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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Manuel Carraretto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manuel Carraretto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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194 lbs
26 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Carraretto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carraretto 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.
Carraretto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carraretto. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carraretto. Carraretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Carraretto misses with a hook to the body
and Hopkins counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Carraretto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carraretto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
Carraretto shoots in but no luck this time.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
Carraretto thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Carraretto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carraretto misses with a low kick.
Carraretto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carraretto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carraretto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Carraretto blocks a jab.
Carraretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carraretto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Carraretto's belly button to the back.
Carraretto misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carraretto throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Carraretto moves his leg out of the way.
Carraretto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Carraretto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Carraretto lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Carraretto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Carraretto feints and as Hopkins raises his hands in defense, Carraretto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carraretto wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Hopkins has his hands on Carraretto's head, controlling the position.
Carraretto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hopkins's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to sweep here but Carraretto controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins controlling the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tito Hopkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carraretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Carraretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Carraretto slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carraretto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carraretto throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Carraretto moved out of range nicely.
Carraretto walks into a left hand.
Hopkins lands with a nice body punch.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Carraretto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Carraretto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins tries to keep at a distance but Carraretto has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carraretto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carraretto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carraretto or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Hopkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carraretto moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopkins tries to work over Carraretto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Carraretto avoids the damage to the body.
Carraretto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carraretto trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins breaks the clinch.
Carraretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range and Carraretto settles back down.
Carraretto 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.
Carraretto looks to clinch
and Hopkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Carraretto is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carraretto. Hopkins shrugs it off though.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Carraretto is just out of range.
Hopkins takes a swing at Carraretto's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins slips a jab from Carraretto.
Carraretto misses with a body kick.
Carraretto misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a head kick. That will keep Carraretto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carraretto.
Tito Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carraretto misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Carraretto.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carraretto motions for Hopkins to come forward. Carraretto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Carraretto is out of range.
Carraretto throws a leg kick
and Carraretto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tito Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Carraretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick from Carraretto.
Hopkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carraretto.
Carraretto scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Carraretto. Carraretto gets slowly back to his feet.
Carraretto is looking to wear down Hopkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hopkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Carraretto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins jabs Carraretto right on the nose. Carraretto blinks but takes it well.
Carraretto is rocked!
Carraretto throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a crisp right that sends Carraretto to the canvas! Hopkins follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Hopkins! Tito Hopkins retains his middleweight title!
Tito Hopkins gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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