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RapidFC 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Littel Big (ranked 22497 p4p, 557 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 22874 p4p, 601 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Littel Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Souza is looking to control Big's arms but Big gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Big blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Big's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Big's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Big pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Big. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Big blocks the low kick.
Big dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Big digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Souza moves to clinch but Big breaks away
and Big counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Big as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Big.
Souza tries for a takedown but Big sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Big does it's job there.
Big cracks Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Big finds it's target.
Big connects with a body shot that sends Souza's belly button to the back.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza wants to clinch up but Big keeps it at a distance.
Big lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Big swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Big avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
Big throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Souza with the counter takedown but Big avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza wants to clinch.
Big clinches with his opponent.
Big drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Big is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza keeps control of Big as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Big gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Littel Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Souza.
Big's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Big!
Big lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Big thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Big goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Big throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Big scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Big swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Big 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.
Big has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Big can't break the clinch.
Souza is working for takedown but Big is calmly controlling the position for now.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Littel Big dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Big to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick by Souza misses
and Big connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Big closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Littel Big is winning the standup battle so far.
Big lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Big avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Big.
Littel Big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Big cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Big clinches with his opponent.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Big has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Big smiles and moves away.
Littel Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Souza.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Big jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Big scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Big looking to score a takedown here. Souza is defending well but Big drives through and ends up in Souza's guard.
Big wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Big trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big sitting in guard here, content to control.
Big is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Big throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Big trying to move into half guard but instead Souza has managed to sweep!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Big pulls Souza in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
Big on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Big tries to get out of the position.
Big looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A shot to the liver by Big. Beautiful body shot.
Souza gets caught flat footed, as Big shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Big knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Big controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Big is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big passes into half guard.
Big trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Souza is trying to control but Big passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Littel Big dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Big circles away.
Big lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Big, as that shot connected.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Big counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Littel Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Big counters with a nice uppercut.
Big clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
Souza is trying to drag Big to the mat but Big just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Littel Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Big pulls his leg out and moves away.
Big scores with a decent looking hook.
Souza tries to clinch but Big moves out of range.
Big changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza checks a low kick from Big.
Big lands a head shot.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Big saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Big scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Big fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Souza is trying desperately to land a takedown but Big is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Souza.
Big cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Big goes for a double leg but Souza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Souza continues to drive forward.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Donk. Big catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Big catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza walks into a jab.
Big lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the cage.
Big moves into range and connects with a jab.
Big connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Big scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Big has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza is trying to push Big away but Big has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souza tries to work over Big's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Big tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Big just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Big is keeping busy.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Big avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Big looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Big lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Souza is trying to drag Big to the mat but Big just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Big's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Littel Big is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Big pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Big follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Big scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Big lands with a nice body punch.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Littel Big showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Big has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Littel Big!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caspian Tennessen (ranked 3754 p4p, 411 weight class) and Almin Hadzic (ranked 22736 p4p, 600 weight class). Tennessen comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Warriors of the World. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caspian Tennessen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Almin Hadzic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennessen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tennessen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tennessen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tennessen is working away from the top position though.
Hadzic wants to control but Tennessen passes into side.
Tennessen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tennessen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hadzic is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tennessen yanks on the arm and Hadzic is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tennessen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caspian Tennessen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yowis Ben (ranked 22643 p4p, 547 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 3843 p4p, 342 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben slips a jab and a cross from Lammikko.
Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
Lammikko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lammikko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ben fails with the takedown
enabling Lammikko to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Lammikko.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lammikko lands with a nice combination. Ben backs away looking to recover.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lammikko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
No luck for Ben with that takedown attempt.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lammikko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ben closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lammikko to the mat! Lammikko manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lammikko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lammikko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ben off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lammikko works over Ben's head and body with a nice combination.
Ben is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Lammikko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ben thinking.
Ben is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ben.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lammikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lammikko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lammikko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ben looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yowis Ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ben takes one on the button.
Ben misses with a takedown
and Lammikko counters with a left to the body.
Lammikko dips to his left and cracks Ben with an uppercut!
Lammikko connects with a body shot that sends Ben's belly button to the back.
Lammikko cracks Ben with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lammikko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lammikko connects with a looping right hand.
Ben with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lammikko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lammikko.
Ben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lammikko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lammikko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben misses with a takedown
and Lammikko counters with a one-two to the body.
Lammikko works Ben's body with a nice hook.
Ben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lammikko lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lammikko throws a combination. Ben tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lammikko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Lammikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben'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.
Lammikko lands with a shot to the body.
Ben shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lammikko's guard.
Ben won't allow Lammikko to get back to his feet.
Ben working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lammikko wants to stand and escape but Ben is having none of it.
Ben working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ben prevents Lammikko from getting back to his feet.
Ben 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.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben won't allow Lammikko to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lammikko keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Lammikko kicks Ben off and gets to his feet.
Lammikko stuffs the takedown.
Juhani Lammikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lammikko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Yowis Ben's cut is getting worse.
Ben looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lammikko is fending him off so far but Ben persists. Nope, Lammikko circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Lammikko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lammikko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lammikko lands with a hook. Ben tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yowis Ben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lammikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lammikko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lammikko. No joy for Ben on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Lammikko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A right-left combo lands from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a nice body shot.
Lammikko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lammikko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ben looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a two punch combo.
Yowis Ben's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ben takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lammikko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lammikko swivels and escapes.
Lammikko lands a nice hook to Ben's body. Ben takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lammikko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ben appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lammikko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lammikko lands a two punch combo.
Ben takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ben fails with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lammikko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lammikko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
Lammikko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Lammikko both land. Nice combination.
Lammikko misses with a wild combination.
Ben tries to counter with a takedown but Lammikko is quick to defend against it.
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Lammikko finds it's target.
Lammikko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lammikko duly obliges.
Jeez, Yowis Ben's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lammikko scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Lammikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lammikko misses with a double jab.
Ben drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lammikko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ben off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lammikko feints a jab promting Ben to slip. Lammikko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Ben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lammikko throws a combination. Ben tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a straight right hand.
Ben on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lammikko connects with a crisp jab.
Lammikko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Lammikko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lammikko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ben walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yowis Ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben fails with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Ben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Lammikko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lammikko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Lammikko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lammikko feints a jab promting Ben to slip. Lammikko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lammikko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lammikko works over Ben's head and body with a nice combination.
Lammikko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lammikko lands a glancing blow to the side of Ben's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lammikko!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yowis Ben's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juhani Lammikko!
A relieved looking Juhani Lammikko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 2889 p4p, 322 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 2405 p4p, 273 weight class). Krawlee's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trounvouche.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
Krawlee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Krawlee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krawlee checks a leg kick.
Krawlee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee slips under a jab from Trounvouche.
It looked like Krawlee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trounvouche.
Nice uppercut lands for Trounvouche. That snapped Krawlee's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Trounvouche - just one landing.
Krawlee dives in and grabs Trounvouche's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trounvouche pushes down on Krawlee's head and hops out.
Trounvouche throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Trounvouche throws a good cross that connects.
Trounvouche 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.
Krawlee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Krawlee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trounvouche lands a lovely overhand right.
Trounvouche tries to score with a low kick but Krawlee moves his leg out of the way.
Trounvouche throws a front kick aimed at Krawlee's knee but Krawlee avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Krawlee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trounvouche with a nice cross.
Krawlee shoots in and drives through. Trounvouche sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Krawlee shoots in for a double leg but Trounvouche sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trounvouche lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Krawlee checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krawlee is defended easily by Trounvouche.
Krawlee shoots in but no luck this time.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trounvouche as he jumps to the side.
Trounvouche thumps Krawlee with a low kick.
Krawlee slips under a jab from Trounvouche.
Krawlee has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trounvouche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Krawlee's leg. Krawlee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krawlee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krawlee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krawlee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trounvouche.
Jab by Trounvouche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the strikes.
Krawlee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Kree P Krawlee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krawlees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trounvouche scores with a nice strike.
Trounvouche misses with a hook. Krawlee ducked under it nicely.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trounvouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Trounvouche misses.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krawlee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krawlee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krawlee fails to land with a series of punches.
Krawlee has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee dives in for a single leg takedown but Trounvouche sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Krawlee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krawlee's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawlee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trounvouche swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
A good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krawlee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trounvouche stuns Krawlee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trounvouche lands with an overhand left.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Trounvouche lands.
Krawlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Krawlee walks into a stiff left hand from Trounvouche.
Krawlee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krawlee showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee trying to pass the guard but Trounvouche defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krawlee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krawlee looking for a submission but Trounvouche manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Trounvouche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kree P Krawlee'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. This is the final round!
Trounvouche uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krawlee has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krawlee is defended easily by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krawlee has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trounvouche darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Krawlee slips a jab from Trounvouche.
Krawlee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trounvouche did well to prevent Krawlee getting side control.
Trounvouche avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krawlee.
Krawlee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krawlee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trounvouche's head.
Krawlee trying to control from half guard but Trounvouche is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krawlee thows a huge punch but Trounvouche dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Trounvouche is working from the bottom.
Trounvouche gets back to full guard.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Krawlee 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.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Trounvouche keeps moving.
Krawlee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trounvouche is controlling Krawlee's posture.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kree P Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche pulls Krawlee in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krawlee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krawlee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trounvouche counters with an outside leg kick.
Krawlee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trounvouche swivels and escapes.
Trounvouche let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trounvouche cracks Krawlee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trounvouche connects with a looping right hand.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche thuds his right hand into Krawlee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trounvouche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krawlee misses with a takedown
and Trounvouche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krawlee. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trounvouche keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trounvouche works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azacca Trounvouche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trounvouche winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
A very excited looking Azacca Trounvouche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 2790 p4p, 328 weight class) and Roc Le Phat (ranked 1577 p4p, 215 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Click Click Boom | Saliva. A fine choice. Le Phat has chosen Bonita Applebum as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roc Le Phat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roc Le Phat!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Le Phat misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Phat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox throws a hook but Le Phat avoids it easily.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Le Phat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox swings for the body but Le Phat moves out of range.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Le Phat.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Le Phat's shoulder, as Le Phat tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Le Phat misses.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le Phat in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings for the body but Le Phat moves out of range.
Le Phat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Le Phat moves out of range.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Phat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Phat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Phat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox rushes Le Phat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Phat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Phat wants to stall.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Phat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Phat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Phat circles away.
Le Phat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Le Phat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Athos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le Phat has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Phat's head.
Le Phat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Le Phat in a clinch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Phat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Phat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Phat or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Phat throws a head punch that misses.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Phat unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Le Phat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Phat's head.
Le Phat slips under a jab.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Phat ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Le Phat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox cracks Le Phat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Phat.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox cracks Le Phat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Le Phat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Phat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Le Phat slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Le Phat flicks out a counter leg kick but Knox steps away.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Le Phat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Phat slips a jab from Knox.
Le Phat feints a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le Phat slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Knox lands.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Le Phat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox clobbers Le Phat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Le Phat saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Phat misses with a looping left.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Le Phat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Phat.
Le Phat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Le Phat's ribs.
Le Phat moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox lands a nice hook to Le Phat's body. Le Phat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Phat cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
A lazy left from Le Phat finds it's target.
Knox misses with a left hand
enabling Le Phat to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Phat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le Phat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Phat is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Le Phat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Le Phat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Le Phat's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Phat throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Le Phat's belly button to the back.
Le Phat avoids the body shot from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Le Phat slips a straight right by Knox.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Le Phat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox jabs Le Phat right on the nose. Le Phat blinks but takes it well.
Knox throws a body punch but Le Phat moves out of range.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Phat manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Phat manages to avoid it.
Le Phat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox moves out of range as Le Phat strikes.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox digs a good body shot into Le Phat's ribs.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Le Phat misses with a straight right.
Knox digs a good hook to Le Phat's body.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Le Phat.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox gets through Le Phat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Phat prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le Phat blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Le Phat avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Phat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Phat is just out of range.
Le Phat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Phat's head.
Le Phat moves away from the strike by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Athos Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Phat dodges the punch combination from Knox.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Phat doesn't seem phased though.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox sizes up Le Phat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Le Phat misses.
Le Phat tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Le Phat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Le Phat blocks a body shot from Knox.
Le Phat scores with a shoulder strike.
Le Phat gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Phat swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Le Phat fails to land.
Le Phat lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Le Phat blocking some punches.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Phat can do to turn this around?
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox has Le Phat pressed against the cage, preventing Le Phat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Le Phat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Phat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to work over Le Phat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Phat's elbow.
Le Phat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roc Le Phat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Le Phat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Le Phat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Le Phat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Phat.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Le Phat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le Phat tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Phat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Phat's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox is rocked!
Athos Knox's cut is getting worse.
Knox throws a right hand that Le Phat ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Phat also avoids with ease.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Phat misses with a two punch combination.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Phat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Phat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Knox lands.
Knox swings for the body but Le Phat moves out of range.
Le Phat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Phat walks into a left hand.
Knox misses the body punch
and Le Phat counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Knox to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Le Phat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roc Le Phat!
A victorious Roc Le Phat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 2524 p4p, 137 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 2538 p4p, 138 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen The Veer Union - Bitter End as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
145 lbs
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28
143 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kamogawa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nouveau is in Kamogawa's guard.
Nouveau scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau controlling from the top position.
Nouveau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nouveau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nouveau looking to pass the guard.
Kamogawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nouveau throwing strikes but missing.
Nouveau trying to control but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Nouveau passes Kamogawa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa trying to control from the bottom.
Nouveau is working for a kimura but Kamogawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Nouveau 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.
Kamogawa is looking for a sweep. Nouveau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura here.
Kamogawa tries to get to full guard but Nouveau has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nouveau is working hard here to advance position.
Nouveau is trying to control. Kamogawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kamogawa has a hand on Nouveau's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nouveau takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nouveau wants to finish this one by submission but Kamogawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nouveau.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamogawa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nouveau lands a nice shot to the head.
Kamogawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nouveau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nouveau sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kamogawa is squirming around, avoiding Nouveau's attempts to control the action.
Nouveau prevents Kamogawa from getting the reversal.
Nouveau lands a big shot there that rocks Kamogawa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nouveau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamogawa hang on?
Nouveau has hold of Kamogawa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamogawa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to hold on but Nouveau postures up.
Nouveau looking for a guillotine from mount but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Nouveau jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kamogawa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nouveau in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamogawa tries to buck Nouveau off but Nouveau is having none of it.
Nouveau in side control, throwing shots but Kamogawa defends.
Kamogawa is looking for a sweep.
Nouveau in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nouveau works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kamogawa is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nouveau tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nouveau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nouveau throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nouveau working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa is trying to improve his position.
Nouveau tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kamogawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nouveau cracks Kamogawa with a big right hand but Kamogawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nouveau tries to move to mount but Kamogawa blocks the move with his legs.
Kamogawa parries the strikes from Nouveau easily there. Nouveau is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kamogawa to escape.
Nouveau looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kamogawa is avoiding damage well.
Nouveau connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kamogawa some visible discomfort.
Kamogawa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nouveau.
Kamogawa is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nouveau scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kamogawa to see if he's OK.
Nouveau tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Nouveau are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kamogawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nouveau trying to control the action but Kamogawa is working from the bottom.
Nouveau passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kamogawa!
Kamogawa wants to hold on but Nouveau pushes him away.
Kamogawa is trying desperately to improve position.
Nouveau thowing shots but they're missing.
Nouveau with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Nouveau is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kamogawa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Nouveau dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nouveau tries to clinch there but Kamogawa circles away.
Nouveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamogawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nouveau can pounce on him.
Kamogawa thuds a left hand into Nouveau's body.
Nouveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Kamogawa scores with a punch to the head.
Nouveau throws a body kick that misses
and Kamogawa scores with a counter punch that sends Nouveau to the canvas! Kamogawa smells blood - he's punishing Nouveau with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nouveau has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa!
An out of breath Genji Kamogawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Schroder (ranked 1852 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1494 p4p, 83 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
142 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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28
140 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee throws a hook but Schroder blocks it.
Schroder tries to counter with a takedown but Krawlee is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krawlee shoots for a takedown but Schroder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schroder shoots in for a takedown but Krawlee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krawlee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schroder to score with a decent uppercut.
Schroder gets caught flat footed, as Krawlee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krawlee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schroder's guard.
Krawlee is keen to just control but Schroder is a slippery customer.
Krawlee seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Schroder is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kreepee Krawlee!
Kreepee Krawlee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 662 p4p, 89 weight class) and Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 1434 p4p, 169 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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265 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobb Le Tobb!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Le Tobb throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Svensson connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Svensson misses the target.
Le Tobb tries to counter with a clinch but Svensson shakes him off and moves away.
Le Tobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson defending well as Le Tobb loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Tobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses with a lunging right hand
and Le Tobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Le Tobb blocks a jab.
Svensson tests Le Tobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Tobb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Tobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Tobb misses with a jab to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Tobb sizes up Svensson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Tobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Tobb pushes Svensson up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Tobb can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
Svensson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Tobb misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Le Tobb.
Svensson tries to work over Le Tobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Svensson.
Le Tobb tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the cage.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Le Tobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Le Tobb.
Le Tobb can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has had enough of the clinch but Le Tobb keeps him there for the moment.
Svensson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Tobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Tobb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Le Tobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Le Tobb misses its intended target.
Svensson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le Tobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Tobb throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
We've been told by Svensson's head coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Le Tobb throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson works Le Tobb's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a swing at Le Tobb's ribcage but misses.
Le Tobb wants to counter with a clinch but Svensson pushes him away.
Le Tobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Le Tobb! Svensson lets Le Tobb back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Le Tobb is rocked!
It looks like Tobb Le Tobb has been cut.
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!
Le Tobb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Tobb is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Svensson is stalking Le Tobb. Le Tobb circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Svensson, and it's lights out! Le Tobb really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Svensson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Trigger (ranked 143 p4p, 23 weight class) and Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 470 p4p, 68 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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207 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trigger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Trigger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Trigger ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Trigger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trigger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trigger misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hopkins pushes Trigger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
Hopkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Trigger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trigger tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Trigger back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trigger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trigger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Trigger landing knees to the head.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Trigger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Trigger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trigger connects with a knee to the head.
Trigger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Trigger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Trigger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Trigger avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Trigger won't want to take too many of those.
Trigger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trigger is breathing heavily.
Hopkins pushes Trigger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hopkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trigger moves into the clinch.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger connects with a knee to the head.
Trigger tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins clobbers Trigger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trigger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trigger ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Trigger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trigger takes a shot to the head.
Trigger cracks Hopkins with a nice body shot.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trigger.
Hopkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Our sources have told us that Trigger has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trigger misses with a knee strike.
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Trigger.
Trigger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trigger managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trigger has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trigger is defending well for now.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trigger avoids it.
Trigger looking to throw knees to the head but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Hopkins.
Trigger swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trigger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Hopkins.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Trigger's body. Trigger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Trigger shakes it off.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Trigger throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins tests Trigger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trigger.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Trigger.
Trigger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
Hopkins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trigger with a body shot.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hopkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trigger misses with the combination.
Trigger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giuseppe Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Trigger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Trigger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Trigger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hopkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hopkins throws a hook but Trigger avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trigger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Trigger.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Trigger throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trigger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Trigger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Trigger - just one landing.
Trigger looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trigger manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Trigger.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Trigger.
Trigger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Giuseppe Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trigger under the eye.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trigger lands a jab to the nose.
Giuseppe Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Trigger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Trigger misses with the combination.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins walks into a straight right hand from Trigger.
Trigger with a hook.
Trigger tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins thuds a left hand into Trigger's body.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trigger misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins works over Trigger's head and body with a nice combination.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Trigger off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Trigger avoids it with no problem.
Trigger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
A slow jab from Trigger misses its intended target.
Trigger throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trigger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trigger is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
Trigger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Trigger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trigger slips under a jab.
Trigger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.
Hopkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trigger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trigger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Trigger moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Trigger cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trigger throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
Trigger tries to clinch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Trigger looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
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 nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trigger throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Trigger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hopkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Trigger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trigger takes a step back to recover.
Trigger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trigger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trigger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Trigger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Trigger's cut.
That's time! Trigger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hopkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trigger rushes Hopkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Trigger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopkins landing knees to the head.
Hopkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Trigger avoids the damage to the body.
Trigger lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hopkins obliges.
Hopkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hopkins.
Jackson Trigger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Hopkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hopkins is working Trigger over against the cage.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hopkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopkins gets through Trigger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger avoids a kick to the body.
Hopkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trigger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trigger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trigger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trigger doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Trigger throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Trigger moves out of range.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Trigger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins punishes Trigger's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trigger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Trigger sees coming a mile off.
Trigger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hopkins.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
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 cracks Trigger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Trigger throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins dodges the punch combination from Trigger.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Trigger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopkins slips a jab from Trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Trigger's head back.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Trigger misses its intended target.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trigger's head backwards.
Trigger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Trigger is just out of range.
Hopkins looks to land a body kick but Trigger moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Trigger misses the target.
Trigger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trigger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins with a hook.
Trigger throws a body shot but no joy.
Trigger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Trigger misses the target.
Hopkins slips a jab from Trigger.
Trigger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Trigger moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Trigger cracks Hopkins with a good jab.
Trigger throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trigger misses with a double jab.
Hopkins lands a slapping body shot.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trigger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trigger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trigger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Trigger's cut.
That's time! Trigger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trigger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Trigger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trigger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Trigger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Trigger.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Trigger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Hopkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins looks to throw a body kick
and Trigger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trigger.
Trigger lands with a light punch inside.
Trigger avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Hopkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Trigger has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trigger lands an uppercut.
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Trigger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trigger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopkins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Trigger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trigger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hopkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trigger lands a knee to the body.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks with his arms.
Trigger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trigger scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Trigger working Hopkins over with knees to the body.
Trigger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Trigger.
Trigger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trigger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Trigger - that landed with a thud.
Trigger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigger with a knee to the head.
Trigger throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins looking to throw knees to the head but Trigger is blocking nicely.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Trigger. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trigger pushes Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Trigger with a knee to the head.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Trigger avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Trigger tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Trigger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trigger in his tracks.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trigger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trigger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trigger staying out of range there.
Trigger jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Trigger counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins cracks a nice hook into Trigger's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trigger has managed to clinch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Trigger lands a knee to the head.
Trigger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Trigger.
Trigger working aggressively here.
Trigger throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Hopkins lands a knee to the head.
Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trigger.
Trigger is looking to counter the offense by Hopkins and move into the clinch.
Trigger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trigger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trigger.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Trigger had his way with Giuseppe Hopkins in that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Trigger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trigger on the side of the head.
Hopkins tests Trigger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trigger throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Trigger tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Trigger walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hopkins duly obliges.
Trigger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trigger ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Trigger misses the target.
Trigger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trigger.
Trigger moves out of range of the body kick from Hopkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins scores with a jab. Trigger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trigger has managed to clinch.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trigger scores with a shoulder strike.
Trigger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigger lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopkins won't want to take too many of those.
Trigger lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trigger lands with a short shot to the head.
Trigger misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Trigger lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopkins won't want to take too many of those.
Trigger misses with a knee strike.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks with his arms.
Jackson Trigger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger presses Hopkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trigger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to circle away but Trigger has him pinned against the cage.
Trigger trying to land knees to the body.
Trigger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Trigger lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Trigger moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigger is looking to clinch.
Hopkins thinks about the counter body kick.
Trigger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trigger's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trigger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Trigger.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Trigger avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Trigger throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Trigger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trigger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trigger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trigger can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Hopkins lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Trigger.
Trigger misses with some punches.
Trigger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trigger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
A left hand lands to the body for Trigger.
Trigger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trigger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopkins tries to break the clinch but Trigger is controlling the position.
Trigger lands a left hand.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Trigger.
A right hand to the body from Trigger.
A shot in the inside from Trigger.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trigger tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trigger lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trigger.
Trigger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Trigger.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:48
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins is the new light heavyweight champion!
Giuseppe Hopkins 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 21 p4p, 3 weight class) and Billy Brown (ranked 451 p4p, 58 weight class). Brown has chosen CCR - Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Billy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses the jab.
Bjornsson missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
Brown moves out of range as Bjornsson strikes.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson slips under a jab from Brown.
Bjornsson lands a jab.
Bjornsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown catches Bjornsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bjornsson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Brown digs a good hook to Bjornsson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Brown's coach down at The Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brown's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Bjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsson moves away.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Bjornsson tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown jabs at Bjornsson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson works the jab nicely.
Brown connects with a right hand. Bjornsson shakes it off.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bjornsson with a nice cross.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bjornsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a hook but Bjornsson blocks it.
Bjornsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Nice shot by Bjornsson.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bjornsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bjornsson blocks a jab.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
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 Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown sizes up Bjornsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Bjornsson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
As Bjornsson backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Bjornsson manages to avoid it all.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Bjornsson misses with a looping right.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Bjornsson's ribs.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjornsson is looking for a counter combo.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bjornsson has time to react.
Brown throws a right hand that Bjornsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjornsson also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bjornsson tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Brown.
Bjornsson lands with a good body shot.
Brown throws a series of punches but Bjornsson avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bjornsson scores with a body shot.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bjornsson moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bjornsson misses its target.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bjornsson lands a jab.
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!
Brown misses with a hook. Bjornsson ducked under it nicely.
Bjornsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Brown.
Bjornsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Bjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Bjornsson.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Bjornsson with a nice cross.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson misses with a hook.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown moves forwards but Bjornsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bjornsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Bjornsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Bjornsson.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown slips a straight right by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornsson letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a jab.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Bjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Bjornsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bjornsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Bjornsson tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bjornsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson clearly takes that round.
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.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjornsson off the cage and back into range.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Bjornsson connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson misses with a looping right.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a body punch but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Bjornsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses the jab.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornsson under the eye.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Bjornsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Bjornsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bjornssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Brown scores with a jab.
Bjornsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Litill Bjornsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bjornsson moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjornsson.
Brown avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bjornsson slips under a jab.
Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Bjornsson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson slips under a jab from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Brown slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson connects with a body shot.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Brown misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Billy Brown 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!
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bjornsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown takes a swing at Bjornsson's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Brown.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bjornsson misses the target.
Bjornsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Bjornsson does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown jabs Bjornsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornsson under the eye.
Bjornsson catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bjornsson lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Bjornsson.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Bjornsson lands with a right hand.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bjornsson with a nice cross.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Billy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjornsson cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjornsson ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Litill Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A quick step to the side and Bjornsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litill Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
Litill Bjornsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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