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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werner Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Cribs - Hey Scenesters. Jordan Towns will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Werner Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Towns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Towns showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Towns works his way into side control.
Hopper tries to bench press Towns off him but Towns keeps the position.
Towns working away.
Towns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Towns is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns working the ground and pound.
Towns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Towns taking a break here but Hopper is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hopper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hopper preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hopper wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Towns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hopper is staying active underneath Towns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Towns controlling the action here.
Hopper is not content to let Towns control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Towns 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.
Towns is keen to just control but Hopper is a slippery customer.
Towns throwing shots but Hopper is blocking nicely.
Towns prevents Hopper from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Towns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Towns stops Hopper from getting back to his feet.
Towns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hopper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Towns controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towns trying to control from half guard but Hopper is working away.
Hopper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Towns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Towns's back!
Hopper not allowing Towns to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hopper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Towns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Towns to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hopper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hopper controls Towns momentarily but Towns frees himself.
Towns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Towns is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towns is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper has Towns pulled in close to control his posture.
Towns wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Towns content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopper gets a clinch.
Towns decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hopper wanted to stand there but Towns had control of the position.
Hopper lands a couple of digs.
Hopper throws an elbow that misses. Towns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hopper's guard. Nice move by Towns!
Towns trying to move into half guard but instead Hopper has managed to sweep!
Hopper postures up.
Hopper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Towns is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns is trying to keep Hopper in close.
Hopper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Towns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Towns working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hopper has passed into half guard!
Towns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hopper.
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.
Towns is trying to stand back up but Hopper is controlling him
Towns trying to control but Hopper postures up.
Hopper throwing shots but Towns is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopper.
Jordan Towns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Hopper there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Werner Hopper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Towns tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it.
Towns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hopper is trying to defend but Towns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Towns is controlling the pace.
Hopper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Towns stalling.
Hopper looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns thows a huge punch but Hopper dodges it nicely.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Towns trying to control from half guard but Hopper is working away.
Towns is taking a breather. Hopper 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Towns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hopper!
Towns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns taking a breather here.
Towns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Towns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Towns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopper can't do much from the bottom here.
Hopper tries to bench press Towns off him but Towns keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is trying to buck Towns off.
Hopper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Towns cracks Hopper with a big right hand but Hopper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Towns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Towns is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Towns is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hopper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Towns working away.
Towns wants to control but Hopper is keeping him busy.
Hopper sneaks back into half guard.
Towns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hopper sees it coming and defends easily.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Towns controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Towns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Towns 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Towns!
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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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