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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muse - Muscle Museum. Hopo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee . Hessu Hopo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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275 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopo lands a slapping body shot.
Hopo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcedo.
Hopo avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo dips to his left and cracks Hopo with an uppercut!
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Hopo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopo moves out of range as Salcedo strikes.
Hopo clinches with his opponent.
Salcedo stops a takedown attempt from Hopo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo throws a head punch that misses.
Salcedo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopo controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
Hopo wants to take the fight to the mat but Salcedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Salcedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopo.
Salcedo is pressed up against the cage. Hopo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Julio Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Salcedo misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopo connects with the punch.
Salcedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopo.
Hopo blocks a jab.
Salcedo throws a hook to the side of Hopo's head but Hopo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salcedo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salcedo lands a nice shot that snaps Hopo's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo throws a series of strikes that have Hopo backpedaling.
Hopo throws a hook to the side of Salcedo's head but Salcedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Salcedo misses.
Hopo takes a swing at Salcedo's ribcage but misses.
Julio Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopo.
Hopo throws a shot to the body.
Hopo tries to clinch up.
Salcedo darts in trying to clinch
and Hopo counters with a left to the body.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcedo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopo.
Salcedo is looking to clinch but Hopo is avoiding it.
Salcedo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salcedo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopo connects with the punch.
Hopo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hopo wants to control but Salcedo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopo wants to take a breather but Salcedo is having none of it.
Hopo slips a nice elbow through Salcedo's hands, connecting with Salcedo's forehead.
Hopo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hopo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salcedo is trying to maintain the position but Hopo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Hopo throwing shots but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Salcedo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopo.
Hopo winds up and cracks Salcedo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Julio Salcedo's cut is getting worse.
Hopo thows a huge punch but Salcedo dodges it nicely.
Hopo is keen to just control but Salcedo is a slippery customer.
Salcedo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hopo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hopo's back!
Hopo wants to escape the position.
Hopo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salcedo missing with strikes.
Hopo breaks Salcedo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hopo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hopo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salcedo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hopo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salcedo throws the left hand but Hopo avoids the punch easily.
Salcedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopo misses with a straight right.
Salcedo lands with an overhand left.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
Hopo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Julio Salcedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Salcedo throws a body punch but Hopo moves out of range.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Hopo avoids nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Salcedo there.
Hopo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salcedo.
Salcedo blocks a jab.
Salcedo misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Hopo. Beautiful body shot.
Hopo thuds a left hand into Salcedo's body.
Hopo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salcedo.
Salcedo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopo slips a straight right by Salcedo.
Hopo closes the distance and pushes Salcedo back into the cage.
Hopo tries for a takedown but Salcedo manages to get underhooks.
Hopo is working for takedown but Salcedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopo.
Hopo blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo wants to take the fight to the mat but Salcedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopo lands an uppercut.
Salcedo lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Hessu Hopo's cut even more.
Salcedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salcedo tries to throw a body punch but Hopo avoids it by throwing Salcedo back against the cage.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salcedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salcedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Hopo looks winded!
Salcedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopo backwards.
Salcedo can't find room to land a body shot as Hopo controls the action.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salcedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopo backwards.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
Salcedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopo controls his hands.
Salcedo cracks Hopo with a nice body shot.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salcedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo scores with a shoulder strike.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopo is trying to drag Salcedo to the mat but Salcedo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julio Salcedo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopo is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut.
Hopo looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcedo is just out of range.
Salcedo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hopo misses with a few strikes there.
Julio Salcedo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hopo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Julio Salcedo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salcedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hopo tries to work over Salcedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopo wants a takedown but no success here.
Julio Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
Hopo jumps guard but Salcedo stands there with Hopo around his waist. Hopo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a shoulder strike.
Salcedo is pressed up against the cage. Hopo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Salcedo cracks Hopo with a good jab.
Hopo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salcedo's guard.
Hopo is breathing heavily.
Hopo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salcedo trying to keep a closed guard but Hopo is proving a slippery customer.
Salcedo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopo is one step ahead there.
Hessu Hopo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hopo looking to pass the guard.
Salcedo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salcedo is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hopo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salcedo wants to control but Hopo is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo trying to mount his opponent but Hopo defends it.
Salcedo is thwarting Hopo's attempts to control the position.
Hopo controlling the position for now.
Salcedo wants to control but Hopo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hopo scores with a shot to the body.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salcedo.
The cut above Hessu Hopo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab from Salcedo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hopo throwing shots but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Hopo is thwarting Salcedo's attempts to control the position.
Salcedo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salcedo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pulls Hopo in close to his closed guard and prevents Hopo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hopo preventing the sweep.
Hopo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.
Salcedo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salcedo looks to land a strike but Hopo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo stopping the sweep attempt from Hopo.
Salcedo wants to control from the top but Hopo keeps moving.
Hopo is controlling Salcedo's posture.
Salcedo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salcedo looking to pass the guard.
Hopo wants to sweep but no luck.
Salcedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hopo is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salcedo wants to control from the top but Hopo keeps moving.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salcedo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Salcedo tries to hold on but Hopo pushes him away.
Hopo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hopo with a couple of short strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julio Salcedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hessu Hopo!
During a confident post fight interview, Hessu Hopo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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