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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Lazada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Lazada !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lazada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lazada creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hopkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lazada throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lazada should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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Lazada decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lazada is trying to defend but Hopkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lazada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throwing shots but Lazada is blocking nicely.
Lazada trying to control from the bottom.
Hopkins slips a nice elbow through Lazada 's hands, connecting with Lazada 's forehead.
Lazada controlling the position well.
Lazada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopkins.
Lazada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hopkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hopkins prevents Lazada from improving his position.
Hopkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazada 's head.
Hopkins is keen to just control but Lazada is a slippery customer.
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.
Ground and pound from Hopkins.
Lazada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopkins is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hopkins winds up and cracks Lazada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lazada is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lazada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hopkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hopkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lazada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopkins trying to control the action but Lazada is working from the bottom.
Hopkins working the head and body with strikes.
Hopkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hopkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopkins stalling.
Lazada is looking to improve his position.
Lazada looks winded!
Hopkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hopkins controlling the action here.
Lazada has hold of Hopkins's hands but Hopkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hopkins drops an elbow to the side of Lazada 's head.
Hopkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopkins lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Hopkins.
Hopkins with shots to the head and body - Lazada looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hopkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hopkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Hopkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lazada ?
Hopkins cracks Lazada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopkins trying to control but Lazada is having none of it.
BOOM! Hopkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Hopkins 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.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Lazada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Lazada throws a big counter head kick but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lazada to the mat! Lazada manages to get full guard.
Hopkins postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hopkins distracts Lazada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazada can do to turn this around?
Hopkins passes into half guard.
Hopkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hopkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazada wants to get back to full guard.
Hopkins winds up and cracks Lazada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lazada wants to get back to full guard.
Sergio Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lazada is breathing heavily.
Hopkins slips a nice elbow through Lazada 's hands, connecting with Lazada 's forehead.
Lazada is staying active underneath Hopkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins lands strikes from half guard.
Hopkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lazada tries to get to full guard but Hopkins has control of the leg.
Hopkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopkins is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hopkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lazada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lazada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopkins is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins winds up and cracks Lazada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins content to control rather than advance.
Hopkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins slips a nice elbow through Lazada 's hands, connecting with Lazada 's forehead.
Hopkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hopkins is nestled in close to Lazada , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hopkins working the head and body with strikes.
Lazada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lazada has hold of Hopkins's hands but Hopkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hopkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins prevents Lazada from improving his position.
Hopkins controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins drops an elbow to the side of Lazada 's head.
Hopkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hopkins working over Lazada with some ground and pound. Lazada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins is taking a breather. Lazada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Hopkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazada shoots in and gets a takedown into Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins pushes Lazada off and gets back to his feet.
Lazada drives through with a takedown into Hopkins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lazada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hopkins is on top in guard.
Hopkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lazada is proving hard to escape from.
Hopkins stands up over Lazada , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins stays in close to Lazada 's body and controls the position.
Hopkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins wanted to stand there but Lazada had control of the position.
Lazada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hopkins is controlling him.
Lazada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins trying to control but Lazada is working from the bottom.
Hopkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hopkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hopkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lazada 's head.
Hopkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lazada , up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lazada quickly recovers to half guard.
Hopkins slips a nice elbow through Lazada 's hands, connecting with Lazada 's forehead.
Lazada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins is nestled in close to Lazada , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hopkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hopkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazada keeps working.
Hopkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hopkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins controlling the pace.
Lazada taking some punishment here, with Hopkins in his half guard.
Lazada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hopkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hopkins stands up and beckons Lazada to join him on the feet.
Lazada fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hopkins to the ground. Lazada is now in Hopkins's guard.
Lazada being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hopkins throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hopkins wants to stand and escape but Lazada is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hopkins is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopkins working some strikes from top position.
Gabriel Lazada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Hopkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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