for those watching hop. v. tar. on wi-fi or close to your comp...

[Guerilla_Ninja]

can you assist a fellow m.j.'er by posting at the end of rounds? nothing granduous. but, id like to know the score card, your card, who looks live, and anything eventful.

im trapped w/o viewing options but, im invested substantially.

thanks in advance!

 

[Trizzle]

I am in same boat as Guerilla, PLEASE give us some fight info !! Thanks in advance. -- Triz

 

[UT-Longhorn]

ill do it for ya. or until my wife gets outta the shower, then it's you know what time!

Tarver entering the arena now......

 

[UT-Longhorn]

just touched gloves, here we go........ROUND 1

 

[UT-Longhorn]

ROUND 1-Hopkins opens up clinching and wrestling with Tarver. Tarver stays busier with the jab. Both guys landed a few decent shots that had the crowd buzzing. All in all a slow round, no real clear cut favorite. Probably a Tarver round.

 

[Trizzle]

Thanks UT appreciate it !

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 2: Another slow round to begin, but got busy towards the middle portion. Tarver landed a big left that seemed to hurt Hopkins, but it really just made Hopkins come harder, and Hopkins began landing cleanly over and over. Probably a Hopkins round.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 3: Probably another Hopkins round. Tarver is fighting cautious. Hopkins isn't exactly blazing himself, but he's picking and choosing combos and landing when he does. We'll have Lederman's card during this round. Lederman has it 3-0 Hopkins right now

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 4: Lederman has it 3-0 Hopkins right now. . Probably a Tarver round here. He had some big moments towards the end of the round, landing some big shots. Hopkins didn't do much for most of this round, so I'm pretty sure this was a Tarver round. Ive got it 2-2 myself.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 5: 10-8 for Hopkins. Hopkins landed a big shot that made Tarver slump down to the point that his glove hit the canvas. Definitely a legitimate knockdown. Hopkins continued the onslaught for the final minute of the round, before Tarver finally started firing back and landing a couple shots of his own. That'd be it 3-2 for Hopkins with a two-point advantage due to the knockdown.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 6: Another Hopkins round. He's got Tarver seemingly baffled. Hopkins is the agressor while Tarver is the one mostly defensive and not getting his punches off. 10-9 Hopkins according to my calculations. We'll give you the unofficial Lederman card during the next round.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 7: Tarver's left eye is swelling up pretty good. Another Hopkins round in the seventh. Nothing really exciting, but Hopkins is clearly in control. He's running away with this on the scorecards, and Tarver isn't showing anything that would lead me to believe he'll knock Hopkins out at any point in this fight. Hopkins isn't tiring at all despite climbing up in weight.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 8: Hopkins clearly has a technical skill advantage over Tarver, however Tarver was more aggressive this round. So it's conceivable that Tarver won this round. However, even in looking better than he has in previous rounds this still could be scored for Hopkins.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 9: Another tactical round. Nothing really much happening. Tarver lands a nice punch towards middle of the round, but at the end of the round Hopkins had Tarver somewhat hurt. Regardless, another Hopkins round. Seems like it's too late for Tarver to do anything other than knock Hopkins out to win.

 

[Guerilla_Ninja]

keep it coming UT... can this go the distance??? hook'em in west texas!

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 10: Easily another Hopkins round. He had him in trouble a few times, and Emanuel Steward thinks Hopkins could get a knock out if he tried for it, which of course no one expects. At one point Tarver missed so big he fell over the ropes almost, as Hopkins turned his back and walked away. Tarver is suffering swelling on both eyes now. Hopkins is way too far ahead for Tarver to win on points.

 

[Guerilla_Ninja]

cmon distance!!!

 

[Guerilla_Ninja]

hang in with me UT... i need that distance...

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 11: Another very one-sided round for Hopkins. Hopkins even switched south paw and just unloaded. He's had plenty of flurries that didn't really hurt Tarver, but looked good and put an exclamation point on the dominance taking place in the ring. Unless something weird happens, Hopkins wins this one with incredibly shocking ease.

 

[UT-Longhorn]

Round 12: Another easy round victory for Hopkins. Nothing much else to say, Hopkins displayed superiority again like the previous several rounds.

We're waiting for the judges decision, but it's really elementary from here folks. Official cards in a moment...