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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrik Haska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrik Haska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrik Haska!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hopkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haska seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hopkins trying to strike off his back.
Haska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hopkins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Haska stacks Hopkins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Haska!
Haska wants to stand but Hopkins has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins stops Haska from passing to mount.
Haska is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hopkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haska decides to stand back up. Haska steps back and let's Hopkins get back to his feet.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Haska pushes him off.
Haska slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab lands there for Haska.
Haska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haska shoots in and gets a takedown into Hopkins's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haska wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Haska is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopkins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Haska is now in half guard.
Haska wants to pass to mount but Hopkins is defending the position.
Hopkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Haska from advancing to side control.
Haska decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Haska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haska.
Hopkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Haska regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopkins is one step ahead there.
Haska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hopkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Haska controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins is trying to keep Haska in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Haska dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haska, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins shoots in and drives through. Haska sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Hopkins as Haska shoots in.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Haska keeps it at a distance.
Haska misses with a takedown attempt - Hopkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopkins defending well as Haska loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Haska circles away easily
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Allan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrik Haska.
Haska is breathing heavily.
Haska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopkins is defended easily by Haska.
Haska stuffs the takedown.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haska throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haska's calf.
Haska looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
No luck for Haska with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haska misses the jab.
Hopkins shoots in but Haska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Allan Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Haska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haska shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Haska.
Hopkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haska is fending him off so far but Hopkins persists. Nope, Haska circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haska misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Haska.
Hopkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haska gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hopkins gets through Haska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hopkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Haska as Hopkins shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hopkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Haska is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins wants to stand up but Haska is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins thows a huge punch but Haska dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrik Haska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hopkins misses with a takedown
and Haska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins shoots in for a double leg but Haska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haska.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Haska.
A lazy left from Haska finds it's target.
Haska shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haska cracks Hopkins with an open hand slap.
Hopkins slips a jab from Haska.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Haska postures up.
Patrik Haska has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haska won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Haska not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrik Haska.
Hopkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haska fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haska's waist but Haska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopkins off to one side.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haska lands an overhand right.
Haska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins prevents Haska from breaking the clinch.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haska as he avoids it easily.
Haska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haska connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haska throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Hopkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haska circles away.
Haska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haska fails with the takedown.
Hopkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haska swivels and escapes.
Haska shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haska throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick and Haska moves out of range easily.
Haska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haska throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haska circles away.
Allan Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrik Haska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haska might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haska feints and as Hopkins raises his hands in defense, Haska changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Haska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haska winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrik Haska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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