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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Izayah Hopkins (ranked 3004 p4p, 3694 weight class) and Declan Bernard (ranked 219 p4p, 254 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izayah Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Declan Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Bernard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bernard.
Bernard staying out of range there.
Bernard misses with a looping right.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernard manages to avoid it.
Bernard avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Bernard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernard throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernard throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
A punch combination from Bernard misses.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bernard moves away.
Bernard scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Izayah Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernard.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Bernard.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bernard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Bernard tries a quick counter leg kick but Hopkins is wise to it.
Bernard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bernard throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Bernard is out of range.
Bernard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bernard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bernard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Bernard ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Izayah Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the body
and Bernard counters with a one-two to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernard misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bernard drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Bernard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bernard throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Bernard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Bernard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bernard scores with a nice head shot.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Bernard is out of range.
Bernard takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bernard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins swings for the body but Bernard moves out of range.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Bernard misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Bernard.
Hopkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Bernard ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bernard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bernard on the side of the head.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bernard counters with a one-two to the body.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Bernard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bernard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Bernard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernard throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
As Hopkins backs off Bernard throws a huge counter combo but Hopkins manages to avoid it all.
Bernard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
Bernard throws a series of strikes that have Hopkins backpedaling.
Hopkins lands the left hand.
A combination from Bernard does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernard.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Bernard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Bernard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Bernard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bernard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Bernard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bernard misses its intended target.
Bernard misses with the combination.
Hopkins swings for the body but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Bernard misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Bernard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernard.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Bernard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bernard moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Bernard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bernard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bernard's hands.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernard.
Bernard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bernard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Bernard is out of range.
Bernard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Bernard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Bernard is out of range.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Bernard unleashes a big counter combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bernard misses with a few strikes there.
Bernard misses with a double jab.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bernard moves away.
Bernard throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
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!
Bernard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard works over Hopkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Bernard misses with a two punch combination.
Bernard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bernard moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bernard digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bernard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bernard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bernard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bernard cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bernard misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bernard looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
Bernard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bernard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bernard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hopkins backs up against the ropes.
Bernard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bernard trying to control the position but Hopkins is working away.
Bernard looks up at the clock and then as Hopkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bernard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hopkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bernard cracks Hopkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hopkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hopkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bernard on the ground.
Bernard wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bernard trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Bernard working the body and head with strikes.
Bernard looks up at the clock and then as Hopkins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bernard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bernard scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bernard scores with punches from side control.
Bernard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hopkins to see if he's OK.
Hopkins is rocked!
Hopkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Hopkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernard cracks Hopkins with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bernard immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hopkins is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bernard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan Bernard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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