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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hopkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Man.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopkins doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Man moves into the clinch.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man trying to stall but Hopkins improves his position.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man taking a breather.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins working hard to break the clinch.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
A short left from Man.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Man tries to tie him up.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocking some punches.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Hopkins is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man looking to stall.
Man blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Man misses with a straight left.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man slips under a jab.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Man.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Jab by Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Man digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a low kick as Hopkins jumps back.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Man lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins misses the body punch
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hopkins throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
A jab from Man misses.
Hopkins cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man slips a jab from Hopkins.
A right-left combo lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man closes the distance and pushes Hopkins back into the cage.
Hopkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hopkins's efforts to push away.
Hopkins dodges an elbow strike from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hopkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Hopkins throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man blocks a jab.
Hopkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vinny Hopkins did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Hopkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Man throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man slips under a jab.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man swinging wildly here.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man lands with a good body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins had his way with Chester Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Man.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopkins thinking.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a head kick.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Hopkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
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 misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man tries to clinch up.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Man's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man blocks a jab.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man is rocked!
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Man clobbers Hopkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Hopkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chester Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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