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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Levan Kapanadze (ranked 3805 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Toad Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 193 weight class). Kapanadze's entrance music is Gandagana. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135
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166 cm
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130
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levan Kapanadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toad Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapanadze scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopper dives in for a single leg takedown but Kapanadze sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kapanadze fails with the takedown.
Hopper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kapanadze tries to roll over but Hopper keeps him under control.
Hopper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hopper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper working Kapanadze over with strikes.
Hopper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopper lands with a punch from half guard.
Kapanadze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kapanadze tries to get out of the position.
Kapanadze trying to hold on to Hopper's head to control him but Hopper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapanadze tries to get to full guard but Hopper has control of the leg.
Hopper is pressing down on Kapanadze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kapanadze is holding on for now.
Kapanadze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Hopper there.
Kapanadze is trying to get back to full guard.
Kapanadze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kapanadze is trying to stand back up but Hopper is controlling him
Hopper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kapanadze taking some punishment here, with Hopper in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hopper connects with a nice short shot to Kapanadze's temple.
Ground and pound from Hopper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kapanadze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kapanadze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Hopper.
Kapanadze is looking to control Hopper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kapanadze avoid being mounted?
Kapanadze wants to get back to full guard.
Hopper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kapanadze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kapanadze is rocked!
Kapanadze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Kapanadze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopper lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kapanadze quite badly. Kapanadze pulls Hopper in close trying to recover. Hopper postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kapanadze on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kapanadze doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toad Hopper!
A very excited looking Toad Hopper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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