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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 2246 p4p, 248 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 2602 p4p, 280 weight class). Timothy Wilkinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hopkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Hopkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopkins's gas tank.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkinson tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopkins or not.
Wilkinson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Wilkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Wilkinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Wilkinson.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Wilkinson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hopkins uses from the top position.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is stalling in the full guard.
Wilkinson trying to keep a closed guard but Hopkins is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkinson controlling the position.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hopkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hopkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilkinson is controlling Hopkins's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hopkins throws a hook but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson blocks a jab.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Wilkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins jabs Wilkinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilkinson on the side of the head.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilkinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Wilkinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hopkins moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
That kick from Wilkinson tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins tests Wilkinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilkinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks.
Wilkinson clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkinson looking to stall.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkinson controls his hands.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson lands with a left to the head.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson presses Hopkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Wilkinson cracks Hopkins with a nice body shot.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Wilkinson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilkinson pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson wants a takedown.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkinson pushes Hopkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
Wilkinson pulls Hopkins into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins content to stall in guard here.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Hopkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkinson is trying to keep Hopkins in close.
Hopkins controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilkinson thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilkinson stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jimmy Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkinson throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilkinson.
Hopkins moves forwards but Wilkinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilkinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
A hook to the body from Wilkinson.
A shot in the inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson being controlled against the cage.
Wilkinson digs a right hand underneath Hopkins's ribcage. Hopkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Wilkinson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
A short left from Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
A body shot lands from Wilkinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Wilkinson's ribcage. Wilkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson presses Hopkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Timothy Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Jimmy Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Hopkins tries to stall but Wilkinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins has Wilkinson pressed against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Hopkins.
I think Wilkinson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
An out of breath Timothy Wilkinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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