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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 980 p4p, 3378 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 132 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm 25 205 11 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 203 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt Good low kicks Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hopper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hopper moves forwards but Bensol connects with a nice, crisp jab. Bensol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tobi Bensol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bensol looks to throw the jab but Hopper is out of range. Hopper appears to be looking for a big counter. Bensol misses with a looping left. Hopper slips a straight right by Bensol. Bensol misses with a lunging right hand
and Bensol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bensol misses with a hook. Hopper ducked under it nicely. Hopper appears to be looking for a big counter. Bensol with a nice cross. Bensol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Will Hopper has been cut. Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bensol throws out the jab. This has been an exciting period of action! A telegraphed right hand from Bensol misses the target. Bensol misses with a right hand and Hopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bensol jabbing away but nothing is landing. An attempted straight right counter from Hopper misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bensol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopper moves away. A left lands for Hopper. Hopper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopper pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bensol looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bensol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopper. Bensol misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bensol connects with a body shot that sends Hopper's belly button to the back. Hopper slips a jab from Bensol. An attempted straight right counter from Hopper misses the target. Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bensol throws out the jab. Hopper takes one on the button. A big right from Bensol misses. Bensol takes a swing at Hopper's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hopper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bensol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bensol throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hopper counter with a right hand. Hopper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bensol looks to land a left hand but Hopper moved out of range nicely. It looked like Hopper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Bensol misses the jab. Bensol scores with a jab. Bensol swings widly with a right hand
and Hopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bensol looks to land a left hand but Hopper moved out of range nicely. Bensol swings widly with a right hand
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bensol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopper misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bensol.
A little feinted left hand from Hopper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bensol throws a big shot that misses. Bensol lands a body shot.
Hopper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The fighters circling - Bensol throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hopper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hopper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hopper throws a jab when Bensol was well out of range. Hopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bensol. A cross from Bensol lands. Bensol misses with a straight right. Hopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bensol. Hopper just misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol misses with a wild body shot. Bensol missing with a left hand there. Hopper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bensol misses with a looping right. Bensol misses the jab. Hopper drops his hands momentarily and Bensol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hopper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tobi Bensol has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Hopper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bensol swings widly with a right hand
and Hopper counters with a nice uppercut. Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bensol scores with a jab. Hopper acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bensol lunges at Hopper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopper's hand. Hopper throws a hook but Bensol blocks it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Bensol dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd cheers as Bensol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopper doesn't seem phased though. A jab from Bensol misses. Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bensol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Bensol jabs Hopper to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bensol throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bensol clobbers Hopper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bensol misses with a shot to the body and Bensol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bensol throws a jab when Hopper was well out of range. Bensol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopper. Hopper misses with a looping left. Bensol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopper moves away. Hopper throwing a counter right hand but Bensol manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bensol throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bensol throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hopper counter with a right hand. Oooooh!!! Hopper has knocked Bensol down with a huge combo! Hopper steps away and waves a wobbly Bensol back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bensol is rocked! Tobi Bensol seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bensol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bensol is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him? Bensol misses with a jab to the body
and Hopper counters with a right hand from hell and Bensol is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Hopper!
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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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