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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazed comes to the cage accompanied by Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hopkins's choice of entrance music: She Ain't You by: Chris Brown. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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141 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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144 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silas Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hopkins defends it nicely.
Wazed swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Hopkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wazed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wazed showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wazed wants to pass to mount but Hopkins is defending the position.
Wazed slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wazed counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hopkins.
Hopkins gets caught napping as Wazed dives in and scores a takedown. Hopkins manages to retain guard.
Wazed wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Wazed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Wazed with that takedown attempt.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wazed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wazed's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wazed is rocked!
Hopkins moves to clinch but Wazed breaks away
and Wazed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oh Wazed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wazed trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Wazed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet but Wazed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wazed seems to have got his legs back now.
Wazed seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sheikh Hasina Wazed.
Wazed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins shoots in for a double leg but Wazed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Wazed pushes him off.
Wazed has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wazed looking to score a takedown here. Hopkins is defending well but Wazed drives through and ends up in Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins is trying to keep Wazed in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Silas Hopkins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wazed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Wazed. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Wazed coming out on top.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Wazed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wazed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hopkins's guard now.
Hopkins trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wazed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Silas Hopkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wazed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hopkins sprawls well initially but Wazed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hopkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wazed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to control but can't.
Wazed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hopkins!
Hopkins tries to lock up and control but Wazed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wazed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hopkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wazed looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Wazed is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wazed. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wazed shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wazed looking to score a takedown here. Hopkins is defending well but Wazed drives through and ends up in Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wazed controls the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hopkins's half guard.
Wazed controlling the pace.
Wazed is keen to just control but Hopkins is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Wazed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wazed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Wazed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wazed can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wazed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Wazed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Wazed is pressed up against the cage. Hopkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wazed down to the mat. Wazed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Wazed moves out of range.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Wazed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hopkins dodges the ground and pound from Wazed.
Wazed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hopkins's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wazed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Wazed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Wazed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopkins is defended easily by Wazed.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Hopkins.
Wazed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopkins has wrist control.
Wazed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wazed wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wazed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Wazed back into the cage.
Hopkins scores with a knee to the head.
Wazed stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wazed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopkins scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins with a knee to the head.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wazed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wazed trying to control the position but instead, Hopkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wazed into the cage.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Wazed avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins presses Wazed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins lands a knee to the head.
Silas Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silas Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wazed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
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energy
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hype
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