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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Hopler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopler's entrance music is Bodies (Let the Bodies Hit the Floor) . A fine choice. Brooks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Matallica) Ride the lightning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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201 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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206 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Hopler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch but Hopler is having none of it.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Hopler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Hopler circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Hopler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Hopler circles away.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jason Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopler swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks tries to clinch but Hopler moves out of range.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Hopler circles away.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks moves to clinch but Hopler breaks away
and Hopler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks takes one on the button.
Hopler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch but Hopler moves out of range.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Hopler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopler gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hopler tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Hopler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeps control of Hopler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopler tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Hopler blocks an uppercut.
Hopler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Hopler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Brooks prevents Hopler from breaking the clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopler backwards.
Hopler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Hopler prevents the takedown attempt.
Hopler is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopler.
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 Sammy Hopler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Sammy Hopler is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopler lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Jason Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopler circles away.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks wants to clinch but Hopler slips to the side
and Hopler counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks wants to clinch but Hopler slips to the side
and Hopler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopler off the cage and back into range.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Hopler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Hopler.
Brooks lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Hopler is avoiding it.
Hopler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopler throws a big shot that misses.
Hopler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopler circles away.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopler.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Hopler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Jason Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Hopler manages to get underhooks.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks clinches up with Hopler and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks keeps control of Hopler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks gets through Hopler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks stalling in the clinch but Hopler improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopler's efforts to push away.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks keeps control of Hopler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopler wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Hopler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopler is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hopler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hopler manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Hopler.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks looks to clinch
and Hopler counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks looks to clinch
and Hopler counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Hopler counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks tries to clinch but Hopler moves away
and Hopler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks wants to clinch but Hopler slips to the side
and Hopler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks has Hopler up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopler backwards.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hopler up against the cage.
A short right from Hopler.
Hopler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks forces Hopler back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopler.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Hopler in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopler prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopler wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Hopler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopler's efforts to push away.
Hopler can't break the clinch.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Hopler letting Brooks take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Brooks.
A short left from Brooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Hopler.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopler backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hopler is trying to break free.
Hopler is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brooks 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Brooks!
Jason Brooks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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