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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Layne Villegas (ranked 2250 p4p, 3848 weight class) and Leon Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Layne Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas swings for the body but Hoffmann moves out of range.
Villegas avoids the body shot from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann wants to clinch
and Villegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Villegas is having none of it.
Hoffmann throws a body kick that misses
enabling Villegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Villegas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoffmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villegas.
Villegas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villegas misses with an uppercut.
Hoffmann clinches up against the cage.
Hoffmann tries a body shot but Villegas blocks it.
Villegas lands an uppercut.
Hoffmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Villegas avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann looking to throw knees to the head but Villegas is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Villegas.
Hoffmann is fighting off a takedown attempt but Villegas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hoffmann to the mat. Hoffmann regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villegas preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoffmann is on top in guard.
Hoffmann lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas 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.
Hoffmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hoffmann forces his way into half guard.
Villegas actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffmann is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoffmann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villegas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoffmann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hoffmann pulls his head out easily.
Villegas is looking to improve his position.
Hoffmann controlling the action here.
Hoffmann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Villegas is looking for a sweep. Hoffmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Hoffmann 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.
Villegas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Villegas tries to get out of the position.
Villegas tries to roll over but Hoffmann keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann lands strikes from half guard.
Hoffmann perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hoffmann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann is nestled in close to Villegas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoffmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villegas tries to roll over but Hoffmann keeps him under control.
Hoffmann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffmann is continuing to stall.
Villegas is looking for a sweep. Hoffmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoffmann is taking a breather. Villegas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Villegas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hoffmann perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The adventures of Hoffmann the control monster continue. Boring.
Villegas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Villegas wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoffmann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leon Hoffmann will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffmann. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Villegas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoffmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoffmann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Villegas lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Villegas.
Hoffmann misses with some punches.
Hoffmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoffmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villegas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hoffmann is trying to keep an underhook but Villegas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hoffmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoffmann moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Villegas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoffmann lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Villegas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoffmann controls the pace.
Hoffmann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Villegas's head.
Villegas wants to sweep here but Hoffmann controlling him for the moment.
Villegas is looking for a triangle but Hoffmann pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoffmann won't allow Villegas to sweep him here.
Hoffmann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villegas looking for a sweep. Not yet Villegas, not yet.
Villegas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoffmann controls the pace.
Hoffmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoffmann slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hoffmann remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas tries to bench press Hoffmann off him but Hoffmann keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Hoffmann stalls from top position.
Villegas throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hoffmann is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffmann lands some shots froms side control.
Hoffmann is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Villegas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hoffmann gets to mount! Villegas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Villegas can't escape the position.
Hoffmann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Villegas working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villegas is bucking up trying to escape but Hoffmann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoffmann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leon Hoffmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Villegas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffmann looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann with good strikes from the mount here!
Hoffmann lands a big shot there that rocks Villegas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoffmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffmann controlling from mount.
Hoffmann prevents Villegas from getting the reversal.
Hoffmann looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Hoffmann has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Hoffmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Villegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann throws a right and a left that Villegas avoids nicely.
Villegas lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoffmann's head.
Nice straight punches there by Villegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Villegas.
Villegas slips a jab and a cross from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villegas throws out the jab.
Hoffmann throws a hook but Villegas blocks it.
Hoffmann looks to land a combination but Villegas avoids it well.
Hoffmann throws a sloppy head kick
and Hoffmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Layne Villegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffmann defending well as Villegas loads up on a big left hand.
Hoffmann misses with a body punch
and Villegas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoffmann thinking.
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffmann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leon Hoffmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffmann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Villegas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Villegas as he connects with a hook.
Villegas cracks Hoffmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoffmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villegas is looking to counter punch.
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villegas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Villegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffmann closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villegas is trying to trip Hoffmann. He has hold of a leg but Hoffmann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Villegas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hoffmann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villegas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hoffmann won't allow Villegas to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffmann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Villegas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hoffmann has passed into side control.
Villegas is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Villegas's face as Hoffmann controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas is trying to get back to half guard.
Hoffmann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hoffmann advances to full mount.
Villegas working to try and regain half guard.
Hoffmann controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoffmann prevents Villegas from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann controlling the position easily from mount.
Villegas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffmann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Villegas is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoffmann has a good base and remains in mount.
Hoffmann controlling from the full mount.
Hoffmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Villegas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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 Layne Villegas.
I think Hoffmann 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Hoffmann!
A relieved looking Leon Hoffmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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