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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Hoppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabunyan Danglose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danglose has chosen Day And Night as his entrance music. BJ Hoppa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ Hoppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabunyan Danglose!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danglose blocks a jab.
Hoppa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hoppa avoids the body shot from Danglose.
Nice defenses there by Danglose.
A jab from Hoppa misses.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoppa as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Hoppa misses.
Kabunyan Danglose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoppa throws a hook to the side of Danglose's head but Danglose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danglose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoppa misses the shot to the body.
Hoppa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hoppa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Danglose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
BJ Hoppa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabunyan Danglose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppa misses with a straight left.
Danglose closes the distance and clinches up with Hoppa, looking for a takedown. Danglose pushes Hoppa against the cage but Hoppa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danglose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoppa throws the left hand but Danglose avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoppa. That snapped Danglose's head back.
BJ Hoppa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Danglose looks gassed!
Hoppa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoppa controlling the position.
Hoppa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danglose is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoppa trying to keep a closed guard but Danglose is proving a slippery customer.
Hoppa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hoppa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danglose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Danglose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danglose takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose forces Hoppa back against the cage and clinches.
Hoppa is looking to control Danglose's arms but Danglose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoppa has his back to the cage.
Danglose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Danglose successfully pulls guard.
Hoppa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoppa trying to control the position from guard on top but Danglose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danglose wants to sweep here but Hoppa controlling him for the moment.
Hoppa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danglose wants to sweep here but Hoppa controlling him for the moment.
Hoppa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoppa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Danglose's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danglose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoppa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danglose has a closed guard, preventing Hoppa from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoppa misses with a wild combination.
Danglose dodges the punch combination from Hoppa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danglose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Hoppa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danglose slips under a jab.
Hoppa swinging wilding here.
Danglose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Danglose controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Danglose.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoppa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danglose gets to his feet - Hoppa follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoppa stalks Danglose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danglose's face. Danglose staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppa throws a hook but Danglose blocks it.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoppa as he avoids it easily.
Hoppa scores with a nice right hand.
Danglose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoppa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danglose on the side of the head.
Danglose slips a jab from Hoppa.
Hoppa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danglose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danglose ducks under a wild hook from Hoppa.
That's two 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoppa!
A big left from Hoppa misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hoppa. No joy for Danglose on that attempt.
Hoppa jabs Danglose right on the nose. Danglose blinks but takes it well.
Hoppa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danglose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Hoppa does no damage.
Danglose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
BJ Hoppa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabunyan Danglose.
Danglose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danglose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danglose tries to pull guard but Hoppa holds him up against the cage and eventually Danglose drops back down to his feet.
Hoppa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoppa is pressed up against the cage. Danglose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoppa down to the mat. Hoppa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoppa misses with a hook. Danglose ducked under it nicely.
Hoppa cracks Danglose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoppa throws a shot from downtown. Danglose moves away and avoids it.
Hoppa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danglose's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big left from Hoppa misses.
Danglose slips a straight right by Hoppa.
Danglose slips a straight right by Hoppa.
Hoppa gets caught flat footed, as Danglose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Danglose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danglose wants to pass the guard but Hoppa is keeping the position.
Hoppa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoppa wants to stand up but Danglose is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kabunyan Danglose 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!
Danglose shoots in but Hoppa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danglose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoppa throws out the jab.
Hoppa throws a jab but it's blocked by Danglose.
Hoppa blocks a head kick by Danglose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danglose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoppa misses with a wild combination.
Danglose dodges the punch combination from Hoppa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danglose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoppa.
Hoppa misses with a double jab.
Hoppa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danglose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoppa just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hoppa misses.
Hoppa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danglose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoppa's waist but Hoppa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danglose off to one side.
Hoppa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danglose slips a jab from Hoppa.
Hoppa throws a right hand that Danglose ducks under and follows up with a left that Danglose also avoids with ease.
Hoppa misses with an uppercut.
Hoppa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoppa stuffs the takedown attempt from Danglose. Danglose gets slowly back to his feet.
BJ Hoppa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabunyan Danglose.
Hoppa scores with a jab. Danglose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoppa misses with a looping left.
Hoppa throws a hook but Danglose blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hoppa.
Danglose dodges the punch combination from Hoppa.
Jab from Hoppa.
Hoppa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoppa throws out a loose jab but Danglose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danglose slips under a jab.
Danglose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppa tries to improve position but can't.
Danglose prevents Hoppa from escaping the position.
Hoppa is not content to let Danglose control the position.
Danglose working away.
Hoppa is looking for a sweep.
Danglose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hoppa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Danglose has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabunyan Danglose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danglose 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabunyan Danglose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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