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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 754 p4p, 886 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 114 p4p, 130 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. Hopkins has chosen Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28 - 19 - 1 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Haden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Haden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hopkins taking a bit of punishment here - Haden scoring with strikes.
Hopkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Hopkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haden scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hopkins!
Haden punching from mount but Hopkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haden controlling the position easily from mount.
Haden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haden.
Haden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Haden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Haden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haden with a couple of short strikes.
Haden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haden.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hopkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Haden with the ground and pound from mount.
Haden controlling the pace for now.
Haden prevents Hopkins from getting the reversal.
Haden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haden working the ground and pound effectively.
Haden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hopkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haden with good strikes from the mount here!
Hopkins can't escape the position.
Haden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haden looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden controlling from the full mount.
Hopkins is squirming around, avoiding Haden's attempts to control the action.
Haden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopkins is looking to escape.
Haden landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
That's time! Haden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Haden lands with a good body shot.
Haden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haden blocks a head kick by Hopkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
Haden lands the left hand.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Haden.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden has control of an arm but Hopkins manages to advance to Haden's back!
Hopkins is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hopkins controls the position.
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
I really don't envy Haden right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopkins slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Let's hope that Hopkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hopkins is trying to stick to Haden's back but Haden is turning into Hopkins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hopkins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Haden.
Hopkins keeping full guard, as Haden tries to pass.
Hopkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haden.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haden cracks Hopkins with a solid left hand.
Haden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Haden throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Haden postures up.
Haden trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden scoring with some ground and pound.
Haden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden is putting a hurting on Hopkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Haden staying calm.
Haden looks up at the clock and then as Hopkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haden with the ground and pound but Hopkins regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden slips a nice elbow through Hopkins's hands, connecting with Hopkins's forehead.
Haden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopkins's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Haden finds it's way through Hopkins's defenses.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Hopkins throws an off balance right hand
and Haden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haden.
Hopkins has his hands on Haden's head, controlling the position.
Haden is stalling in the full guard.
Hopkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haden wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Haden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haden throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haden lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands with a shot to the body.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haden moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Haden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Haden - just one landing.
Hopkins defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Haden throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins walks into a stiff left hand from Haden.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
ZaDarius Haden is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Haden ducked under it nicely.
Haden throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haden finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Haden lands with a good body shot.
Haden needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Haden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Tory Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haden misses with a takedown
and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Haden to the mat! Haden scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Haden lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Haden throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Haden scores with the left hand. Hopkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Haden moved away.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haden swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Haden on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden shoots and misses
and Haden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
Haden looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haden 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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