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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins jabs Inc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Inc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inc fails with the takedown.
Inc scores with a decent looking hook.
Inc rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
Inc swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Inc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inc working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Inc is pushing Hopkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hopkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Inc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Inc is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopkins has double underhooks.
Inc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins can't get the takedown.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Inc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Inc fails to land.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins tries to stall but Inc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inc working aggressively here.
Inc lands with a light punch inside.
Inc has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Inc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inc swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inc misses with some punches.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Inc lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inc scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopkins stalling.
Inc working hard to break the clinch.
Inc swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inc misses with some punches.
Inc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Inc moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inc.
Hopkins moves forwards but Inc connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inc throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inc.
Hopkins working hard to break the clinch.
Inc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inc has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Inc throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Inc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Inc manages to get underhooks.
Inc misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inc misses with a punch on the inside.
Inc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins is pushing Inc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Inc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Inc dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Inc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inc pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hopkins back to the cage. Inc follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hopkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inc takes one to the chin there.
Inc tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dick Inc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Inc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inc misses with some punches.
Inc misses with the head strike.
Inc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopkins prevents it.
Hopkins wants to break free but Inc has control.
Inc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Inc misses with a body punch.
Inc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Inc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inc's head backwards.
Inc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dick Inc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inc throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hopkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inc tries for a takedown but Hopkins circles away easily
and Hopkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malcolm Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Inc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inc has hold of Hopkins's hands but Hopkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Inc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inc moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Inc keeps moving.
Inc wants to sweep here but Hopkins controlling him for the moment.
Inc looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopkins slips nicely into half guard.
Hopkins is keen to just control but Inc is a slippery customer.
Hopkins seems to be working for a kimura but Inc defends the submission attempt.
Inc actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Inc trying to control here.
Inc gets full guard.
Inc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Inc is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hopkins rolls with it to try and escape but Inc cranks on the arm and Hopkins is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Inc! Dick Inc retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Dick Inc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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