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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Jenike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Jenike!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenike drives through and clinches with Hopkins against the cage.
Jenike lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins can't get the takedown.
Hopkins tries to pull guard but Jenike holds him up against the cage and eventually Hopkins drops back down to his feet.
Hopkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins is trying to break the clinch but Jenike is controlling him.
Jenike turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jenike is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jenike tries to score with some ground and pound. Hopkins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hopkins is not content to let Jenike control the position.
Jenike tries for a kimura but Hopkins is defending well.
Hopkins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jenike has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenike connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hopkins some visible discomfort.
Jenike lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jenike lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jenike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenike working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Jenike politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jenike prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jenike works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenike throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jenike scoring with punches and elbows.
Jenike tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hopkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jenike asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenike postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jenike working away.
Jenike working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jenike landing strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopkins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jenike has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jenike trying to control the position but Hopkins is working away.
Jenike controlling the position from side mount.
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenike working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jenike is trying to get an arm triangle but Hopkins is defending well.
Jenike scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hopkins to see if he's OK.
Jenike working the ground and pound from side control.
Hopkins tries to improve position but can't.
Jenike lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jenike working the head and body with strikes.
Hopkins tries to buck Jenike off but Jenike is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenike lands a few punches from side control.
Hopkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jenike off and has taken his back!
Hopkins doesn't have the hooks in and Jenike manages to turn into his guard.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hopkins's guard.
Well, if Jenike is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jenike lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hopkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenike on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenike content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenike thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jenike dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jenike has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenike looking for a takedown.
Jenike wants a takedown.
Hopkins keeps control of Jenike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenike works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hopkins looking for a guillotine here but Jenike defends easily.
Jenike missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenike wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Jenike chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenike missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenike in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenike trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Jenike has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenike and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jenike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jenike lands in his opponent's guard.
Jenike throws a big right hand that misses.
Jenike trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenike with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jenike throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Hopkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenike.
Jenike trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenike shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hopkins is trying to defend but Jenike finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jenike seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to stand up here but Jenike is controlling him well.
Jenike is looking for a kimura but Hopkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jenike to get the leverage.
Hopkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenike working over Hopkins with some ground and pound. Hopkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jenike is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jenike is working for a kimura but Hopkins is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Jenike is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hopkins is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Jenike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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