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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 760 p4p, 92 weight class) and Butch Hoffman (ranked 1225 p4p, 144 weight class). Ysengrin comes to the cage accompanied by Cheeky Nandos. Hoffman has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Butch Hoffman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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240 lbs
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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
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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energy
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pop
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