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HFC 44 - Hopkins vs Man II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yolanda Kulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yolanda Kulot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yolanda Kulot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kulot sprawls well. Kulot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clegane gets slowly back to his feet.
Clegane shoots for a takedown but Kulot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clegane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulot is fending him off so far but Clegane persists. Nope, Kulot circles away and we're back to standing.
Yolanda Kulot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Clegane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clegane looks winded!
Clegane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kulot counters with a nice right hand that sends Clegane toppling to the canvas! Clegane scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kulot finish him?!
Clegane is rocked!
It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulot dances in with a quick combination. Clegane is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Kulot snaps Clegane's head back. Clegane stumbles backwards against the cage. Kulot steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Clegane's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Clegane just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yolanda Kulot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyung Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hyung Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Olliver Gullion!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gullion counters with a nice leg kick.
Gullion ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gullion.
Gullion ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Gullion throws a head kick that Shin semi-blocks.
Shin misses with a right hand
and Gullion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shin's knee momentarily.
Shin throws an off balance right hand
and Gullion moves into the clinch.
Gullion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shin misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gullion to counter with a crisp jab.
Gullion cracks a nice hook into Shin's ribs.
Shin swings widly with a right hand
and Gullion counters with a solid body kick.
Shin swings for the body but Gullion moves out of range.
Shin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gullion counters with an outside leg kick.
Shin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at S-1 Complete Fighter Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Shin throws a lazy uppercut
and Shin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shin misses with a hook
and Gullion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gullion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gullion's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin scores with a jab. Gullion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gullion scores with a jab to the head.
Shin is rocked!
Shin misses with an uppercut
and Gullion counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Shin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shin misses with a hook
and Gullion counters with an inside leg kick.
Shin is breathing heavily.
Gullion lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Shin head around and knocks him out cold! Gullion hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olliver Gullion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nedo Novkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Kill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nedo Novkovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kill moves out of range of the leg kick from Novkovic.
Kill lands a glancing blow to the side of Novkovic's head.
Novkovic slips a jab and a cross from Kill.
Novkovic's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Novkovic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kill lands a two punch combo.
Kill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Novkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Novkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kill lands a jab.
Novkovic misses with a hook
and Kill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novkovic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kill slips under a jab from Novkovic.
Novkovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Kill finish him?
Kill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novkovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Novkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kill scores with a takedown into Novkovic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kill looking to sit in guard and control but Novkovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill being controlled here, momentarily.
Novkovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Novkovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kill tries to lock up and control but Novkovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Novkovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novkovic.
Novkovic misses with a low kick.
Novkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Novkovic scores with a push kick.
Kill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kill misses with a hook
and Novkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kill's knee momentarily.
Kill just misses with a punch to the body.
Kill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novkovic.
Kill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Novkovic throws a looping overhand right but Kill ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Novkovic.
Kill throws a hook but Novkovic blocks it.
Kill slips under a jab from Novkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Kill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Novkovic connects with a high kick.
Kill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Novkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Novkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novkovic tried to score with a low kick but Kill checks it.
Novkovic tries to land a leg kick but Kill saw it coming and moves away.
Kill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Novkovic throws a front kick aimed at Kill's knee but Kill avoids it well.
Novkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Novkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Novkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Novkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Novkovic misses with a head kick.
Kill connects with a body shot.
Novkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kill.
Novkovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Novkovic.
Kill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Novkovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kill scrambles back to his feet.
Novkovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Novkovic misses.
Novkovic thumps Kill with a low kick.
Novkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kill's head.
It looks like Andy Kill has been cut.
Nedo Novkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kill throws a shot to the body.
Kill throws out a loose jab but Novkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Novkovic misses.
Kill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Novkovic as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Novkovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kill checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novkovic throws a low kick but Kill moves out of range easily.
Novkovic dodges the punch combination from Kill.
Novkovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Novkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novkovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Novkovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Novkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kill checks it well.
Novkovic throws a leg kick which misses Kill's front leg but catches the back leg as Kill tries to avoid it.
Kill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Novkovic in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Novkovic misses
and Kill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novkovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Novkovic throws a leg kick but Kill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kill cracks Novkovic with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novkovic slips a jab from Kill.
Kill scores with a jab.
Kill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Novkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kill.
Novkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kill.
Novkovic lands a head kick. Kill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Novkovic.
Novkovic connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kill misses with a looping left.
Novkovic moves out of range as Kill strikes.
Novkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Kill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Novkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kill has been working on his balance at Team Hopkins, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Novkovic.
Novkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kill is just out of range.
Kill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Novkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kill's knee momentarily.
Kill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novkovic lands a big head kick that sends Kill tumbling to the mat! Novkovic takes a step backwards and waves Kill back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kill is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Novkovic.
Kill blocks the body kick.
Novkovic throws out a loose jab but Kill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novkovic feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kill collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nedo Novkovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene B Hatterway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arab Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arab Nation has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene B Hatterway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arab Nation!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatterway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nation.
Nation is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatterway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nation.
Nation misses with a head kick.
Hatterway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatterway throws a head kick but Nation moves out of range.
Hatterway swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Hatterway.
Hatterway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nation swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatterway shoots in and gets a takedown into Nation's guard.
Hatterway won't allow Nation to get back to his feet.
Hatterway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nation swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hatterway passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hatterway cracks Nation with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hatterway is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nation is trying to escape and Hatterway transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nation is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hatterway! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gene B Hatterway!
During a confident post fight interview, Gene B Hatterway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Percy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tagushi Yotsuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Percy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tagushi Yotsuba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Percy dips to his left and cracks Yotsuba with an uppercut!
Percy cracks Yotsuba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yotsuba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Percy.
Yotsuba misses the shot to the body.
Yotsuba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yotsuba misses with a left hand
and Percy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Percy misses the shot to the body.
Percy lands with a right hand.
Yotsuba is rocked!
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!
Yotsuba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Percy throws a body punch but Yotsuba moves out of range.
Yotsuba throws a jab but it's blocked by Percy.
Yotsuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Percy drops Yotsuba with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yotsuba looks back up at him and smiles so Percy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yotsuba is still on wobbly legs! Can Percy finish him?
Yotsuba misses with an uppercut
and as Yotsuba loses concentration momentarily, Percy counters with a picture perfect head kick! Yotsuba goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Percy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Josh Berzins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Josh Berzins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taj Yaya!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yaya wants it to stay on the feet.
Berzins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yaya defends well and Berzins ends up having to push Yaya into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berzins's defenses.
It looks like Josh Berzins has been cut.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berzins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Berzins shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya is pressed up against the cage. Berzins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yaya down to the mat. Yaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Berzins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yaya defends it nicely.
Yaya has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Berzins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yaya circles away.
Berzins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yaya pinned against the cage. Yaya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins misses with a takedown attempt - Yaya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Berzins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taj Yaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berzins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaya. Yaya obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yaya's waist but Yaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Berzins off to one side.
Yaya takes the fight into the clinch.
Berzins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.
Josh Berzins's cut is getting worse.
Yaya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Berzins.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yaya lands an elbow that stopped Berzins in his tracks for a moment.
Yaya landing knees to the head.
Berzins being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yaya prevents it.
Berzins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yaya smiles and moves away.
Yaya tries to clinch there but Berzins circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaya throws a leg kick but Berzins moved away.
Berzins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Yaya. No joy for Berzins on that attempt.
Berzins has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Berzins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berzins has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Yaya.
Yaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Josh Berzins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaya.
Yaya is looking to clinch but Berzins is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Yaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Berzins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berzins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yaya quickly recovers to half guard.
Berzins wants to take a breather but Yaya is having none of it.
Berzins is trying to work for a kimura but Yaya is defending well.
Yaya wants to control but Berzins is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yaya tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Berzins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Berzins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Josh Berzins thanked Alpha Male for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Davies's guard.
Davies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blake's guard.
Blake wants to sweep but no luck.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
Blake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davies is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Blake locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Davies is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Blake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hopkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Man.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopkins doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Man moves into the clinch.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man trying to stall but Hopkins improves his position.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man taking a breather.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins working hard to break the clinch.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
A short left from Man.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Man tries to tie him up.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocking some punches.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Hopkins is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man looking to stall.
Man blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
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 Man can pounce on him.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Man misses with a straight left.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man slips under a jab.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Man.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Jab by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Man digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Man lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins misses the body punch
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hopkins throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
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 Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
A jab from Man misses.
Hopkins cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man slips a jab from Hopkins.
A right-left combo lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
Hopkins dodges an elbow strike from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Hopkins throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man blocks a jab.
Hopkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vinny Hopkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man slips under a jab.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man swinging wildly here.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man lands with a good body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins had his way with Chester Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Man.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopkins thinking.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a head kick.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
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!
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man tries to clinch up.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Man's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man blocks a jab.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man is rocked!
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chester Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Zelli (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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28
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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198 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna drops Zelli with a left right combo! Sauna follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Zen Zelli has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelli managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sauna.
Sauna has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sauna trying to control the position but Zelli is working away.
Sauna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sauna working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zelli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sauna working the head with strikes.
Sauna looking to control but instead Zelli has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sauna looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sauna is trying to control. Zelli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zelli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sauna.
Sauna is working for a kimura but Zelli is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauna throws a strike but Zelli avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zelli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Sauna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sauna throws a strike but Zelli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sauna keeping full guard, as Zelli tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli wants to stand but Sauna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sauna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zelli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sauna wants to improve his position but Zelli is controlling well.
Zelli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sauna.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna trying to control from the bottom.
Zelli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sauna is looking for a sweep. Zelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sauna desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sauna is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauna keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chael Sauna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sauna scores with a jab. Zelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zen Zelli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sauna tries to bum rush Zelli with a series of wild strikes but Zelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sauna throws a lazy uppercut
and Zelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sauna misses with a looping right.
Sauna throws out a loose jab but Zelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauna swings widly with a right hand
and Zelli counters with a two punch combo.
Zelli moves in looking to clinch but Sauna pushes him off.
Sauna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauna misses with a lunging right hand
and Zelli counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna misses with a series of wild punches.
Zelli cracks Sauna with an open hand slap.
Sauna misses with an uppercut.
Zen Zelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sauna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zelli but Zelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sauna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zelli.
Sauna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zelli misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chael Sauna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauna misses with a hook
and Zelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauna has a takedown stuffed.
Sauna shoots in looking for a takedown but Zelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sauna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sauna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sauna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sauna throws a right hand that misses
and Zelli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sauna or not.
Sauna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Zelli.
Zelli throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Zelli as Sauna shoots in.
Sauna swings widly with a right hand
and Zelli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sauna.
Sauna tries for a takedown but Zelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sauna moves out of range of the strikes.
Chael Sauna is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna scores with a punch to the head.
Zelli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sauna.
Sauna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sauna misses with the combination.
Sauna throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauna throws a right and a left that Zelli avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zen Zelli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zen Zelli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zelli dodges the punch combination from Sauna.
Sauna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zelli on the side of the head.
Sauna throws a lazy uppercut
and Zelli counters with a left and a right that stings Sauna.
A left and a right from Zelli both land. Nice combination.
Sauna misses with a hook
and Zelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelli.
Zelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauna.
Sauna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sauna is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauna backwards.
A short right from Zelli on the inside.
Zelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sauna takes an elbow to the temple.
Sauna is rocked!
Nice body punch from Zelli.
Oh Sauna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelli lands a left hand.
Zelli lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sauna to his knees! Zelli keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zen Zelli!
Zen Zelli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Box Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio San Pedro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20 - 14 - 0 |
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32
270 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Box Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spar moves away.
San Pedro shoots in looking for a takedown but Spar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing San Pedro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
San Pedro forces Spar back against the cage and clinches.
Spar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Pedro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Box Spar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro jabs at Spar's body.
Spar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro takes the fight into the clinch.
San Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
San Pedro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro has closed the distance and engaged Spar in a clinch.
A short right from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
San Pedro is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Spar's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Spar! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gregorio San Pedro!
After winning the bout, Gregorio San Pedro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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