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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 840 p4p, 893 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 113 p4p, 121 weight class). Atunes has chosen Makeba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 4 - 0 |
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20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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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 14 - 4 - 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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Will Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Hopper's belly button to the back.
Atunes lands a jab to Hopper's midsection.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopper throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopper throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopper throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Hopper 's knee.
Hopper connects with a jab.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Hopper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Atunes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper works over Atunes's head and body with a nice combination.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopper in the body.
Atunes defending well as Hopper loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Hopper's body.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Hopper counters with a low kick, right behind Atunes 's knee.
Hopper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes throws a body punch but Hopper moves out of range.
Atunes throws a push kick but Hopper slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopper. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Hopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Hopper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Hopper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopper.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopper is defending well for now.
Atunes connects with a knee to the head.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes tries a low kick but Hopper avoids it.
Hopper throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Hopper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopper.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopper backing away here, and Atunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Hopper.
Hopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopper.
Hopper feints and then cracks Atunes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atunes down.
Hopper moves out of range of the leg kick from Atunes.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes lands with an overhand left.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hopper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes throws a push kick but Hopper slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopper is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but Hopper saw it coming and moves away.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Hopper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Hopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Hopper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopper misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
No joy there for Atunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cavalho Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopper misses with a straight right.
Hopper slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Atunes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Hopper moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Hopper throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Hopper does no damage.
A nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Hopper misses its intended target.
Hopper misses with a straight right.
Atunes closes the distance and pushes Hopper back into the cage.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Cavalho Atunes's cut even more.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Hopper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atunes can pounce on him.
Hopper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Atunes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hopper misses with an uppercut.
Atunes tries to score with a low kick but Hopper moves his leg out of the way.
Hopper cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Will Hopper is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopper.
No joy there for Hopper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atunes throws a hook but Hopper avoids it easily.
Hopper lands a jab to the nose.
The cut above Cavalho Atunes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hopper missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Hopper moves away and avoids it.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Hopper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopper.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes pushes Hopper away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Hopper.
Atunes motions for Hopper to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopper checks a low kick from Atunes.
Hopper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hopper throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Hopper avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Hopper is looking to counter punch.
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Hopper didn't see that one coming.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopper connects with the punch.
Atunes is rocked!
Hopper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopper tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a wild body kick that Hopper sees coming a mile off.
Hopper misses the jab.
Atunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes lands with a right hand.
Hopper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atunes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes slips a straight right by Hopper.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Will Hopper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's time! Hopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Hopper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopper.
Sloppy strikes from Hopper. Those never looked like landing.
Hopper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopper misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopper as he connects with a hook.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Hopper throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Hopper throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hopper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopper looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes takes a swing at Hopper's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Hopper blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
Hopper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cavalho Atunes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hopper throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atunes takes a swing at Hopper's ribcage but misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Hopper counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes moves out of range as Hopper strikes.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Hopper throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
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!
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Hopper had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hopper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hopper moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Hopper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopper misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Hopper throws a combination. Atunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cavalho Atunes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Will Hopper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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