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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawson Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coal Hagride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagride comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I am Black Torment kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 cm
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196 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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166 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
6 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coal Hagride! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hopkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Hagride. Hagride gets slowly back to his feet. Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Hagride, before circling back to the center of the mat. Hopkins tests Hagride's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hagride throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hagride off to one side. Dawson Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coal Hagride. Hopkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick. Hopkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hopkins wants it to stay on the feet. Hagride doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big right from Hagride misses. Hagride dives in and grabs Hopkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes down on Hagride's head and hops out. Coal Hagride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hagride shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hopkins sprawls well. Hopkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hagride gets slowly back to his feet. Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hopkins lands a left and a right that send Hagride crashing to the mat, dazed. Hopkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Hagride looks gassed! Hagride swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hagride thinking. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hopkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Hopkins drops Hagride with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hagride looks back up at him and smiles so Hopkins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hagride is rocked! Hagride tries to get into range but Hopkins steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Hagride! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hopkins scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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