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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeet Bhatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bhatt's choice of entrance music: Indestructable. This should be a great matchup!
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168 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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157 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hopkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeet Bhatt! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bhatt walks into a jab. Donk. Hopkins catches Bhatt right on the button with a cross. Bhatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hopkins connects with a crisp jab. Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bhatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy. Bhatt wants to clinch. Bhatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Bhatt tries to clinch up. Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab lands there for Hopkins. Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Bhatt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins. Bhatt walks into a left hand. Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bhatt looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away. Bhatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Bhatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopkins is lucky that one didn't land flush. Hopkins misses with a low kick. That kick from Hopkins tenderised Bhatt's leg. Bhatt is trying to keep his angry face on. Bhatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhatt tries to clinch up. Hopkins scores with a jab. Bhatt acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bhatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bhatt throws a body kick that misses. Bhatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bhatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins is looking to land body kicks. Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhatt sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bhatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two 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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Bhatt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body. That kick from Hopkins tenderised Bhatt's leg. Bhatt is trying to keep his angry face on. Bhatt moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off. Bhatt takes one on the button. Bhatt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bhatt got wobbled bad by a big combination! Hopkins presses forward with punches and knees until Bhatt stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bhatt closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Hopkins!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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