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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu has chosen Pulse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Hoffmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu takes a swing at Hoffmann's ribcage but misses.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Diu moves away
and Diu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diu throws a head kick but Hoffmann moves out of range.
Hoffmann clinches up against the cage.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
Hoffmann avoiding damage.
Diu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Diu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diu.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diu counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffmann wants to clinch
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
Diu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoffmann moves into the clinch.
Diu avoiding damage as Hoffmann throws knees to the body.
Diu is trying to force a seperation but Hoffmann has the dominant position.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Diu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
Hoffmann misses with an elbow strike.
Diu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gar Diu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Diu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoffmann takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoffmann blocks a head kick by Diu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffmann's sensitive parts.
Diu throws a hook but Hoffmann avoids it easily.
Diu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Diu moves out of range.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diu counters with a left to the body.
Diu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries to land a leg kick but Hoffmann saw it coming and moves away.
Hoffmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Hoffmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Diu looking to slow down the pace here.
Diu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Hoffmann checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoffmann wants to clinch.
Diu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffmann.
Hoffmann darts in trying to clinch
and Diu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoffmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diu.
Diu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Diu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoffmann moves into the clinch.
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoffmann.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu is trying to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diu trying to stall but Hoffmann improves his position.
Hoffmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoffmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diu is trying to break free.
Hoffmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diu throws a chopping leg kick but Hoffmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Diu pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu misses with a hook
and Hoffmann holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoffmann effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoffmann.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoffmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gar Diu has been cut.
Hoffmann lands a nice elbow.
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
Hoffmann manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoffmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diu is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffmann trying to land knees to the body.
Diu working hard to break the clinch.
Hoffmann being controlled against the cage.
Diu avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann is pushing Diu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu takes an elbow to the temple.
Diu trying to control the position but instead, Hoffmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diu into the cage.
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 Martin Hoffmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gar Diu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hoffmann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Hoffmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diu throws the left hand but Hoffmann avoids the punch easily.
Diu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffmann looks to clinch
and Diu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffmann moves to clinch but Diu breaks away
enabling Diu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Diu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diu connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Diu.
Diu lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffmann off balance momentarily.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diu misses with a hook
and Hoffmann counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu taking a breather.
Diu being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diu's brow.
Hoffmann lands a knee to the body.
Hoffmann breaks the clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but Diu moves out of range.
Hoffmann moves to clinch but Diu breaks away
and Diu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoffmann is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann wants to clinch
and Diu counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hoffmann looks to clinch
and Diu counters with a stiff right hand.
Diu misses with a left hand
and Hoffmann counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diu taking a breather.
Hoffmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Diu avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann throws an elbow that misses.
Diu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoffmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann stops a takedown attempt from Diu.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Diu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoffmann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoffmann breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Diu.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch.
Hoffmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up but Diu circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch but Diu is avoiding it.
Hoffmann closes the distance and clinches.
Diu stalling in the clinch but Hoffmann improves position.
Diu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoffmann effectively controlling the action here.
Hoffmann seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hoffmann lands an elbow inside that Diu shrugs off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diu being controlled against the cage.
Hoffmann keeps control of Diu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diu tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann manages to break the clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diu throws a push kick but Hoffmann slaps the foot to one side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hoffmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diu throws out the jab.
Diu misses with a looping right.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diu motions for Hoffmann to come forward. Diu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffmann tries to clinch there but Diu circles away.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu looks to land a right hand but Hoffmann moved out of range.
Diu keeps the fight on the outside.
Diu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Hoffmann as he checks the leg kick.
Diu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffmann.
Diu throws a jab when Hoffmann was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffmann checks a low kick from Diu.
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 Martin Hoffmann.
I think Hoffmann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Martin Hoffmann!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Martin Hoffmann!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Martin Hoffmann!
Martin Hoffmann wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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