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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Renald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Symptom of the Universe - by Sepultura. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JD Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Renald!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renald moves to clinch but Hopkins breaks away
and Hopkins counters with a shoot takedown. Renald fights it but they end up in guard.
Hopkins preventing the sweep.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Renald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hopkins is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Renald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopkins with a nice head shot there.
Renald wants to sweep but no luck.
Renald throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hopkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Renald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Renald looking for a guillotine here but Hopkins defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins controlling from the top position.
Hopkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hopkins is pushing down on Renald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Renald is fighting to maintain full guard but Hopkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hopkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Renald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hopkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renald won't allow Hopkins to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Renald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hopkins trying to control the position but Renald is working away.
Renald can't do much from the bottom here.
Renald is looking to regain half guard here but Hopkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Renald is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Hopkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Renald keeps working.
Renald is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins is looking to take a break and control but Renald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Renald wants to control but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins scores with punches from side control.
Renald tries to buck Hopkins off but Hopkins is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renald is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Renald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Renald is looking to regain half guard here but Hopkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Renald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hopkins lands some shots froms side control.
Renald on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renald is looking to reverse the position.
Hopkins cracks Renald with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Renald is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hopkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renald tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Renald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopkins tries to avoid it but Renald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopkins to the ground. Hopkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hopkins forces Renald back against the cage and clinches.
Hopkins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Renald regains guard immediately.
Hopkins postures up and lands a big shot to Renald's brow.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Renald looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hopkins passes into side control.
Hopkins is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Hopkins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Renald is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Renald is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renald is letting Hopkins control him for a moment.
Renald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Renald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hopkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Renald keeps working.
Renald wants to get back to his feet but Hopkins drags him back down.
Hopkins trying to control the action but Renald is working from the bottom.
Renald is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control but Renald is keeping him busy.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Renald down.
Hopkins takes a little break here. Renald wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hopkins wants to control but Renald is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins cracks Renald with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renald can't do much from the bottom here.
Hopkins scoring with punches from side control.
Hopkins trying to control the position but Renald is working away.
Renald can't do much from the bottom here.
Renald misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hopkins lands an elbow.
Renald is being controlled here.
Renald wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renald is trying to get back to half guard.
Renald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renald is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins taking a breather here.
Renald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Renald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renald is looking for a sweep.
Renald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Renald takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hopkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Renald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hopkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Renald actively working from the bottom here.
Renald trying to control from the bottom.
Hopkins is looking to advance position but Renald won't allow it.
Hopkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hopkins is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins works his way into full mount!
JD Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Renald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renald can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renald is still trying to improve position.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hopkins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Renald hang on?
Hopkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hopkins lands a big shot there that rocks Renald but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins with the ground and pound from mount.
Hopkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Hopkins.
Renald is rocked!
Hopkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Renald?
Renald is still in real trouble! Can Hopkins finish him?
Renald is looking to improve his position but Hopkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Hopkins controlling the pace for now.
Renald seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooh a big shot lands for Hopkins! Renald is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). JD Hopkins!
A relieved looking JD Hopkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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