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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 339 p4p, 48 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 684 p4p, 98 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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178 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper lands a jab to Reid's midsection.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Reid's ribs.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Hooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hooper blocks a head kick by Reid.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reid.
Reid ducks right into an uppercut from Hooper.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reid's head.
Reid works the jab nicely.
Reid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Reid. No joy for Hooper on that attempt.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Hooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Hooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and Hooper moves out of range easily.
Reid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hooper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hooper is controlling him.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reid wants to stand and escape but Hooper is having none of it.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooper pushes down on Reid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid is trying to stand.
Hooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Reid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper blocks the strikes from Reid.
Hooper working Reid over with strikes.
Reid wants to get back to his feet.
Hooper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reid manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hooper keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooper stuns Reid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Hooper connects with a body shot.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid misses the jab.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Hooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooper circles away.
Reid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hooper tries to keep at a distance but Reid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
Hooper tries to work over Reid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid jabs at Hooper's body.
A big left from Hooper misses.
Reid thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Hooper tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reid misses with an uppercut. Hooper saw that one coming.
Reid wants to clinch.
Reid wants to clinch
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Reid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hooper slips a straight right by Reid.
Reid tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
A big right from Reid misses.
Reid wants to clinch.
Hamish Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Hooper 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.
Hooper lands a really nice looking cross but Reid seems unphased.
Hooper misses the jab.
A lazy left from Reid finds it's target.
Reid rushes Hooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Hooper has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Hooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reid's elbow.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper lands a leg kick that knocks Reid off balance momentarily.
Hooper jabs Reid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid moves into range and clinches up with Hooper.
Reid trying to stall but Hooper improves his position.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hooper.
Hooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Hooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid misses with the head strike.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reid trying to stall but Hooper improves his position.
Reid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but Hooper won't allow it.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Hooper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reid lands a right hand.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid lands with a left to the head.
Hooper lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
Hooper goes for a takedown attempt but Reid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Troy Hooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooper throws a lazy uppercut
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Hooper throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid staying out of range there.
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Reid misses its intended target.
Hooper throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Hooper blocks a head kick by Reid.
Hooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reid has time to react.
A jab from Hooper misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Reid as he connects with a hook.
Reid takes a swing at Hooper's ribcage but misses.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooper lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid throws a big counter combination but Hooper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Hooper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Reid. No joy for Hooper on that attempt.
Hooper throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid is looking to clinch but Hooper is avoiding it.
Hooper throws out a counter right but Reid avoids it with no problem.
Reid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hooper lands a jab.
Reid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reid tries to clinch but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Reid tries to clinch up but Hooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reid moves into the clinch successfully.
Reid is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid breaks from the clinch.
Hooper lands a nice hook to Reid's body. Reid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Hooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed Hooper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hamish Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.
Hooper misses with an uppercut.
Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reid lands with a left to the head.
Reid looking to slow down the pace here.
Hooper scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Hamish Reid 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!
Reid tries to clinch there but Hooper circles away.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Reid misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Reid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reid tries to clinch but Hooper moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Reid misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Hooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooper.
Reid throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Hooper misses the jab.
Reid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hooper or perhaps it was just good defense by Reid, which made it look bad.
Hooper tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper scores with a punch to the head.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper lands a body shot.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Hooper throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Reid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid lands a nice shot that snaps Hooper's head back.
Hooper 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.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
Reid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper scores with the left hand. Reid knows he should have avoided that one.
Reid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Reid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Hooper counters with a left to the body.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Hooper misses the jab.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reid.
Hooper checks the leg kick.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Hooper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooper circles away.
Hooper darts in looking for a takedown but Reid gets double underhooks and turns Hooper into the cage.
Hamish Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
Reid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooper.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reid.
Reid avoids the head kick by Hooper.
Reid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hooper on the side of the head.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Hooper lands with a good body shot.
Hooper connects with a right hand. Reid shakes it off.
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!
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Hooper misses with a jab to the body
and Reid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hooper there.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Reid slips the punch.
Reid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
It looked like Reid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reid blocks a jab.
Hooper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reid napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reid is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
Reid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hooper trying to control the action but Reid is working from the bottom.
Reid pushes Hooper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hooper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Hooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hooper 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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