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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 584 p4p, 844 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 80 p4p, 116 weight class). Hoppe comes into the arena with Wind of Change blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe works over Thai's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.
Thai moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Thai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoppe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoppe blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Hoppe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Thai lands a high kick!
Thai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoppe.
Thai is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoppe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Hoppe misses.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe defending well as Thai loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Hoppe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoppe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoppe tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoppe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hoppe.
Hoppe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thai holds on and takes a little breather.
Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoppe landing with the ground and pound.
Hoppe looking to pass the guard.
Thai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hoppe 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoppe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoppe throws a strike but Thai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai wants to control from the top but Hoppe keeps moving.
Thai stands up from Hoppe's guard - Thai perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Hoppe finds it's target.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoppe. That snapped Thai's head back.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Hoppe moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Thai. Beautiful body shot.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Thai. That snapped Hoppe's head back.
Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoppe slips a jab and a cross from Thai.
Hoppe feinted with a counter takedown.
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!
Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a low kick, looking for Hoppe's leg but Hoppe calmly moves out of range.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoppe misses its target.
Hoppe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoppe misses its target.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Long Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai wants to clinch up but Hoppe keeps it at a distance.
Thai misses with the combination.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoppe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thai.
Hoppe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thai circles away.
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoppe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thai at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Hermann Hoppe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Hoppe moves away and avoids it.
Hoppe connects with a jab.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thai.
Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoppe feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Thai misses.
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoppe throws out the jab.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoppe is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is looking to land body kicks.
Thai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai lands with a cross.
Thai feints and then cracks Hoppe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoppe down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws out a powerful jab.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Hoppe misses the shot to the body.
Hoppe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThai.
Hoppe connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. Hoppe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Thai misses.
Hoppe jabs at Thai's body.
Hoppe slips under a jab from Thai.
Thai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoppe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoppe blocks the leg kick.
Hoppe scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.
Thai misses with a few strikes there.
Thai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Hoppe moves out of range easily.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoppe misses the shot to the body.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Hoppe shakes him off and moves away.
Hans Hermann Hoppe is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai drops his hands momentarily and Hoppe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thai throws a wild body kick that Hoppe sees coming a mile off.
Hoppe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoppe.
Thai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoppe.
Hoppe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hoppe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoppe is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoppe.
Thai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thai trying to control here.
Hoppe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Thai is looking to improve his position.
Hoppe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thai wants to control but Hoppe is keeping busy.
Thai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoppe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thai lands with a good body shot.
Hoppe moves out of range of the leg kick from Thai.
Hoppe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai throws a solid leg kick but Hoppe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Hoppe.
Hoppe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thai was covering up waiting for the punch and Hoppe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hoppe cracks Thai with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hoppe stopping the sweep attempt from Thai.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoppe postures up in Thai's guard and throws a big left but Thai blocks it.
Hoppe distracts Thai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoppe controls the pace.
Hoppe forces his way into half guard.
Hoppe prevents Thai from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still in half guard, Hoppe seems content to control.
Thai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoppe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoppe throwing strikes but missing.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoppe with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoppe is in close to Thai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Hoppe working some strikes from top position.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoppe lands a couple of elbows.
Hoppe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hoppe won't allow Thai to sweep him here.
Hans Hermann Hoppe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoppe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoppe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoppe is in close to Thai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hoppe pushes down on Thai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hoppe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hoppe prevents Thai from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe is trying to control the action in half guard but Thai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Hermann Hoppe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoppe, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
Hans Hermann Hoppe made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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