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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 184 p4p, 23 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 435 p4p, 62 weight class). Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon misses with a hook.
Hooper feinted with a counter takedown.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maraçon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maraçon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Maraçon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Hooper forces Maraçon back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Hooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Hooper misses with a body punch.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Hooper blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper scores with a shot to the side of Maraçon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Hooper.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Maraçon presses Hooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maraçon.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hooper wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for Maraçon.
Hooper tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Hooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Hooper blocks it.
Maraçon gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon is trying to stall.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Hooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maraçon has him pressed against the cage.
Maraçon lands a nice uppercut.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper lands a shoulder strike.
Hooper working aggressively here.
A short right from Hooper on the inside.
Hooper digs a right hand into Maraçon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maraçon's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hooper tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land.
Hooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hooper.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with a left to the head.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper scores with a shot to the side of Maraçon's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hooper.
Maraçon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon throws a wild body kick that Hooper sees coming a mile off.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Hooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Maraçon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maraçon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maraçon throws a leg kick which misses Hooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooper tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Hooper finds it's way through Maraçon's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Maraçon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hooper is able to avoid easily.
Hooper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maraçon throws a hook to the side of Hooper's head but Hooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hooper throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maraçon's calf.
Maraçon lands a jab.
Maraçon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maraçon looks to throw a body kick
and Hooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
Maraçon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maraçon avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Maraçon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maraçon! But no joy.
A low kick from Maraçon misses
and Hooper counters with a single leg into guard. Maraçon didn't expect that.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Maraçon is retaining full guard.
Maraçon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hooper's guard.
Hooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hooper, not yet.
Maraçon trying to control but Hooper is working from the bottom.
Hooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hooper, not yet.
Maraçon passes into half guard.
Hooper is trying to maintain the position but Maraçon is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon is taking a breather. Hooper 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.
Hooper wants to improve his position but Maraçon is controlling well.
Maraçon wants to pass the guard but Hooper is defending well.
Hooper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hooper is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control here.
Maraçon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maraçon is looking to take a break and control but Hooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maraçon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hooper wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maraçon's hands.
Maraçon throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hooper takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
Hooper connects with a single shot there.
Maraçon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick from Maraçon lands but Hooper takes it in his stride.
Hooper throws a head kick but Maraçon moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Maraçon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper swings widly with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon staying out of range there.
Hooper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hooper connects with a jab.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hooper throws a sloppy body shot
and Maraçon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maraçon misses with a hook.
Hooper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hooper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Maraçon - just one landing.
Maraçon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hooper will feel that in the morning.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hooper feints and as Maraçon raises his hands in defense, Hooper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maraçon kicks Hooper off and gets to his feet.
Hooper tries to clinch but Maraçon is having none of it.
Maraçon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maraçon pushes Hooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Maraçon.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maraçon tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
Hooper tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Maraçon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon lands a nice uppercut.
Hooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Maraçon.
Hooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maraçon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Maraçon blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Maraçon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hooper tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper looking for a takedown.
Hooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Troy Hooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
Hooper blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maraçon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hooper tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
Maraçon tries to work over Hooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hooper is trying to drag Maraçon to the mat but Maraçon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Hooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maraçon takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Maraçon controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maraçon.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Hooper misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Hooper dodges an elbow strike from Maraçon.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Maraçon controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Maraçon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hooper blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
Nice body punch from Maraçon - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon lands with a left to the head.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
Maraçon connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Troy Hooper has been cut.
Hooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maraçon.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Maraçon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooper.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hooper.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maraçon gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maraçon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hooper's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maraçon 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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