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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by "The Red" by Chevelle. Asa Sharp acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharp.
Sharp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp is working for takedown but Hopkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Sharp looking for a takedown.
Ryan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Sharp.
Sharp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Sharp is trying to drag Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharp.
Sharp is trying to drag Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hopkins.
Sharp looks winded!
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins stalling against the cage.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopkins is defending well.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp has Hopkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hopkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharp avoiding Hopkins 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp controlling well, preventing Hopkins from escaping the position.
Hopkins avoids the strikes from Sharp.
Hopkins trying to control the hands but Sharp won't let him.
Hopkins covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hopkins breaks Sharp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sharp is looking for a triangle here but Hopkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sharp is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins blocks the strikes from Sharp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Sharp.
Sharp tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Sharp crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins stalling.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hopkins trying to stall but Sharp improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins is pressed up against the cage. Sharp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hopkins down to the mat. Hopkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hopkins lands a high kick!
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Hopkins's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Sharp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
A short left from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharp gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Sharp.
Sharp tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins stalling.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hopkins - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a knee to the head.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Sharp is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sharp! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hopkins is unloading with more strikes now! Sharp drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Hopkins!
Ryan Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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