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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clog Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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185 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clog Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson prevents Hopper from improving his position.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hopper is looking to escape.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson throwing shots but Hopper is blocking nicely.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hopper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hopper wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hopper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Hopper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hopper trying to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hopper controls his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hopper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopper defending well though.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hopper is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Hopper dodges it nicely.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hopper tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hopper tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Hopper taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilson looks gassed!
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopper defending well though.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hopper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopper taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Hopper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hopper.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hopper striking from the bottom here.
Hopper lands a decent punch to the body there.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson cracks Hopper with a solid left hand.
Wilson is working Hopper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson is working Hopper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson stands up out of Hopper's guard for a moment - Hopper manages to land a nice upkick.
Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson shoots in but Hopper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson motions for Hopper to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hopper sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hopper trying to control but Wilson postures up.
Hopper is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Hopper looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson is nestled in close to Hopper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hopper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Wilson there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hopper is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hopper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Hopper's head.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Wilson there.
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hopper sees it coming and defends easily.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hopper wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hopper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hopper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hopper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wilson is defending well though. Hopper let's go of the attempt for now.
Wilson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hopper is trying to stick to Wilson's back but Wilson is turning into Hopper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hopper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wilson.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson won't allow Hopper to get back to his feet.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson distracts Hopper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working Hopper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson works over Hopper with some ground and pound from guard.
Hopper pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Hopper blocks nicely.
Hopper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Wilson Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson tries to hold on but Hopper pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Hopper's attempts to control the action.
Hopper throwing strikes here but Wilson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hopper trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Hopper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hopper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hopper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wilson lands a few punches from side control.
Hopper is looking to reverse the position.
Wilson lands a few punches from side control.
Wilson working the ground and pound.
Wilson working the ground and pound but Hopper is defending the strikes.
Hopper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Wilson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hopper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hopper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to improve his position.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hopper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilson lands in his opponent's guard.
Hopper striking off his back but it's not causing Wilson any problems.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hopper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Hopper's legs - danger averted.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson is in close to Hopper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson distracts Hopper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson won't allow Hopper to get back to his feet.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Hopper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopper, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson prevents Hopper from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hopper tries to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hopper hang on?
Wilson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilson cracks Hopper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clog Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Hopper is squirming around nicely.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hopper?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hopper manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Hopper's hands, connecting with Hopper's forehead.
Wilson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hopper is looking to escape.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Hopper's head.
Wilson prevents Hopper from improving his position.
Wilson winds up and cracks Hopper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hopper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Wilson!
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energy
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hype
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