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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Malcolm Hopkins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Hopkins's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopkins's calf.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Gwyn Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Hopkins on that attempt.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopkins will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
A clash of legs there as Hopkins blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
That kick from Jones tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Hopkins shrugs it off though.
Gwyn Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jones thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gwyn Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Jones looks for the body kick but Hopkins saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gwyn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Hopkins.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Hopkins moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Hopkins has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.
Hopkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones thows a body kick. Hopkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones 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 Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hopkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones lands a front kick.
Hopkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Gwyn Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Jones tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Hopkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malcolm Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwyn Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Gwyn Jones!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Gwyn Jones!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Gwyn Jones!
Gwyn Jones wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Gwyn Jones made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ~T~ Laoch Nutrition + Laundry Q140 NOW ONLY $15!!! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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