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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Hopper moves into the clinch.
The Stingray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopper is defending well for now.
Hopper is trying to drag The Stingray to the mat but The Stingray just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Stingray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Stingray just leaning against Hopper, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from The Stingray.
The Stingray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Stingray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Stingray tries to break free but Hopper pushes him back against the cage.
Hopper tries to pull guard but The Stingray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hopper tries for a takedown but The Stingray manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garland Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Stingray prevents it.
The Stingray working hard to break the clinch.
The Stingray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
The Stingray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
The Stingray throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Hopper counters with a single leg into guard. The Stingray didn't expect that.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.
Hopper is in close to The Stingray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.
Hopper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Stingray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hopper stands up over The Stingray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hopper works over The Stingray with some ground and pound from guard.
Hopper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hopper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Stingray wants to stand but Hopper is controlling the position.
Hopper postures up and lands a big shot to The Stingray's brow.
Hopper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hopper lands a couple of digs.
Hopper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Hopper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Hopper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Stingray's head.
Hopper landing some decent shots from guard.
Hopper works over The Stingray with some ground and pound from guard.
The Stingray wants to stand and escape but Hopper is having none of it.
Hopper lands a couple of digs.
Hopper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Stingray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Stingray's head.
Hopper scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Stingray wants to get back to his feet but Hopper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopper landing some decent shots from guard.
The Stingray wants to get back to his feet but Hopper is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
The Stingray has momentary wrist control but Hopper slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopper cracks The Stingray with a solid left hand.
Hopper is working The Stingray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hopper stands up over The Stingray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Stingray is looking to stand up but Hopper isn't so interested in that idea.
The Stingray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hopper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Stingray has momentary wrist control but Hopper slips an elbow through the middle.
Hopper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopper is working The Stingray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hopper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopper stops The Stingray from standing up.
Hopper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopper postures up and lands a big shot to The Stingray's brow. #T4#
The Stingray is looking to stand up but Hopper isn't so interested in that idea.
Hopper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
The Stingray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hopper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hopper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hopper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopper with a nice head shot there.
Hopper cracks The Stingray with a solid left hand.
Hopper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.
Hopper lands a couple of elbows.
Hopper chips away with some ground and pound.
Hopper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hopper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopper landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garland Hopper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hopper avoids the head kick by The Stingray.
The Stingray slips under a jab from Hopper.
The Stingray misses with a head kick.
Hopper misses the jab.#CL#
Hopper takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopper is stalling here.
The Stingray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Stingray gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Stingray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Stingray smiles and moves away.
#T1#
Hopper misses with a hook. The Stingray ducked under it nicely.
The Stingray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Stingray throws a sloppy head kick and Hopper moves out of range easily.
The Stingray throws a sloppy head kick and Hopper moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by The Stingray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garland Hopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Stingray. The Stingray obviously looking to wear him down.
#T2#
The Stingray gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Hopper counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Stingray won't be happy with that.
Hopper lands a few punches from side control.
The Stingray is trying to get back to his feet.
Hopper working the ground and pound.
Hopper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Stingray is trying to escape the position but Hopper is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper cracks The Stingray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hopper working the ground and pound.
Hopper is putting a hurting on The Stingray here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hopper scores with punches from side control.
Hopper lands an elbow.
The Stingray is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3#
The Stingray is trying to improve his position.
Hopper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hopper is staying tight to The Stingray's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hopper cracks The Stingray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The Stingray looks to move to half guard but instead Hopper has passed into mount! Damn!
Hopper cracks The Stingray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hopper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hopper unloading with bombs!
Hopper with a couple of short strikes.
Hopper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T4#
The Stingray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Stingray is bucking up trying to escape but Hopper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Stingray is looking to improve his position but Hopper isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns The Stingray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hopper dominating with strikes here.
Hopper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hopper landing punches.
Hopper unloading with bombs!
The referee warns The Stingray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#
The Stingray is rocked!
Hopper unloading with bombs!
The Stingray is still in real trouble! Can Hopper finish him?
Hopper lands a nice shot to the head.
Hopper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Hopper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hopper with shots to the head and body - The Stingray looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Stingray wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hopper moves to the back position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garland Hopper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hopper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Stingray replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hopper blocks it well.
A head kick by The Stingray misses #TD#
and Hopper counters with a shoot takedown. The Stingray fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Hopper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Stingray seems to have recovered his senses.
The Stingray has momentary wrist control but Hopper slips an elbow through the middle.
Hopper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Stingray wants to stand up but Hopper is controlling him.
Hopper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper cracks The Stingray with a solid left hand.
The Stingray is wriggling around but Hopper manages to pass to half guard.
Hopper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Stingray can do to turn this around?
Hopper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hopper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hopper is nestled in close to The Stingray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Hopper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Hopper there.
Hopper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Stingray is looking to improve his position.
Hopper slows the pace down in half guard.
Hopper drops an elbow to the side of The Stingray's head.
The Stingray is trying to stand up here but Hopper is controlling him well.
Garland Hopper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopper working The Stingray over with strikes.
Hopper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Stingray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Stingray is looking to escape.
Hopper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hopper lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hopper there. #T2#
Hopper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hopper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Stingray pushes Hopper off but Hopper dives into side control.
#SUB#
Hopper has hold of The Stingray's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! The Stingray tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hopper cranks the arm and The Stingray screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from The Stingray, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Garland Hopper!
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