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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hoench (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoench comes to the cage accompanied by Crank it. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Hoench!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Young!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoench looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Hoench
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoench throws a lazy head kick
and Young moves into the clinch.
Hoench escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Young. Hoench shrugs it off though.
Hoench misses with a head kick.
Young is looking to clinch.
Hoench throws a body kick that misses.
Hoench lets loose with a powerful body kick. Young will feel that in the morning.
Hoench lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoench misses with the body kick
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hoench instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Hoench.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoench avoids the damage to the body.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young blocks a head kick by Hoench.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hoench throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoench lands a front kick.
Hoench misses with a head kick.
Daniel Hoench seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoench misses with a double jab
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoench misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoench misses with a body kick.
Hoench throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoench wants to clinch.
Hoench clinches up against the cage.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoench controls his hands.
Young manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young rushes Hoench and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoench tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoench definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoench decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoench's guard.
Hoench is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoench's guard.
Hoench is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoench is working an open guard so Young takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Hoench.
Hoench throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young slips a jab from Hoench.
Young pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoench is out of range and Young settles back down.
Hoench misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoench misses with an uppercut.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Hoench.
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 Daniel Hoench will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoench throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoench misses with a head kick.
Hoench keeps the fight on the outside.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to clinch there but Hoench circles away.
Hoench misses with a body kick.
Hoench moves into the clinch.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoench tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoench.
Hoench keeps the fight on the outside.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoench throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoench ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Hoench misses with the body kick
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Hoench backing up. Hoench nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Daniel Hoench has been cut.
Hoench throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoench circles away.
Young blocks a head kick by Hoench.
Hoench tries to clinch up.
Young tries to clinch but Hoench moves out of range.
Hoench tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoench looks to throw a body kick
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hoench tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hoench or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Daniel Hoench is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoench has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoench won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoench obliges.
Young avoiding damage as Hoench throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoench wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoench landing knees to the body.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoench just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Hoench with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoench misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoench up against the cage.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoench dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Daniel Hoench will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hoench's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoench misses with a kick to the body
and Young counters with a head kick. That will keep Hoench thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Young forces Hoench back against the cage and clinches.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoench gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoench throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young avoiding damage as Hoench throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to drag Hoench to the mat but Hoench just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoench lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoench misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Hoench trying to land knees to the body.
Hoench is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Hoench on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young jumps guard but Hoench turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniel Hoench has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but Hoench moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoench has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoench and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoench drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoench throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoench.
Hoench cracks Young with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoench is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoench stops Young from standing up.
Hoench looking to pass the guard.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoench works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoench trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Hoench is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hoench trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoench working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoench passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoench sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoench scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoench drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Hoench throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoench throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Hoench throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoench lands strikes from half guard.
Hoench missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoench.
Hoench lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoench throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoench thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hoench showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoench 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hoench!
Daniel Hoench 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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