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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Jiurgite (ranked 1743 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 235 p4p, 158 weight class). Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Jiurgite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiurgite is just out of range.
We've been informed that Hopkins 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.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jiurgite dives in and grabs Hopkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes down on Jiurgite's head and hops out.
Jiurgite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiurgite misses with a takedown attempt - Hopkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiurgite.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Jiurgite is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins lands a jab to Jiurgite's midsection.
Tory Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiurgite scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jiurgite passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hopkins!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Jiurgite has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is squirming around, avoiding Jiurgite's attempts to control the action.
Hopkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jiurgite looking to secure an arm triangle but Hopkins defends it well.
Jiurgite trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Jiurgite wants to take Hopkins's back but he can't do it this time.
Jiurgite working for a submission but Hopkins is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hopkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hopkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jiurgite is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiurgite goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hopkins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jiurgite but great work by Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite is looking to regain half guard here but Hopkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Jiurgite manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard.
Hopkins is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiurgite is working hard here to advance position.
Jiurgite looking for submissions off his back.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Hopkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet.
Jiurgite manages to get to full guard.
Jiurgite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jiurgite is looking for a triangle but Hopkins pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tory Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hopkins as he jumps to the side.
Hopkins throws a hook but Jiurgite blocks it.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Jiurgite's defenses.
Jiurgite dives in and grabs Hopkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes down on Jiurgite's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiurgite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jiurgite is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tory Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Jiurgite has his takedown stuffed
and Hopkins counters with a big right hand! Oh Jiurgite is in trouble here! Hopkins follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tory Hopkins!
Tory Hopkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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