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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 20 p4p, 2 weight class) and Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 34 p4p, 4 weight class). Hopkins's entrance music is Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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144 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Byrd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd scores with a jab to the head.
Byrd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Byrd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byrd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Byrd tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins jabs at Byrd's body.
Hopkins tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Byrd does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hopkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Byrd misses.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Byrd misses the jab.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Byrd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Byrd cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrd is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Byrd off balance momentarily.
Byrd tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Byrd takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins cracks Byrd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Hopkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrd momentarily.
Byrd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Byrd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Byrd missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hopkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Byrd.
Byrd tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Byrd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Byrd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Byrd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrd throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Byrd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hopkins throws a solid leg kick but Byrd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hopkins.
Byrd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byrd moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
A little jabbing left from Byrd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Byrd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Byrd slips a jab from Hopkins.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Byrd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Byrd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Byrd jabs at Hopkins's body.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Byrd.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byrd walks into a left hand.
Byrd thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Byrd throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins is looking to control Byrd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hopkins avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Byrd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrd staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Byrd throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Byrd needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Byrd.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Byrd finds it's way through Hopkins's defenses.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Byrd lands with a hook. Hopkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Byrd.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Byrd ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Byrd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Byrd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hopkins with a body shot.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Byrd counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd has managed to clinch.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byrd on the inside.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Byrd lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins breaks the clinch.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Byrd tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Byrd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins motions for Byrd to come forward. Hopkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Byrd slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Byrd jabs Hopkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins moves forwards but Byrd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byrd.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd tries a quick counter leg kick but Hopkins is wise to it.
Byrd tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Hopkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byrd blocks a leg kick.
Byrd cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Byrd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Byrd finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins's head.
Byrd scores with a nice right hand.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrd doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Byrd misses its intended target.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Byrd.
Byrd slips a jab from Hopkins.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Byrd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopkins at a distance.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Byrd slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Byrd fakes the leg kick and cracks Hopkins in the body.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Byrd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Byrd 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.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byrd throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopkins with a hook.
Hopkins moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Byrd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Byrd throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byrd works the jab nicely.
Hopkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byrd.
Byrd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Byrd misses with a straight left.
Hopkins throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Byrd defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Byrd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byrd misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrd throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Byrd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Byrd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrd lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Byrd connects with the punch.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd thinks about the counter body kick.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd scores with a hook.
Byrd checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands a lovely overhand right.
Byrd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
A low kick from Hopkins misses
and Byrd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hopkins's knee momentarily.
Byrd tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
Hopkins backing away here, and Byrd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Byrd tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Byrd.
Byrd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Byrd seems unphased.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byrd! But no joy.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrd, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Hopkins takes one to the chin there.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Hopkins throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Byrd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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