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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Gracie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Hopkins counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hopkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Hopkins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnny Hopkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a head kick. Gracie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hopkins.
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hopkins advances position into side control!
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hopkins blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hopkins decides to stand back up.
Hopkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hopkins slows the pace down.
Hopkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Hopkins controls the position from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie prevents Hopkins from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gracie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gracie throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hopkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
Hopkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Hopkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hopkins.
Hopkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopkins in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hopkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Hopkins.
Hopkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hopkins is stalling in the full guard.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hopkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hopkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hopkins is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopkins wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnny Hopkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hopkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Hopkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Hopkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hopkins. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount but Hopkins keeps good control and instead manages to take Gracie's back.
Gracie tries to roll but Hopkins sticks to his back.
Hopkins just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hopkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Hopkins controlling the pace for now.
Hopkins wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Hopkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hopkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hopkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hopkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hopkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hopkins. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Hopkins's attempts to control the action.
Hopkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Gracie do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hopkins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gracie defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hopkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Hopkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hopkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hopkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hopkins looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hopkins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hopkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hopkins distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hopkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Hopkins any problems.
Hopkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Hopkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
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!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Hopkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopkins tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopkins to the ground. Hopkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie gets caught napping as Hopkins dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hopkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopkins looking to pass the guard.
Gracie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hopkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Hopkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is stalling here. Hopkins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hopkins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hopkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Leo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Hopkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hopkins is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hopkins!
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