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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Kisei (ranked 1129 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Tory Hopkins (ranked 163 p4p, 206 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kiso Kisei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisei looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kisei swinging wildly here.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kisei is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Kisei's body.
Kisei throws a good cross that connects.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Kisei swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Hopkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kisei misses with a looping left.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
Kisei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
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!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Kisei moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hopkins, as that shot connected.
It looks like Kiso Kisei has been cut.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kisei slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Kisei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kisei lands a jab.
Hopkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins unleashes a big counter combination but Kisei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisei.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kisei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Kisei slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Decent striking displayed by Kisei there.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Kisei slips the punch.
We've been told by Kisei's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kisei cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins flicks out a counter leg kick but Kisei steps away.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Kisei ducked under it nicely.
Kisei lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisei misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kisei looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kisei throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Kisei.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisei throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei tries to counter by clinching up but Hopkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Kisei misses with a hook.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kisei's shoulder, as Kisei tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins swings for the body but Kisei moves out of range.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
A swing and a miss from Kisei.
Kisei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisei throws out the jab.
Kisei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Kisei is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Hopkins takes a swing at Kisei's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Kisei throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisei misses the target.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kisei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Kisei jumps back.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Kisei cracks Hopkins with an open hand slap.
Kisei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiso Kisei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Kisei.
Kisei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hopkins cracks Kisei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kisei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisei misses the target.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kisei jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Kiso Kisei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kiso Kisei's cut.
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.
A jab from Kisei misses.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Kisei looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Kisei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kisei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kisei loads up on a big right hand but Hopkins slips the punch.
Kisei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Kisei ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a jab when Kisei was well out of range.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Kisei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kisei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kisei takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kisei looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Kisei throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Kisei.
Kisei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kisei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kisei. Beautiful body shot.
Kisei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kisei misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kisei.
Kisei lands with a good body shot.
Kiso Kisei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kisei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisei.
Kisei misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Kisei just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins throws a low kick but Kisei moves out of range easily.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Kisei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kisei. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Hopkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Kisei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Kisei lands a head shot.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kisei connects with a nice looking jab.
Kisei tries to land a leg kick but Hopkins saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Kisei.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Kisei throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kisei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Kisei throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kisei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Kisei.
Kisei throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Kisei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kisei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopkins. Hopkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kisei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hopkins counters with a body kick.
Kisei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisei lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kisei connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick.
Kisei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Kisei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei lands the left hand.
Jab from Kisei.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hopkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kisei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Kisei throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiso Kisei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiso Kisei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Kisei avoids it with no problem.
Kisei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins with a nice calf kick.
Kisei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Kisei.
Kisei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Kisei throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Kisei throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Kisei lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kisei throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Kisei.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Kisei misses.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kisei blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kisei. That snapped Hopkins's head back.
Kisei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kisei misses with a body shot
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kisei is rocked!
Hopkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Oh Kisei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Kisei seems to have got his legs back now.
Kisei checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kisei throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Kisei moves his leg out of the way.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kisei blocks it well.
Kisei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiso Kisei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Kisei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Kisei moved out of range nicely.
Kisei lands with a good body shot.
Kisei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Kisei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kisei jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Kisei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisei.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Kisei misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kisei misses the jab.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kisei.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kisei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Kisei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kisei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kisei misses with a straight left.
Kisei misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisei scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Kisei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kisei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins with the inside leg kick.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisei. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kisei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kisei misses with a hook
letting Hopkins counter with a right hand.
Kisei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kisei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kisei scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Kisei checks it.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kisei is just out of range.
Kisei scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that drops Kisei like a sack of potatoes! Hopkins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tory Hopkins!
Tory Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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