman has Proctor up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proctors head.
Hoffman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proctors head. #T3#
Hoffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Proctor managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Proctor.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Proctor stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Proctor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Proctor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoffman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Proctor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Proctor. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proctor.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoffman scores with a shot to the side of Proctor's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proctor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman lands with a right to the head.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Proctor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Hoffman throws a head punch that misses.
Proctor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proctor.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Hoffman scores with a shot to the side of Proctor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Proctor throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Proctor is having none of it.
Hoffman lunges at Proctor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Proctor's hand.
Proctor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Proctor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoffman throws a sloppy body shot
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
Hoffman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Proctor throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman wants to counter with a clinch but Proctor pushes him away.
Hoffman misses with a jab to the body
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proctor with a jab.
Hoffman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Proctor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Hoffman is looking to land body kicks.
Proctor throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman is looking to clinch but Proctor is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Hoffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoffman thumps Proctor with a low kick.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Proctor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Proctor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Proctor throws the left hand but Hoffman avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman cracks Proctor with an open hand slap.
Hoffman swings for the body but Proctor moves out of range.
Hoffman is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
Proctor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Proctor throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Proctor throws the left hand but Hoffman avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Proctor slips under a jab.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Proctor.
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!
Hoffman throws a body punch but Proctor moves out of range.
Proctor is looking to counter punch.
Hoffman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Proctor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Proctor slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Proctor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Proctor checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Proctor misses the target.
Proctor misses with a looping right.
Hoffman jabs at Proctor's body.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proctor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proctor throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoffman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Proctor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
Proctor is looking to escape.
Hoffman is keen to just control but Proctor is a slippery customer.
Michael Proctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proctor is looking to improve his position.
Butch Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Proctor is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Michael Proctor.
Well Hoffman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
In his post fight interview, Butch Hoffman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
DUEL Live #1 Kapaldi vs Miller
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Hoffman clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ysengrin is defending well for now.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Ysengrin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Hoffman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Ysengrin is trying to keep Hoffman in close.
Ysengrin managing to control the position.
Ysengrin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoffman controls the pace.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ysengrin loads up on a big right hand but Hoffman slips the punch.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
#CL2#
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Ysengrin missing with knees to the body.
Ysengrin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Ysengrin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman working Ysengrin over with knees to the body.
Ysengrin is breathing heavily.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoffman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ysengrin is defending well for now.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Ysengrin.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Hoffman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ysengrin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hoffman.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Hoffman as the two fighters clinch.
Hoffman goes for a takedown attempt but Ysengrin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hoffman lands a nice hook to Ysengrin's body. Ysengrin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hoffman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ysengrin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ysengrin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoffman throws a wild body kick that Ysengrin sees coming a mile off.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffman blocks a leg kick.
Ysengrin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoffman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Ysengrin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ysengrin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ysengrin looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
Hoffman wants to counter with a clinch but Ysengrin pushes him away.
Hoffman throws a wild body kick that Ysengrin sees coming a mile off.
Hoffman throws a lazy head kick
and Ysengrin counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Ysengrin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range and Ysengrin settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination.
Ysengrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ysengrin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hoffman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hoffman lands a jab to Ysengrin's midsection.
Hoffman misses with a body kick.
Hoffman closes the distance but Ysengrin moves to the side
and Ysengrin counters with a stiff right hand.
Dave Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ysengrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoffman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ysengrin throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
Ysengrin wants to get back to his feet but Hoffman is dominant here and he's now got Ysengrin's back!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman controlling well, preventing Ysengrin from escaping the position.
Hoffman lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hoffman.
Hoffman keeps control of the position easily here as Ysengrin tries to buck him off.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Well, with Hoffman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ysengrin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hoffman misses with punches from the back. #T3#
Hoffman controls the action.
Hoffman is continuing to stall.
Ysengrin tries to escape the position.
Ysengrin trying to control the hands but Hoffman breaks the grip. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
I would not like to be Ysengrin right now.
Ysengrin can't escape the position.
Hoffman keeps control of the position easily here as Ysengrin tries to buck him off.
Hoffman is not going to allow Ysengrin to sit and survive in this position.
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 Dave Ysengrin 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hoffman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ysengrin's sensitive parts.
Hoffman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ysengrin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin misses with a double jab.
Ysengrin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoffman is able to avoid easily.
Ysengrin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffman. That did some damage!
Ysengrin misses with a looping left.
Ysengrin misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Ysengrin. Those never looked like landing.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman tries to counter with a clinch but Ysengrin shakes him off and moves away.#T1##CL2#
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ysengrin is defending well for now.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Ysengrin as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
A hook to the body from Ysengrin.
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin is leaning against Hoffman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoffman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Hoffman throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Butch Hoffman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Ysengrin throws knees to the body.
Hoffman pushes Ysengrin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hoffman.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman lands a body punch.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.#T3#
Ysengrin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with the head strike.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ysengrin is defending well for now.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Hoffman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Hoffman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ysengrin avoids it.
Hoffman can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Hoffman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ysengrin avoids it.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
Hoffman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoffman 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
After the fight, Butch Hoffman 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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Event:
DUEL#98 Allen vs Stenberg
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Hoffman misses the body punch
and Proctor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman misses with the body kick
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick from Hoffman.
Proctor throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoffman.
Hoffman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Proctor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Proctor cracks Hoffman with a good jab.
Hoffman looks to land a body kick but Proctor moved away.
A jab from Hoffman finds it's way through Proctor's defenses.
Hoffman throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by Proctor.
Hoffman misses with a kick to the body
and Proctor counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman throws a hook but Proctor avoids it easily.
Proctor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Proctor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman throws a sloppy body shot
and Proctor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proctor misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Proctor throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman pushes Proctor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Proctor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffman lands a head shot.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Proctor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Proctor moves out of range of the body kick from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proctor.
#T2#
Hoffman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Proctor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Proctor. No joy for Hoffman on that attempt.
Hoffman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Proctor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hoffman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Proctor's sensitive parts.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.#CL2#
Hoffman has closed the distance and engaged Proctor in a clinch.
Proctor lands a shot to the body.
Proctor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Proctor lands a left hand.
#T3#
Hoffman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Proctor is defending well.
Proctor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Proctor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Proctor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michael Proctor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Hoffman.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proctor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Proctor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Proctor.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman lands a left hand.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Proctor working aggressively here.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Proctor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Hoffman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Proctor fails to land.
Hoffman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Proctor takes a shot to the head.
Proctor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Proctor throws a head punch that misses.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
#TD2#
Hoffman has picked Proctor up - he's going for a ride! Hoffman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Proctor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hoffman manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Proctor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hoffman misses the body punch
and Proctor counters with a solid body kick.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Proctor avoids the punch easily.
Proctor lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoffman throws the kick towards the body but Proctor avoids it.#CL2#
Hoffman forces Proctor back against the cage and clinches.
Proctor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Proctor misses with some punches.
Proctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Proctor is defending well for now.
Hoffman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Proctor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Proctor.
Proctor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoffman.#T1#
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoffman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Proctor connects with a looping right hand.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Proctor ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Proctor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoffman throws a solid leg kick but Proctor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoffman.
A lazy body kick from Hoffman
and Proctor counters with a nice body shot.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Hoffman misses with a low kick as Proctor jumps back.
Proctor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Hoffman clinches.
Hoffman takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Proctor pushes Hoffman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Proctor.
#T2#
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Proctor.
Hoffman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.
Proctor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Proctor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Proctor avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Hoffman is working for takedown but Proctor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Proctor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards. #ROC#
Hoffman is rocked!
Proctor dips a shoulder and cracks Hoffman with a mighty uppercut! Hoffman falls back against the cage and Proctor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hoffman 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 - Proctor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I knew I would knock him out, who's next?'.
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Event:
DUEL#92 Muller vs Eirickson
Date: Sep 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Ysengrin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffman lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Hoffman lunges at Ysengrin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ysengrin's hand.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman tries to land a front kick but Ysengrin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Hoffman pushes Ysengrin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
Ysengrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
#T1#
Hoffman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman scores with a shot to the side of Ysengrin's head.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Ysengrin.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Hoffman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoffman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoffman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ysengrin can turn it around.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
Ysengrin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Ysengrin digs a right hand underneath Hoffman's ribcage. Hoffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ysengrin gets through Hoffman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
#T3#
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ysengrin.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Ysengrin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
A short left from Ysengrin.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
#T4#
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Hoffman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ysengrin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ysengrin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ysengrin is pressed up against the cage. Hoffman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ysengrin down to the mat. Ysengrin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoffman connects with a body shot that sends Ysengrin's belly button to the back.
Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ysengrin.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ysengrin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoffman doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Ysengrin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#KD#
Hoffman connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ysengrin to the floor! Hoffman dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#
Ysengrin is rocked!
Hoffman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ysengrin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hoffman manages to move to mount!
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman continues to stall.
Hoffman punching from mount but Ysengrin doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T1#
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ysengrin is trying desperately to improve position.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More hug and hope from Hoffman.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman lands a big elbow. #T3#
The referee warns Ysengrin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoffman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ysengrin wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Ysengrin is looking to improve his position but Hoffman isn't that keen on the idea.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoffman controlling the pace for now.
Ysengrin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hoffman.
Ysengrin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman throws some wild stikes that Ysengrin manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoffman looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Hoffman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ysengrin connects with a solid leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin digs a good hook to Hoffman's body.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman clobbers Ysengrin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ysengrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman wants to slow Ysengrin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ysengrin looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Ysengrin throws a low kick, looking for Hoffman's leg but Hoffman calmly moves out of range.
Hoffman walks into a straight right hand from Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick #TD#
and Hoffman counters with a single leg into guard. Ysengrin didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ysengrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoffman with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ysengrin trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffman is proving a slippery customer.
Hoffman stays in close to Ysengrin's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ysengrin can do to turn this around?
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ysengrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoffman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Hoffman clinches.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
Hoffman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman cracks Ysengrin with a nice body shot.
Ysengrin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Ysengrin throws knees to the body.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Ysengrin.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hoffman.
Butch Hoffman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Hoffman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Ysengrin.
I think Ysengrin 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
DUEL#88 Bomb vs Kamen
Date: Aug 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Bryant throws the kick towards the body but Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bryant swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Bryant punishes Hoffman's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant lands a jab to the nose.
Bryant swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD2#
and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bryant's guard.#SUB#
Bryant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoffman passes into side control.
Bryant is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Bryant's face as Hoffman controls the position.
Bryant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bryant 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 working away.#T1#
Hoffman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bryant tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Hoffman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hoffman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bryant wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
Bryant is trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hoffman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bryant is working to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bryant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hoffman wants to take a breather but Bryant is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman prevents Bryant from improving his position.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard but Hoffman has mounted him!
Hoffman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
Bryant tries to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away. #T3#
Hoffman looking to control but Bryant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryant wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Hoffman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bryant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bryant wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Bryant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffman controlling the pace for now.
Hoffman prevents Bryant from getting the reversal.
Hoffman with shots to the head and body - Bryant looks very uncomfortable down there. #T4#
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman raining down shots from the mount!
Hoffman with a couple of short strikes.
Hoffman lands a couple of good shots and Bryant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bryant wants to control his opponent's hands but Hoffman gets his hands free.
Hoffman is looking to control Bryant but Bryant is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant is trying to break free.
Bryant is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Bryant throws out a leg kick but Hoffman moves out of range and Bryant only half commits.
Hoffman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoffman moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Bryant misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoffman swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant misses with a straight left.
Hoffman wants to counter with a clinch but Bryant pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Bryant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bryant misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and Hoffman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoffman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Butch Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Bryant trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hoffman manages to pass to mount!
Hoffman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hoffman avoids the attempt from Bryant to control.
Bryant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bryant is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2##SUB#
Bryant has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hoffman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hoffman!
You can see the frustration on Bryant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bryant tries to buck Hoffman off but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman landing strikes.
Hoffman lands some shots froms side control.
Bryant is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Hoffman working the ground and pound but Bryant is defending the strikes.
Bryant takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hoffman trying to control the position but Bryant is working away.
Bryant is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoffman happy to just control the position for now.
Hoffman lands a nice forearm strike.
Bryant tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hoffman easily slips into full mount!
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Bryant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
Bryant slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bryant regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoffman.
Hoffman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Hoffman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bryant is looking to wear down Hoffman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Hoffman lands a slapping body shot.
Hoffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bryant scores with a jab. Hoffman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoffman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoffman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoffman misses with a leg kick
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bryant. That's going to slow Hoffman down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range. #CL2#
Hoffman clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoffmans head.
Bryant tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Hoffman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bryant. #T1#
Hoffman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bryant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hoffman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryant is looking to score with low kicks.#CL2#
Hoffman has managed to clinch.
A short left from Hoffman.
Bryant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bryant is working Hoffman over against the cage.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant pushes Hoffman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
A short left from Bryant.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Hoffman trying to control the position but instead, Bryant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoffman into the cage.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Kobe Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a hook to the body.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Bryant works on Hoffman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bryant lands an uppercut.
Bryant lands a body punch.
A short left from Bryant.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Bryant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoffmans head.
Bryant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryant lands with a left to the head.
Bryant lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Bryant lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Bryant has picked Hoffman up - he's going for a ride! Bryant dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bryant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB#
Bryant with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoffman tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Bryant moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hoffman has worked his arm free - good work by Hoffman!
#T4#
Hoffman is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Bryant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoffman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep.
Hoffman is trying to control Bryant's posture but Bryant avoids it.
Hoffman tries to bench press Bryant off him but Bryant keeps the position.
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 Kobe Bryant.
I think Hoffman 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
DFN#6 Army vs Bangsit
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Hoffman gets a clinch.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahman avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoffman dodges an elbow strike from Rahman.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the temple.
Rahman lands a nice elbow.
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoffman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rahman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffman's brow.
Hoffman goes for a takedown attempt but Rahman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Hoffman forces Rahman back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Rahman tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Rahman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Hoffman works on Rahman's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.
Hoffman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Hoffman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahman avoids the damage to the body.
Rahman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rahman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffman's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoffman.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoffman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Rahman looking to throw knees to the head but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Rahman is leaning against Hoffman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#TD#
Hoffman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES2#
Rahman wriggles free and stands up.
Rahman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoffman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman sets himself, and Rahman steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoffman avoids it this time.#TD#
Hoffman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hoffman controlling the action here.
Hoffman wants to take a breather but Rahman is having none of it.
Hoffman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hoffman is keen to just control but Rahman is a slippery customer.
Rahman is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Rahman trying to control but Hoffman postures up.
Rahman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoffman.
Hoffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoffman with the ground and pound but Rahman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hoffman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rahman's head.
Hoffman prevents Rahman from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman trying to control but Rahman is working from the bottom.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rahman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoffman manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Hoffman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
Rahman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rahman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rahman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahman.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Butch Hoffman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Rahman lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rahman.
Hoffman takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rahman.
Rahman lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Butch Hoffman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoffman's defenses.
Rahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoffman or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Rahman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Hoffman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rahman prevents it.
#T1#
Rahman misses with a knee strike.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahman lands an elbow inside that Hoffman shrugs off.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman has Hoffman pressed against the cage.
Hoffman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Rahman scores with a hook to the body.
Rahman gets through Hoffman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Rahman.
#T2#
A shot in the inside from Rahman.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Rahman lands with a left to the head.
Rahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Hoffman is trying to drag Rahman to the mat but Rahman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoffman's defenses.
Rahman is leaning against Hoffman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rahman stalling.
Rahman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Hoffman's head.
Rahman lands a nice elbow.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoffman's defenses. #T3#
Rahman lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Hoffman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Hoffman is rocked!
Rahman looking to throw knees to the head but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Rahman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rahman pushes Hoffman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman misses with the head strike.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Rahman misses with an elbow over the top.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoffman's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahman lands a damaging elbow.
Rahman lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Rahman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Rahman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Rahman.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Oh Hoffman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rahman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rahman creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Hoffman! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rahman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mujibur Rahman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mujibur Rahman made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Hoffman works Biante's body with a nice hook.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Hoffman clinches up with Biante and pushes him back against the cage.
Biante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoffman lands a good knee to the midsection. Biante won't want to take too many of those.
Biante is breathing heavily.
Hoffman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT2#
It looks like Bruce Biante has been cut.
Hoffman lands a good knee to the midsection. Biante won't want to take too many of those.
Hoffman lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoffman lands with a light punch inside.
Biante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biante takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoffman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hoffman lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biantes head.
Hoffman scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Hoffman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Biante is trying to keep an underhook but Hoffman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoffman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Biante might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Biante is rocked!#T1#
Hoffman lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Biante! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hoffman jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Hoffman lands a jab to the head.
#CL#
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Jones is rocked!
Hoffman lands a knee to the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoffman finish him?
Hoffman lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Hoffman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hoffman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
A less than humble Butch Hoffman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Riseman tries a low kick but Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman slips a straight right by Riseman.
Hoffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riseman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riseman's coach down at DiscoClub was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riseman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riseman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoffman works Riseman's body with a nice hook.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riseman's hands.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riseman moves away.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Hoffman thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Riseman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoffman.
Riseman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Hoffman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoffman with a jab.
Riseman tries a low kick but Hoffman avoids it.
Riseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riseman tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoffman is wise to it.
Good work by Hoffman as he checks the leg kick.
Riseman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riseman looks winded!#KD#
Hoffman waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Riseman. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Riseman to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC#
Riseman is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Riseman is still in real trouble! Can Hoffman finish him?
Hoffman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riseman down.
Hoffman working the ground and pound.
Hoffman lands a big left to the face of Riseman, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Hoffman and another - Riseman is out! Hoffman stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
USFC 117
Date: May 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Hoffman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hoffman moves out of range as De Villefort strikes.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
De Villefort looking to score a takedown here. Hoffman is defending well but De Villefort drives through and ends up in Hoffman's guard.
De Villefort throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoffman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Villefort content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoffman wants to improve his position but instead De Villefort has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
De Villefort is working for a kimura but Hoffman is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoffman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoffman.#T1#
Hoffman can't keep his opponent in guard - De Villefort advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Villefort throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoffman is pressing down on De Villefort's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Villefort throws a big elbow that misses.
De Villefort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Villefort is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoffman has wrist control.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoffman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Villefort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoffman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Villefort working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Villefort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Villefort throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
De Villefort stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffman.#T3#
De Villefort with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Villefort preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
De Villefort closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hoffman's guard.
Hoffman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Villefort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoffman looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Villefort is one step ahead there.
De Villefort with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Villefort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
De Villefort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Villefort throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Villefort is one step ahead there.
De Villefort throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman has control of De Villefort's left arm, preventing De Villefort from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Hoffman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Villefort tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoffman is in De Villefort's guard.
Gerard De Villefort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoffman trying to control but De Villefort is working from the bottom.
De Villefort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but De Villefort keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is looking to work some ground and pound but De Villefort has wrist control.#SUB2#
De Villefort had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoffman defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but De Villefort manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##T1#
De Villefort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoffman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
De Villefort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoffman defends well.
Hoffman distracts De Villefort with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#CUT#
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
De Villefort keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
De Villefort looking for a guillotine here but Hoffman defends easily.
#T2#
Hoffman postures up in De Villefort's guard and throws a big left but De Villefort blocks it.
De Villefort throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hoffman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Villefort avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
De Villefort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hoffman is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
De Villefort 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. #T3#
De Villefort preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
De Villefort throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hoffman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
De Villefort looking for a guillotine here but Hoffman defends easily.
Hoffman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Villefort thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hoffman won't allow De Villefort to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Hoffman got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Villefort has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoffman has managed to get both his arms back between De Villefort's legs - danger averted.#T4#
Hoffman lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
De Villefort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoffman controlling from the top position.
Hoffman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoffman is in close to De Villefort's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoffman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman wants to control from the top but De Villefort keeps moving.
Hoffman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Villefort is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
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 Butch Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
De Villefort is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hoffman's half guard.#SUB2#
De Villefort is looking for a kimura here.
De Villefort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort lands strikes from half guard.
Hoffman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Villefort.
De Villefort is nestled in close to Hoffman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Hoffman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Villefort.
Hoffman wants to get back to full guard.
Hoffman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoffman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Villefort.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
De Villefort is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Villefort is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Villefort working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
De Villefort missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Villefort is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Villefort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffman?
#SUB2#
Hoffman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from De Villefort.
De Villefort throwing strikes but Hoffman recovers to half guard. A much better position. #SUB2#
De Villefort is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoffman wants to sweep but De Villefort has passed to side control!#T3#
Hoffman tries to buck De Villefort off but De Villefort is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hoffman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoffman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. De Villefort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
De Villefort is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
De Villefort is looking for a kimura but Hoffman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Villefort to get the leverage. #SUB2#
De Villefort seems to be working for a kimura but Hoffman defends the submission attempt.
Hoffman is looking to control De Villefort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoffman avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Villefort not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Villefort 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard De Villefort!
Gerard De Villefort seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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