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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawson Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amir Johnson's chin.
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dawson Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dawson Hopkins has been cut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson slips a jab from Hopkins.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dawson Hopkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Amir Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
It looks like Amir Johnson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawson Hopkins dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Dawson Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hopkins.
Dawson Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Amir Johnson's cut even more.
Hopkins punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawson Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawson Hopkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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