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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes into the arena with Alice In Chains - Rooster blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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143 lbs
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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
19 - 1 - 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill looks to land a combination but Citrus avoids it well.
Citrus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Citrus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Citrus with a jab.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Citrus misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Citrus misses the target.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Citrus blocks a leg kick.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Citrus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Citrus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Citrus is predictable there
and Hill counters with a body kick that stops Citrus in his tracks momentarily.
Citrus throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Trinity Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Citrus shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Citrus avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Citrus.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Citrus.
A punch combination from Citrus misses.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Citrus looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Citrus just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Citrus misses
and Hill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Citrus is out of range.
Citrus throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Citrus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Citrus misses the jab.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Citrus slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Citrus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Citrus shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Citrus is out of range.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Citrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill misses with a low kick as Citrus jumps back.
Citrus tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Hill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Citrus throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Citrus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Citrus misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Citrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hill wants it to stay on the feet.
Citrus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Citrus misses with a straight right.
Citrus slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citrus manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Citrus thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Citrus does no damage.
Citrus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Citrus loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Citrus misses with a straight left.
Citrus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Citrus throws out the jab.
Citrus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill tries to land a body kick
and Citrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Citrus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Citrus misses with a wild combination.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two 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.
Citrus tries to score with a low kick but Hill moves his leg out of the way.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Citrus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Citrus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Citrus down.
Citrus tries to land a body kick
and Hill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hill misses with a kick to the body
letting Citrus counter with a right hand.
Citrus throws a sloppy head kick
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Citrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a good low kick that Citrus was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill swinging wildly here.
A big right from Citrus misses.
Citrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
Citrus shoots and misses
and Hill counters with a nice body kick.
Hill lands a two punch combo.
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill tries to bum rush Citrus with a series of wild strikes but Citrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Citrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill is looking to wear down Citrus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Citrus misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Hill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Trinity Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Citrus moved away.
Citrus missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Citrus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Hill dominated that second round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Citrus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hill eats them both and turns towards Citrus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
Citrus misses with a hook.
Citrus tries to clinch up
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Citrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill thuds his shin into the meat of Citrus's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Citrus is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Citrus misses.
Hill lands with a kick to the ribs.
Citrus lands with a cross.
Citrus throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Citrus is out of range.
Citrus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Citrus.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Citrus.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Citrus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hill counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
Citrus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Hill throws a body kick the misses
and Citrus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hill's guard now.
Citrus wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Citrus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.
Citrus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hill passes into side control.
Citrus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Citrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hill decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Citrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Citrus misses
and Hill counters with a leg kick.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Citrus counters with a nice body shot.
Citrus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Citrus swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Citrus blocks a low kick nicely.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Citrus's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus throws a big shot that misses.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Citrus.
Citrus cracks Hill with a good jab.
Citrus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Citrus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Citrus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill thumps Citrus with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Citrus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Hill clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Citrus misses with a body shot.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill misses with the body kick
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Citrus.
Citrus throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Citrus only half commits.
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 Citrus moves away.
Citrus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill counters with a nice body kick.
Citrus misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus connects with the punch.
Hill misses with a combination
and Citrus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Citrus postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Citrus pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Citrus throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
Citrus 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus working the head and body with strikes.
Citrus throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Citrus.
Citrus is working for an americana but Hill has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Citrus was thinking about the submission.
Citrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Citrus is one step ahead there.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Citrus works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Citrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Citrus trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Citrus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Citrus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but Citrus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 looking to control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Citrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Citrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Citrus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Citrus throwing strikes but missing.
Citrus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Citrus chips away with some ground and pound.
Citrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skoal Citrus dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Citrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Citrus misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a kick to the body
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Citrus 's knee.
Citrus misses with a body shot
and Hill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Citrus's knee momentarily.
Citrus throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Citrus on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill gets caught flat footed, as Citrus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hill has momentary wrist control but Citrus slips an elbow through the middle.
Citrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Citrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Citrus won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Citrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Citrus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hill content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus is looking to improve his position but Hill isn't that keen on the idea.
Hill is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Citrus moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Citrus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Citrus misses with a shot to the body
and Hill counters with an inside leg kick.
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Citrus misses.
Hill slips a jab from Citrus.
Hill lands with a nice body kick.
Skoal Citrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Citrus tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Citrus misses the body punch
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Citrus 's knee.
Citrus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Citrus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citrus manages to avoid it.
Hill takes a swing at Citrus's ribcage but misses.
Citrus shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Citrus loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
A slow jab from Citrus misses its intended target.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Citrus.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Citrus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
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 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinity Hill!
Trinity Hill is the new bantamweight champion!
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