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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Wade!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Wade lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Wade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hopkins takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Wade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters by moving into the clinch.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins pushes Wade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins pushes Wade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade wants to take the fight to the mat but Hopkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hopkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wade can turn it around.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Wade.
A body shot lands from Wade.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkins tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade wants to stall.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
Hopkins is pushing Wade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Wade.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Wade.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wade doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Hopkins moves out of range as Wade throws a body kick.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the cage.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wants a takedown.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wade gets through Hopkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wade or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Wade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins works on Wade's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Hopkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopkins prevents it.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Wade working aggressively here.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Hopkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hopkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Jimmy Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wade misses with a punch to the body.
Wade misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Wade's ribcage. Wade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins gets through Wade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hopkins.
Wade gets through Hopkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Jimmy Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hopkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Wade.
Jeremy Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
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!
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Hopkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Wade tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopkins or not.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Jimmy Hopkins!
Jimmy Hopkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jimmy Hopkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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FIGHT
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