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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Babbage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice In Chains - Rooster. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Charles Babbage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Babbage!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill thuds his right hand into Babbage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babbage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babbage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trinity Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill misses with a combination
and Babbage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Babbage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill looks to land a combination but Babbage avoids it well.
Babbage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Babbage throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Hill lands a nice hook to Babbage's body. Babbage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babbage.
Babbage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Babbage lands a slapping body shot.
Babbage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trinity Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Babbage is out of range.
Babbage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Babbage counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babbage's calf.
Hill is looking to wear down Babbage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Babbage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babbage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill misses with a body shot
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babbage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babbage is pressing down on Hill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hill is holding on for now.
Babbage seems to be looking for submissions.
Babbage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hill wants to control but Babbage passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage swings around for an armbar but Hill sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Babbage's guard.
Hill stands up from Babbage's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Babbage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babbage fakes the leg kick and cracks Hill in the body.
Babbage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Babbage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Babbage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babbage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babbage avoids the body shot from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Babbage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill lands a with a good body shot.
Babbage misses with a double jab.
Hill throws the left hand but Babbage avoids the punch easily.
Babbage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babbage checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill moves away from the strike by Babbage.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babbage manages to avoid it.
Babbage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Hill misses with a combination
and Babbage counters with a thumping low kick.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Babbage moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Babbage misses with a straight left.
Babbage darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Babbage is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Babbage manages to break the clinch.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Babbage clinches.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babbage tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Babbage can't get the takedown.
Babbage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Hill throws a series of punches but Babbage moves out of range.
Trinity Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babbage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Babbage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill looks to land a combination but Babbage avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Hill swinging wildly here.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Babbage misses with a shot to the body
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Babbage 's knee.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babbage.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babbage. That did some damage!
Babbage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a jab when Babbage was well out of range.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Babbage saw that one coming.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babbage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babbage moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill throws a leg kick but Babbage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babbage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Babbage fails with a takedown attempt.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Babbage.
Babbage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babbage.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babbage was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Babbage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Babbage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Babbage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babbage looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Babbage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hill throws a leg kick but Babbage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babbage throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Babbage on that attempt.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Babbage with an uppercut!
Babbage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Babbage is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to roll over but Babbage keeps him under control.
Hill controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Babbage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babbage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage tries to pass to full mount but Hill defends it.
Babbage is trying to control the action in half guard but Hill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Babbage closes the distance and clinches.
Hill has Babbage pressed against the cage, preventing Babbage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Babbage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babbage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babbage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hill prevents it.
Babbage can't break the clinch.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill lands a nice hook to Babbage's body. Babbage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Trinity Hill did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Babbage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Babbage is just out of range.
Babbage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babbage.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Babbage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Hill throws a body punch but Babbage moves out of range.
Babbage misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babbage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babbage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babbage is looking to clinch.
Babbage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babbage there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill throws a body punch but Babbage moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Babbage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Babbage blocks the low kick.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
Babbage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babbage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babbage misses with a leg kick.
Babbage clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Babbage improves position.
Babbage pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babbage tries to pull guard but Hill won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Babbage lands a shoulder strike.
Babbage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babbage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babbage moves into the clinch.
Hill tries a body shot but Babbage blocks it.
Babbage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hill walks away with a smile on his face. Babbage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babbage takes one on the button.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babbage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babbage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Babbage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babbage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babbage checks a leg kick.
Babbage tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Babbage's head but Babbage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babbage slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Babbage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babbage's knee momentarily.
Babbage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babbage avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Babbage tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Babbage throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Babbage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill blocks a head kick by Babbage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Babbage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Babbage misses the jab.
Babbage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hill's hands.
Babbage throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Charles Babbage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babbage manages to avoid it.
Babbage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbage moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babbage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Babbage does no damage.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Babbage ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Trinity Hill will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hill wants it to stay on the feet.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill looks to land a combination but Babbage avoids it well.
Hill throws a combination. Babbage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hill misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Babbage to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
letting Babbage counter with a right hand.
Babbage motions for Hill to come forward. Babbage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Babbage lands a nice looking body shot.
Babbage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Babbage.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hill digs a good body shot into Babbage's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Babbage ducks down to avoid it.
Babbage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babbage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Babbage.
Babbage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill scores with the left hand. Babbage knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babbage counters with a body kick that stops Hill in his tracks momentarily.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill misses with a combination
and Babbage counters with a series of strikes. Hill will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babbage fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babbage misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Babbage misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage scores with a hook.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babbage manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babbage misses with the combination.
Babbage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Babbage swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Babbage slips a straight right by Hill.
Babbage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babbage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babbage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Babbage's shoulder, as Babbage tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jab by Hill.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Babbage misses its intended target.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babbage checks a low kick from Hill.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Babbage.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Babbage.
Babbage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Babbage.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babbage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trinity Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trinity Hill!
Trinity Hill retains his bantamweight title!
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