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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Ashes They Shall Reap - Hatebreed. Donald Henson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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259 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Hoffman leaves Henson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henson moves into the clinch.
Henson is looking to control Hoffman's arms but Hoffman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henson has his back to the cage.
Henson blocks the elbow strike.
Henson looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoffman pushes off an throws an elbow but Henson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoffman misses with an elbow over the top.
Henson pushes Hoffman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henson is trying to stall.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Henson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoffman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hoffman has Henson pressed against the cage, preventing Henson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Henson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henson can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Hoffman.
Henson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws an elbow but it misses.
Henson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Henson.
It looks like Mark Hoffman has been cut.
Henson tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman taking a breather.
Henson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Henson blocks an elbow strike.
Hoffman is looking to control Henson's arms but Henson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoffman has his back to the cage.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.
Henson stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoffman throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Henson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson 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 being controlled against the cage.
Henson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson drops Hoffman with a left and a right! Oh, Hoffman is hurt - Henson dives into side control looking to finish!
Hoffman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson moves into full mount!
Henson looking to secure an arm triangle but Hoffman defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hoffman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hoffman shrugs it off.
Henson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoffman is looking to escape.
Hoffman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoffman tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hoffman is surviving well by controlling Henson's body position as best he can.
Henson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Henson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henson with the ground and pound from mount.
Mark Hoffman's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson is working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffman frees his head quite easily.
Henson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to lock up and control but Henson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hoffman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henson throwing strikes here but Hoffman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hoffman tries to lock up and control but Henson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henson landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson thowing shots but they're missing.
Hoffman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henson on the ground.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hoffman's cut.
That's time! Hoffman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Henson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henson misses with a body shot.
Henson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mark Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henson scores with a shot to the body.
Henson misses with a hook.
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman lands a right hook to the body.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Hoffman scores with a body shot.
Hoffman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donald Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman takes one to the chin there.
Hoffman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Henson missing with a left hand there. Hoffman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Henson keeps it at a distance.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoffman circles away quickly and effectively.
Henson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffman clinches.
Henson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoffman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Henson.
Hoffman throws a combination. Henson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hoffman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoffman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donald Henson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffman.
Hoffman scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Henson misses.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Henson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henson with a poor takedown
and Hoffman counters with a left to the body.
Henson ducks right into an uppercut from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a double jab.
Henson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoffman to score with a decent uppercut.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman tries to clinch up
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henson tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Henson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henson clobbers Hoffman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henson in his tracks.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Henson keeps it at a distance.
Henson throws a right hand that Hoffman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffman also avoids with ease.
Hoffman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henson's head.
Hoffman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Henson misses
and Hoffman counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Henson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henson misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Hoffman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to clinch up but Henson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Henson misses with a combination
and Hoffman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands with an uppercut that bounces Henson off the cage and back into rage.
Henson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman lands a really nice looking cross but Henson seems unphased.
Hoffman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoffman trying to control the position but instead, Henson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoffman into the cage.
Hoffman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoffman tries to stall but Henson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henson pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hoffman's cut.
That's time! Hoffman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson thows a body kick. Hoffman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Henson misses.
Hoffman tries to clinch up.
Henson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoffman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman tries to clinch up but Henson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henson.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Hoffman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoffman lands a jab to the nose.
Hoffman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Henson.
Henson misses with a body shot
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Henson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman swings for the body but Henson moves out of range.
Henson looks to land a combination but Hoffman avoids it well.
Henson is looking to chop away at Hoffman's legs.
Hoffman wants to clinch.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Henson.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Henson.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt - Henson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henson with a jab.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henson. That did some damage!
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoffman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoffman connects with a body shot.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoffman has time to react.
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!
Henson misses with a hook to the body
and Hoffman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoffman pinned against the cage. Hoffman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoffman rushes Henson and presses him up against the cage.
Hoffman tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Henson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Henson 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.
Henson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Hoffman content to stall in guard here.
Donald Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donald Henson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson has a closed guard, preventing Hoffman from standing up.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Henson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoffman tries to avoid it but Henson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoffman to the ground. Hoffman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoffman rushes Henson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Henson is controlling him.
Henson blocks the elbow strike.
Hoffman prevents Henson from breaking the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Henson is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoffman throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoffman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henson.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Henson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Henson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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