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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 1257 p4p, 957 weight class) and Stevie Hanselman (ranked 103 p4p, 89 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hanselman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hanselman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanselman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Hanselman. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoshino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanselman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoshino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanselman connects with a single shot there.
Hanselman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hanselman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoshino counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanselman.
Hanselman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoshino rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanselman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Hanselman with the counter takedown but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino tests Hanselman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoshino is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Hanselman.
Hanselman lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanselman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hoshino avoids the body shot from Hanselman.
Hanselman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanselman scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Hanselman.
Hanselman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanselman throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanselman throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Hanselman goes for a double leg but Hoshino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoshino continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Hanselman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hanselman is defended easily by Hoshino.
Hoshino is looking to counter the offense by Hanselman and move into the clinch.
Hanselman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoshino. That snapped Hanselman's head back.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanselman.
A big left from Hanselman misses.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanselman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanselman.
Hanselman throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Hanselman looks to land a combination. Hoshino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanselman. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanselman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanselman.
Hoshino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoshino wants it to stay on the feet.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hanselman.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanselman.
Hanselman lands with a shot to the body.
Yuuji Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanselman misses with a wild combination.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanselman lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanselman.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Hoshino avoids them all with ease.
Hoshino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanselman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hoshino's guard.
Hoshino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanselman is controlling him.
Hanselman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hanselman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanselman wants to control from the top but Hoshino keeps moving.
Hoshino keeping full guard, as Hanselman tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanselman manages to circle out of the way.
Hanselman scores with a hook to the body. Hoshino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanselman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanselman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Hanselman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanselman.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanselman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hoshino defends well and Hanselman ends up having to push Hoshino into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hanselman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoshino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanselman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanselman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoshino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hanselman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanselman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanselman manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoshino at a distance.
Hanselman tries to clinch but Hoshino is having none of it.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanselman lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanselman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hanselman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoshino swivels and escapes.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hanselman.
Hoshino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanselmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanselman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino throwing a counter right hand but Hanselman manages to avoid it.
Hanselman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanselman throws a shot from downtown. Hoshino moves away and avoids it.
Hanselman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Hoshino avoids them all with ease.
Hanselman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman tries to clinch there but Hoshino circles away.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hanselman lands a slapping body shot.
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanselman misses with a right hand
and Hoshino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanselman scores with a body shot.
Hanselman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanselman looks to land a combination but Hoshino avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Hanselman.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanselman.
Hoshino gets caught napping as Hanselman dives in and scores a takedown. Hoshino manages to retain guard.
Hanselman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanselman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanselman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman trying to move into half guard but instead Hoshino has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoshino stopping the sweep attempt from Hanselman.
Hanselman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoshino gets to his feet. Hanselman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hanselman 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.
Hanselman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hanselman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hanselman misses.
Hoshino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanselman manages to circle out of the way.
Hanselman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshino throws out a loose jab but Hanselman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoshino takes one on the button.
Hanselman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanselman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanselman. Hoshino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino leaves Hanselman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoshino is looking to counter punch.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman looks to land a combination but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hoshino is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoshino throws a shot from downtown. Hanselman moves away and avoids it.
Hoshino sets himself, and Hanselman steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoshino avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Hanselman.
Hanselman stalks Hoshino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoshino's face. Hoshino staggers backwards, shaken.
Hanselman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanselman scores with a shot to the body.
Hanselman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanselman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanselman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoshino.
Hanselman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanselman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino throws a hook but Hanselman avoids it easily.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hoshino enables Hanselman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hoshino manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanselman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanselman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoshino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanselman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanselman trying to control but Hoshino is working from the bottom.
Stevie Hanselman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanselman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yuuji Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanselman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hoshino keeping full guard, as Hanselman tries to pass.
Hanselman throws a strike but Hoshino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hanselman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoshino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino gets to his feet - Hanselman follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman looks to land a combination. Hoshino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hanselman shoots and misses
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Hanselman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanselman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshino.
Hanselman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Hanselman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoshino won't be happy with that.
Hoshino throws Hanselman to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanselman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoshino tries to counter by clinching up but Hanselman breaks away and moves out of range.
Hanselman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Hanselman ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman works Hoshino's body with a nice hook.
Hanselman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshino as Hanselman shoots in.
Hoshino thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hanselman.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Hanselman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanselman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshino.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanselman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hoshino!
Hanselman throws a strike aimed at the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hanselman throws a strike aimed at the side of Hoshino's head but Hoshino avoids it well.
Stevie Hanselman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoshino tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Hanselman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanselman 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hanselman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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