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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Al Khan (ranked 17262 p4p, 765 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 2909 p4p, 346 weight class). Al Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Scared. Jimmy Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
181 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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177 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saleem Al Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Hopkins slams his shin into Al Khan's torso.
Al Khan fails with the takedown
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Al Khan moves out of range.
Al Khan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hopkins to the ground. Al Khan is now in Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Khan throws an elbow that misses. Hopkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Khan's guard. Nice move by Hopkins!
Hopkins is looking to stand up but Al Khan won't let him.
Hopkins stands up and waves to Al Khan to follow him.
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Khan wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Hopkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Khan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hopkins is trying to keep an underhook but Al Khan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Khan drops an elbow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Al Khan from advancing to side control.
Hopkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Al Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopkins defending well though.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hopkins pulls Al Khan in to control the position.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins managing to control the position.
Al Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hopkins parries the strikes from Al Khan easily there. Al Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hopkins to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep.
Al Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hopkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hopkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hopkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Khan's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Khan is looking for a kimura here.
Hopkins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hopkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Khan 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Khan tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Al Khan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep. Al Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopkins keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Khan tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Khan passes Hopkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Khan.
Hopkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hopkins has his hands on Al Khan's head, controlling the position.
Al Khan throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins managing to control the position.
Al Khan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hopkins dives on top into guard.
Hopkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Khan's guard.
Hopkins gets to his feet - Al Khan follows without any prompting.
Hopkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Hopkins gets double underhooks and turns Al Khan into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins looks for the body kick but Al Khan saw that one coming.
Al Khan shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Khan shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hopkins as Al Khan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Khan. That did some damage!
Hopkins lands a jab to Al Khan's midsection.
Al Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Khan off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Al Khan ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Al Khan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Al Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Hopkins cracks Al Khan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Al Khan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hopkins finish him?
Al Khan is rocked!
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Oh Al Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins finds Al Khan's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Al Khan flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hopkins lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Al Khan will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Hopkins!
Our winner, Jimmy Hopkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
48% |
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