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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hopkins (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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270 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Street!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street just misses with a punch to the body.
Street looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Street is looking to clinch.
Street moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHopkins.
Street misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Street tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Street.
Street tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hopkins counters with a low kick, right behind Street 's knee.
Street misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Street wants to clinch but Hopkins slips to the side
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hopkins connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jax Street has been cut.
Street is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Street rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Street misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Street misses with a knee to the head.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Street blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Street.
Street missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Street looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Street.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hopkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Street stalling.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Street can't break the clinch.
Street looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopkins keeps control of Street as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Street misses with a body punch.
Street tries to circle away but Hopkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hopkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Street's efforts to push away.
Street is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopkins has double underhooks.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Street closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Street is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Street avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Street is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Street tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Street has Hopkins pushed against the cage.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Street is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Street controls the action.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Street trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopkins gets through Street's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Street is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Street's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Street steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hopkins. That one must have hurt.
Jax Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Street tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Street is looking to clinch.
Street backing away here, and Hopkins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Street takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Street's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Street down.
Street throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins throws a counter combo.
Ben Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Street misses the shot to the body.
Street wants to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Street was not able to check.
Street moves to clinch but Hopkins breaks away
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Street has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Street.
Hopkins tests Street's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Street takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Street moves to clinch but Hopkins breaks away
and Hopkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Street really felt that one!
Street takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins pushes Street away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins lands a big head kick that sends Street tumbling to the mat! Hopkins takes a step backwards and waves Street back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Street is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Hopkins ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Street clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Hopkins!
Ben Hopkins is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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