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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pendulum - Witchcraft. The crowd seem to be enjoying Artist's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist misses with a low kick.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Artist.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Artist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artist moves into the clinch successfully.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Artist cracks Hopkins with a nice body shot.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins misses with a knee to the head.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Hopkins slows down the pace here.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins tries to stall but Artist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artist lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Artist presses Hopkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Artist is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Artist has his back to the cage.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist lands a nice shot to the body.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist is stalling here.
Artist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Artist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artist crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Artist throws knees to the body.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Artist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Artist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Artist working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Artist counters by clinching up.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artist as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
Hopkins wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
Artist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopkins at a distance.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Artist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Tito Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins throws a combination. Artist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Unkind Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Artist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a head kick that drops Artist to the mat! Artist scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Artist is rocked!
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Artist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Artist misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Artist seems to have recovered his senses.
Artist scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Artist saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Artist.
Artist connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Artist swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artist slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Oooooh!!! Hopkins has knocked Artist down with a huge combo! Hopkins steps away and waves a wobbly Artist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Artist misses with a leg kick.
Artist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Artist works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Artist.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Artist is just out of range.
Artist jabs Hopkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artist cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Artist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Artist catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
Artist tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Artist moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Artist.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artist on the side of the head.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Hopkins.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Artist.
A punch combination from Artist misses.
Artist loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins slips a jab from Artist.
Artist avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Artist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopkins thows a body kick. Artist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hopkins cracks Artist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Artist throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artist.
Hopkins moves out of range as Artist strikes.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artist.
Artist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a looping right.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
Artist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins has time to react.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artist misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Artist has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Artist digs a right hand into Hopkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopkins's gas tank.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artist prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Artist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artist's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artist.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Artist tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Artist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Artist up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
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.
A shot to the body from Artist misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Artist connects with an inside leg kick.
Artist misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Artist checks it well.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Artist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Artist's head but Artist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artist ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Artist moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Artist.
Artist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Hopkins.
Artist sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Hopkins blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Artist, as that shot connected.
Artist cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Artist avoids nicely.
Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artist avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Artist with a series of wild strikes but Artist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Artist misses.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Artist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A lazy left from Artist finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Artist checks a leg kick.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Artist misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
Artist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Artist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Artist slips under a jab from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopkins's hands.
An inside leg kick from Artist misses.
Artist scores with a push kick.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Artist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Artist's shoulder, as Artist tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tito Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Artist is just out of range.
Artist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Artist closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
Artist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch but Artist improves position.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Artist blocks it with crossed arms.
Artist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artist misses with a knee strike.
Artist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unkind Artist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Artist or not.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Artist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Hopkins has Artist pushed against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Artist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artist landing knees to the head.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch but Artist improves position.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Artist missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Hopkins!
An out of breath Tito Hopkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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