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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cake - I will survive. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Henry Hopkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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168 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malavino stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malavino wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Malavino avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Nice body kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook but Malavino avoids it easily.
Malavino looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malavino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malavino throws out the jab.
Malavino scores with a nice head shot.
Henry Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins lands a slapping body shot.
Malavino tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins moves out of range as Malavino strikes.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Malavino ducks under and follows up with a left that Malavino also avoids with ease.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Malavino's belly button to the back.
Hopkins defending well as Malavino loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
and Malavino counters with a low kick, right behind Hopkins 's knee.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Malavino.
Hopkins takes a swing at Malavino's ribcage but misses.
Malavino scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malavino rather than just go for the knockout.
Hopkins misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Malavino.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malavino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a hook but Malavino blocks it.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Malavino counters with a nice body shot.
Malavino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Malavino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Malavino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.
Malavino jabs at Hopkins's body.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
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 Arroyo Malavino will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Malavino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Malavino moved away.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Malavino's head but Malavino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malavino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malavino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins throws a hook but Malavino blocks it.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Malavino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Malavino counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Malavino counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malavino.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malavino to score with a decent uppercut.
Malavino misses with a low kick.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malavino scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Hopkins is rocked!
Malavino cracks Hopkins with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hopkins is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Hopkins is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Hopkins could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arroyo Malavino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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