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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oreo Hopgood (ranked 1030 p4p, 510 weight class) and Don Rockmuller (ranked 136 p4p, 70 weight class). Hopgood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oreo Hopgood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Rockmuller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopgood scores with a shot to the body.
Rockmuller tests Hopgood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopgood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Rockmuller tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopgood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockmuller moves away.
Hopgood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopgood misses with a hook.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Hopgood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rockmuller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopgood is looking to regain half guard here but Rockmuller keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Hopgood's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rockmuller wants to control but Hopgood is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopgood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hopgood tries to get to full guard but Rockmuller has control of the leg.
Rockmuller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopgood's head.
Hopgood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rockmuller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rockmuller is thwarting Hopgood's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopgood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockmuller pulls his head out easily.
Hopgood gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopgood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockmuller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockmuller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hopgood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockmuller working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hopgood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rockmuller has managed to get both his arms back between Hopgood's legs - danger averted.
Rockmuller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of short punches.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Hopgood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockmuller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopgood working for a triangle but Rockmuller defends it easily.
Hopgood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockmuller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller working some strikes from top position.
Rockmuller wants to pass the guard but Hopgood is keeping the position.
Rockmuller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopgood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockmuller is fighting to break Hopgood's control of his arms but Hopgood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 Oreo Hopgood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rockmuller has Hopgood up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopgood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopgood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopgood lands a left hand.
Rockmuller manages to break the clinch.
Hopgood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockmuller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopgood shoots for a takedown but Rockmuller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood gets caught napping as Rockmuller dives in and scores a takedown. Hopgood manages to retain guard.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockmuller cracks Hopgood with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockmuller postures up in Hopgood's guard and throws a big left but Hopgood blocks it.
Rockmuller trying to control but Hopgood is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller throwing strikes but missing.
Rockmuller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rockmuller throwing strikes but missing.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopgood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockmuller defends well.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Don Rockmuller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockmuller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hopgood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller postures up.
Hopgood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockmuller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rockmuller trying to control but Hopgood is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockmuller jabs at Hopgood's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hopgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockmuller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hopgood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rockmuller avoids it really well and circles away.
Rockmuller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopgood wants to control but Rockmuller is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopgood fails with the takedown
and Rockmuller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hopgood!
Rockmuller in side control, throwing shots but Hopgood defends.
Hopgood on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rockmuller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hopgood to see if he's OK.
Rockmuller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hopgood is avoiding damage well.
Hopgood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockmuller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopgood defending well though.
Rockmuller wants to take a breather but Hopgood is having none of it.
Rockmuller working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockmuller passes to side control.
Rockmuller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hopgood is looking to reverse the position.
Rockmuller with the ground and pound but Hopgood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hopgood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Rockmuller seems content to control.
Rockmuller wants to free his trapped foot but Hopgood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopgood is looking for a sweep. Rockmuller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rockmuller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hopgood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopgood is pressing down on Rockmuller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Hopgood wants to sweep here but Rockmuller controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rockmuller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rockmuller is working Hopgood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rockmuller looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopgood is trying to keep Rockmuller in close.
Hopgood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockmuller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four 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.
Rockmuller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oreo Hopgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopgood throws a body punch but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Rockmuller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rockmuller throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockmuller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hopgood looks to land a right hand but Rockmuller moved out of range.
Rockmuller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopgood defends it well.
Rockmuller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopgood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopgood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopgood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hopgood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood controlling the pace.
Hopgood is looking to take a break and control but Rockmuller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopgood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockmuller defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopgood in particular looking to stall.
Hopgood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopgood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rockmuller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopgood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hopgood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockmuller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rockmuller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rockmuller shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hopgood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rockmuller is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopgood has a good base and remains in mount.
Rockmuller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hopgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Hopgood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rockmuller is rocked!
Hopgood postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rockmuller bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hopgood and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oreo Hopgood!
Oreo Hopgood is the new light heavyweight champion!
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