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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jane Speedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jane Speedo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedo throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speedo.
Speedo misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins fails with the takedown.
Speedo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speedo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hopkins back to the cage. Speedo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Speedo there.
Hopkins shoots in and bounces Speedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Speedo is retaining full guard.
Speedo wants to stand and escape but Hopkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Speedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Speedo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hopkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Hopkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Speedo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speedo lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Speedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hopkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Speedo's guard now.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedo is trying to keep Hopkins in close.
Speedo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Speedo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedo keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hopkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Speedo.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Speedo circles away.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
Speedo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Speedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Speedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopkins forces Speedo back against the cage and clinches.
Speedo taking a breather.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speedo stalls.
Hopkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Speedo looking to stall.
Hopkins gets through Speedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins has Speedo pushed against the cage.
Speedo dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hopkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Speedo blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Speedo sprawls well. He's pushed Hopkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Speedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedo.
Hopkins has his takedown stuffed
and Speedo counters with a straight right hand.
Speedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins clinches.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speedo avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Speedo managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Speedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Speedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speedo is looking to control Hopkins's arms but Hopkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speedo has his back to the cage.
Hopkins lands an elbow inside that Speedo shrugs off.
It looks like Jane Speedo has been cut.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Speedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speedo lands an uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkins is looking to control Speedo's arms but Speedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the cage.
Speedo scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speedo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
Hopkins tries a knee to the head but Speedo blocks it.
Speedo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Speedo blocks an elbow strike.
Speedo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopkinss head.
Speedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Speedo lands a right hand.
Speedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speedo looking to stall.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Speedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a nice elbow.
Speedo trying to control the position but instead, Hopkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Speedo into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to stall.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Speedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Speedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins is pressed up against the cage. Speedo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hopkins down to the mat. Hopkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jane Speedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins looking to score a takedown here. Speedo is defending well but Hopkins drives through and ends up in Speedo's guard.
Speedo being controlled here, momentarily.
Hopkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hopkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hopkins manages to pass to side control.
Hopkins working over Speedo with some ground and pound. Speedo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hopkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hopkins wants to pass to mount but Speedo is defending the position.
Hopkins trying to control from half guard but Speedo is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jane Speedo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Speedo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopkins somewhat.
Speedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Speedo does no damage.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hopkins backs up against the cage.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Speedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Speedo.
Speedo misses with a body shot.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Speedo.
Speedo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Speedo counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hopkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hopkins stalling.
Speedo is trying to stand up here but Hopkins is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to free his trapped foot but Speedo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hopkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Speedo won't allow Hopkins to pass to mount.
Anthony Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speedo is refusing to be controlled, as Hopkins sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to advance position but Speedo won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Speedo defends it nicely.
Hopkins tries to keep at a distance but Speedo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Speedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but Speedo blocks with his arms.
Speedo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopkins is defending well.
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Speedo up against the cage.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins trying to stall but Speedo improves his position.
Jane Speedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speedo lands a left hand.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speedo is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins has Speedo pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Speedo's waist but Speedo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopkins off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Hopkins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Hopkins!
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energy
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