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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 6115 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Riley (ranked 6198 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hopkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Riley!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Riley's defenses.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Riley knows he should have avoided that one.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley stuns Hopkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Riley.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Riley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins scores with a one two! Riley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Riley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hopkins at a distance.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Riley defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Riley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Riley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
Hopkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopkins misses with a double jab.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Riley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Riley works the jab nicely.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Hopkins swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
Riley connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Riley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Riley ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riley eats them both and turns towards Hopkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Riley throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley slips a jab from Hopkins.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riley tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins misses with a hook
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riley back to the cage. Hopkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Riley.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Riley ducks right into an uppercut from Hopkins.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Riley misses.
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Hopkins misses with a double jab
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Riley misses its intended target.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Hopkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riley connects with the punch.
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins misses with a left hand
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riley.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins looks to land a combination. Riley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Riley looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Riley's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hopkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riley lands with a shot to the body.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Hopkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hopkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riley eats them both and turns towards Hopkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hopkins throws a one two combo.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Riley throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Riley.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
A nice side step and Riley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a looping right hand.
Riley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riley moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Riley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Hopkins throws a right hand that misses
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
Donk. Riley catches Hopkins right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins sizes up Riley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Hopkins both land. Nice combination.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Riley.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Riley.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riley digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Riley coming out on top.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Riley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Riley throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Riley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Hopkins.
Riley takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Riley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins attempts a counter takedown but Riley avoids it well and moves away.
Riley connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hopkins.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Riley.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopkins misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Riley!
Jimmy Hopkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Is disgusting'.
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hype
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