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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klem Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brewster B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Klem Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster B!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B fails to land with a series of punches.
B fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopper checks it well.
B throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
B attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hopper throws a left and a right that both miss
and B counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopper lands a two punch combo.
Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopper dips to his left and cracks B with an uppercut!
B will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopper misses with a straight left.
B scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by B.
B scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but B paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopper staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
B tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
B keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
B lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopper misses with a two punch combination.
Hopper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
B throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hopper throws a hook but B avoids it easily.
Hopper moves forwards but B connects with a nice, crisp jab.
B closes the distance and clinches.
B escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
B lands a really nice looking cross but Hopper seems unphased.
Hopper tries to clinch up.
B swings for the body but Hopper moves out of range.
B lunges at Hopper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopper's hand.
B closes the distance and pushes Hopper back into the cage.
B breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B cracks Hopper with a right hand to the side of the head.
B uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopper.
B misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopper lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
B lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
B lands the left hand.
Hopper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping B at a distance.
B misses with a looping left.
A jab from B misses.
B takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
B thumps Hopper with a low kick.
Hopper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
B connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from B.
B ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopper moves away.
B rushes Hopper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hopper prevents B from breaking the clinch.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopper throws a combination that misses
and B makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
B fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopper manages to avoid it.
B scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopper should have avoided that one.
B scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
B stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
B with a hook.
Brewster B seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but B circles away quickly and effectively.
B lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by B.
Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as B throws out the jab.
B lands a jab.
B's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and B duly obliges.
Hopper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
B slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
B wants to clinch.
B will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
B fails in his attempt to clinch.
B gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klem Hopper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
B throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
B misses with a low kick as Hopper jumps back.
B keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
B moves into the clinch.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopper walks into a left hand.
Klem Hopper is winning the standup battle so far.
B scores with a punch to the head.
B works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopper throws a combination that misses
and B counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for B.
B misses with a straight left.
B staying out of range there.
A head kick by B misses
and Hopper counters with a three punch combo that has B backing up. B nods at Hopper to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Hopper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopper fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
B connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch but B swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for B.
B throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
B slips under a jab.
B throws a low kick but Hopper avoids it.
B misses with a wild combination.
Klem Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
B connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by B.
B tests Hopper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
B rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hopper misses.
B blocks a jab.
B lands with a slapping head kick.
B throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
B moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before B can pounce on him.
Hopper misses with a double jab
and B counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
B dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopper. That did some damage!
B thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopper if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopper lands a head shot.
B lands a with a good body shot.
B throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopper fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B lands a body shot.
B throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hopper misses with a hook. B ducked under it nicely.
B has Hopper up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopper scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopper keeps control of B as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
B escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
B throws a head kick but Hopper moves out of range.
Hopper throws a lazy right hand but B sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
B misses with a double jab
and Hopper counters with a thumping low kick.
B buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
B misses with a kick to the body.
Hopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from B.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopper throws out the jab.
Hopper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hopper throws a shot from downtown. B moves away and avoids it.
Hopper moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
B's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Hopper misses.
Hopper swings for the body but B moves out of range.
B throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by B there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopper misses with a shot to the body
and B counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopper misses with the combination.
Hopper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brewster B will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - B circles away.
Hopper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
B slips a jab and a cross from Hopper.
B scores with a leg kick.
B uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopper.
B connects with a solid leg kick.
B scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
B tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
B moves into range and clinches up with Hopper.
Hopper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite B's efforts to push away.
Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
B throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from B both land. Nice combination.
B ducks under a wild hook from Hopper.
Good leg kick by B there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopper throws a big shot that misses.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but B swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper tries to clinch there but B circles away.
A big left from Hopper misses.
Hopper falls off balance throwing a combination
and B counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopper misses with a double jab
and B counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on B's face as he tries to break the clinch.
B wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
B wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
B scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
B swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopper falls off balance throwing a combination
and B counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
B moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hopper throws a left and a right that both miss
and B moves into the clinch.
Hopper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
B is trying to break the clinch but Hopper has him pressed against the cage.
Hopper tries to break the clinch but B is controlling the position.
Hopper has B pushed against the cage.
Hopper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of B backwards.
B is trying to break the clinch but Hopper has him pressed against the cage.
Hopper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. B is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
B tries to circle away but Hopper has him pinned against the cage.
B manages to break the clinch.
B lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
B throws a series of strikes that have Hopper backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopper.
Hopper walks into a left hand.
Hopper swings for the body but B moves out of range.
B throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
B closes the distance and pushes Hopper back into the cage.
B lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
B wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopper has him pressed against the cage.
B working hard to break the clinch.
B manages to break the clinch.
B pushes Hopper up against the cage in a clinch.
B is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopper has double underhooks.
Hopper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but B has him pressed against the cage.
B prevents Hopper from breaking the clinch.
B lands a left hand.
B managing to block the knees to the body from Hopper.
B breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from B.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B throws a right and a left that Hopper avoids nicely.
Hopper checks the leg kick.
Hopper falls off balance throwing a combination
and B connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
B connects with a nice looking jab.
B moves in looking to clinch but Hopper pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from B, right into the meat.
B cracks Hopper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopper misses with a wild body shot.
B scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
B displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopper throws out the jab.
B lands with a thumping leg kick.
B falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopper counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. B is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brewster B comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well B has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klem Hopper!
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hype
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pop
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