PBP Commentary

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!

Trigger
vs
Hopkins

190 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
207 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Pit Bull Development

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.