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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hopinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Hopinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buakaw Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pramuk shoots in but Hopinks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hopinks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pramuk is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopinks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hopinks controls the position from side control.
Hopinks scoring with punches and elbows.
Pramuk struggling a bit here.
Hopinks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hopinks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pramuk is looking to regain half guard here but Hopinks keeps moving and retains side control.
Pramuk wants to control but Hopinks postures up.
Hopinks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pramuk on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pramuk is looking to reverse the position.
Hopinks working the ground and pound.
Pramuk dodges the ground and pound from Hopinks.
Hopinks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pramuk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hopinks remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hopinks lands a nice forearm strike.
Hopinks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hopinks wants to control but Pramuk is keeping him busy.
Hopinks cracks Pramuk with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks cracks Pramuk with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopinks working the ground and pound but Pramuk is defending the strikes.
Hopinks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopinks working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pramuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Hopinks crashes against the mat.
Hopinks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pramuk parries the strikes from Hopinks easily there. Hopinks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pramuk to escape.
Hopinks working away.
Pramuk looks winded!
Hopinks working the ground and pound from side control.
Hopinks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pramuk to see if he's OK.
Hopinks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hopinks working the ground and pound from side control.
Pramuk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hopinks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pramuk down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hopinks is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopinks is putting a hurting on Pramuk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hopinks is chipping away with strikes.
Hopinks is chipping away with strikes.
Pramuk is rocked!
Hopinks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hopinks working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks controlling the position from side mount.
Hopinks lands a nice forearm strike.
Hopinks lands an elbow.
Pramuk taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hopinks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hopinks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pramuk trying to remain calm as Hopinks controls from the top position.
Hopinks working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopinks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hopinks working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hopinks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pramuk blocks the body kick.
Hopinks throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pramuk.
Pramuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopinks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hopinks wants it to stay on the feet.
Hopinks swings for the body but Pramuk moves out of range.
Hopinks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pramuk wants to sweep here but Hopinks controlling him for the moment.
Hopinks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hopinks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopinks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pramuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pramuk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopinks is looking to work some ground and pound but Pramuk has wrist control.
Jason Hopinks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopinks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hopinks cracks Pramuk with a solid left hand.
Pramuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hopinks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hopinks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hopinks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopinks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hopinks throws a strike but Pramuk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hopinks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pramuk can do to turn this around?
Hopinks wants to sweep here but Pramuk controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopinks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pramuk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jason Hopinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopinks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks stuffs the takedown attempt from Pramuk. Pramuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Jason Hopinks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buakaw Pramuk.
Pramuk works the jab nicely.
Hopinks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hopinks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hopinks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hopinks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hopinks working Pramuk over with strikes.
Hopinks controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopinks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pramuk is trying to stand back up but Hopinks is controlling him
Hopinks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Hopinks seems content to control.
Pramuk trying to hold on to Hopinks's head to control him but Hopinks postures up.
Hopinks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopinks is nestled in close to Pramuk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hopinks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hopinks is nestled in close to Pramuk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hopinks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hopinks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hopinks trying to mount his opponent but Pramuk defends it.
Hopinks lands strikes from half guard.
Hopinks misses with a head shot. Pramuk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hopinks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopinks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pramuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopinks scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopinks trying to control but Pramuk is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pramuk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hopinks connects with a couple of short punches.
Pramuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopinks landing with the ground and pound.
Hopinks is stalling in the full guard.
Hopinks lands a couple of elbows.
Jason Hopinks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pramuk looking to control.
Hopinks content to stall in guard here.
Hopinks postures up in Pramuk's guard and throws a big left but Pramuk blocks it.
Hopinks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Hopinks.
Hopinks leaves Pramuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hopinks landing strikes.
Hopinks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hopinks cracks Pramuk with a big right hand but Pramuk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hopinks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pramuk some visible discomfort.
Hopinks landing a few strikes.
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!
A lull in the action here.
Hopinks cracks Pramuk with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopinks landing a few strikes.
Hopinks working the head and body with strikes.
Pramuk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hopinks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hopinks is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pramuk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopinks lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hopinks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopinks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jason Hopinks!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Jason Hopinks!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jason Hopinks!
Jason Hopinks wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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