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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chester Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Man slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Man.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Vinny Hopkins has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Man is looking to clinch.
Hopkins catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Man.
Man looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hopkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Jab by Hopkins.
Man throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Man throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man throws a head kick that Hopkins semi-blocks.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Man defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Man.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man misses with a hook.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Man slips under a jab.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Man's head back.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Man tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hopkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hopkins regains half guard.
Man moves into full mount! Hopkins won't be happy about that!
Hopkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
Man trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Man working Hopkins over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hopkins is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Man with a couple of short strikes.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Man dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hopkins sprawls well. Hopkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Man's body.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hopkins tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man connects with a high kick.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Man feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Man moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chester Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man misses with the combination.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hopkins swivels and escapes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a head kick.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man lands with a straight right. Hopkins didn't see that one coming.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Man back to the cage. Hopkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Man is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hopkins moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Man! Hopkins continues to tee off on Man, landing with a left and a right! Hopkins connects with a right hand that leaves Man sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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