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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tory Hopkins (ranked 453 p4p, 332 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 66 p4p, 49 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Hopkins thumps Tofail with a low kick.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Tofail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tofail will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
Tofail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tofail is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Tofail pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Tofail manages to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tofail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Tofail coming out on top.
Tofail shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tofail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tofail doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tofail feints a counter leg kick.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Tofail is out of range.
Tofail closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins thuds his shin into the meat of Tofail's side.
Tofail takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Tofail avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Tofail there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tofail buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tofail thows a body kick. Hopkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Tofail ducked under it nicely.
Tofail lands with a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
And Tofail responds with a good body kick, but Hopkins manages to step out the way in time.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tofail scores with a hook.
Tory Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tofail slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tofail lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tofail throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins looks for the body kick but Tofail saw that one coming.
Tofail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Tofail.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Tofail off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Hopkins's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Tofail counters with a good low kick that Hopkins was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tofail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tofail misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins throws a leg kick
and Tofail counters with a straight right hand.
Tofail throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins gets a clinch.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tofail wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopkins won't allow it.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Tofail controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Tofail breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Hopkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tory Hopkins 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.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Tofail's shoulder, as Tofail tries to avoid the shot.
Tofail flicks out a counter leg kick but Hopkins steps away.
Tofail misses with a body shot.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Tofail's shoulder, as Tofail tries to avoid the shot.
Tofail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tofail keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tofail throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tofail. That did some damage!
Tofail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tofail. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Tofail counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins swings for the body but Tofail moves out of range.
Tofail lands a lovely overhand right.
Tory Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tofail is out of range and Hopkins settles back down.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tofail has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Tofail moves out of range.
Tofail takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Tofail moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins takes a swing at Tofail's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tofail manages to avoid it.
Tofail appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick.
Hopkins with a hook.
Tofail lands with a kick to the temple. Hopkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tofail.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tofail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tofail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tofail throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tofail with the inside leg kick.
Tofail swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Tofail ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tofail in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins jabs Tofail to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tofail getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tofail throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tofail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tofail is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins clobbers Tofail with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tofail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Tofail takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Tofail.
Tofail ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tofail doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tofail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Tofail counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Tofail.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tofail.
Tofail misses with a double jab
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins misses with a jab to the body
enabling Tofail to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins lands with a nice body punch.
Tofail blocks a jab.
Tofail throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tory Hopkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tofail moves away.
Tofail misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Tofail pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Tofail sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tofail on the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a leg kick that knocks Tofail off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tofail moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tofail if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Tofail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tofail.
Tofail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Tofail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tofail's sensitive parts.
Jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the body
and Tofail finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Tofail.
Hopkins lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tofail! But no joy.
Tofail digs a good hook to Hopkins's body.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tobig Tofail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Tofail ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTofail.
Tofail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tofail tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopkins is able to avoid easily.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tofail lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tofail throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Tofail moves out of range.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tofail throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tofail manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tofail misses.
Hopkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tofail counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hopkins! Tofail lets Hopkins back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hopkins is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Tofail. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Hopkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tofail doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hopkins crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hopkins's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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