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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis Hopkins (ranked 4583 p4p, 25020 weight class) and Hitoshi Shinso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinso has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The key to victory for Francis Hopkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francis Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Shinso!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shinso looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinso on the side of the head.
Hopkins lunges at Shinso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinso's hand.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Shinso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shinso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shinso under the eye.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
Hopkins with a hook.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Shinso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Shinso shakes it off.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinso on the side of the head.
Shinso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins works Shinso's body with a nice hook.
Shinso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopkins scores with a one two! Shinso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Francis Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins tests Shinso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins cracks Shinso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinso ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Shinso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Shinso's body.
Shinso tries for a takedown but Hopkins circles away easily
and Hopkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shinso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Shinso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Shinso pushes Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hopkins trying to control the position but instead, Shinso has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopkins into the cage.
Hopkins tries to circle away but Shinso has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hopkins.
Shinso breaks the clinch.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shinso tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Shinso.
Hopkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Francis Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinso drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
Shinso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hopkins walks away with a smile on his face. Shinso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Francis Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Shinso.
Shinso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shinso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinso dives in for a single leg takedown but Hopkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Shinso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Hopkins dominated that round.
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.
Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Shinso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shinso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Shinso should have avoided that one.
Shinso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shinso doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins lands a jab to Shinso's midsection.
Francis Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins looks to land a combination. Shinso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Hopkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins jabs at Shinso's body.
Hitoshi Shinso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Shinso should have avoided that one.
Shinso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinso off the cage and back into range.
Hopkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinso's hands.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Shinso didn't see that one coming.
Hopkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shinso counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Shinso to acknowledge the strikes.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shinso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinso controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinso decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hopkins to his feet.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Hopkins - just one landing.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Shinso.
Shinso darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shinso breaks from the clinch.
Shinso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shinso momentarily.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shinso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shinso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinso stands up from Hopkins's guard - Shinso perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinso's head.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shinso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shinso looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Shinso manages to avoid it.
Hopkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shinso tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shinso fails with the takedown
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Hopkins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
Shinso needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Shinso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shinso walks into a jab.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Shinso should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Shinso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins clobbers Shinso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Shinso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shinso walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Shinso has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hopkins being controlled against the cage.
Hopkins tries to break free but Shinso pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinso can do to turn this around?
Shinso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinso tries to clinch up.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shinso moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinso throws a low kick but Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinso at a distance.
No luck for Shinso with that takedown attempt.
Shinso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Shinso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shinso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shinso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinso goes for a takedown attempt but Hopkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Shinso.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Shinso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hopkins as he avoids it easily.
Shinso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinso at a distance.
Shinso ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Shinso shoots in and drives through. Hopkins sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins sizes up Shinso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shinso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinso's head.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Shinso moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinso. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shinso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shinso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hitoshi Shinso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins is wriggling around but Shinso manages to pass to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Hopkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Francis Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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