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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darrel Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyrone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tyrone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyrone tries to avoid it but Hopper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyrone to the ground. Tyrone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyrone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hopper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyrone managing to control the position.
Hopper throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopper gets to his feet - Tyrone follows without any prompting.
Hopper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyrone defends it nicely.
Tyrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyrone as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopper has a takedown stuffed.
Hopper with a poor takedown
so Tyrone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyrone looking to sit in guard and control but Hopper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hopper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyrone is proving hard to escape from.
Tyrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyrone has a closed guard, preventing Hopper from standing up.
Hopper stands up from Tyrone's guard - Hopper perhaps looking for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Tyrone keeps it at a distance.
Tyrone throws a combination that misses
and Tyrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopper dives in and scores a takedown into Tyrone's guard.
Tyrone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hopper.
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopper cracks Tyrone with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.
Hopper throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hopper dominated that round.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Tyrone as Hopper shoots in.
Tyrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hopper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyrone is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopper throwing shots but Tyrone is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hopper working Tyrone over with strikes.
Darrel Hopper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyrone is breathing heavily.
Hopper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone is looking to improve his position.
Hopper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyrone tries to get to full guard but Hopper has control of the leg.
Hopper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyrone wants to control but Hopper is keeping busy.
Tyrone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopper.
Hopper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyrone is looking for a sweep. Hopper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hopper decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyrone as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyrone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hopper somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Tyrone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyrone stuffs the takedown.
Tyrone gets a double leg takedown into Hopper's guard.
Hopper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopper, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone is looking to stand up but Hopper won't let him.
Tyrone wants to pass the guard but Hopper is keeping the position.
Hopper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone manages to get himself to full guard.
Hopper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopper won't allow Tyrone to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drew Tyrone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Tyrone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hopper keeping moving, preventing Tyrone from controlling successfully.
Hopper wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hopper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopper trying to keep a closed guard but Tyrone is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone looking to pass the guard.
Hopper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyrone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyrone leaves Hopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hopper shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyrone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrone. No joy for Hopper on that attempt.
Hopper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyrone wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Hopper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyrone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tyrone wants to control but Hopper is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone is working for a submission of some sort.
Hopper is trying to maintain the position but Tyrone is very close to passing his half guard.
Hopper controlling the position well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tyrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyrone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tyrone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hopper regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyrone's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hopper is defending against the submission attempts here by Tyrone.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopper trying to control but Tyrone postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Tyrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Tyrone!
Drew Tyrone spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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