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NYF Fight Night 51 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Franklin (ranked 2253 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 205 p4p, 212 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 Los Angeles, Alonso Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daws has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daws 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Daws .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daws creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Daws won't allow it.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Daws has Franklin pushed against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard but Daws stands there with Franklin around his waist. Franklin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonso Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Franklin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin has his foot on Daws 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daws works his way back into a safe position though.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Daws tries to pass.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Daws pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daws doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daws manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daws must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franklin is looking for a triangle but Daws pushes his legs off easily.
Franklin pushes a forearm under Daws 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Daws is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alonso Franklin!
A very excited looking Alonso Franklin 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Maximus (ranked 3888 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Broderick Booth (ranked 318 p4p, 298 weight class). Maximus comes to the cage accompanied by No Turning Back. Broderick Booth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broderick Booth!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Booth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maximus.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Booth has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Booth.
Booth works on Maximus's body with a couple of short punches.
Booth lands a shoulder strike.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Booth has double underhooks.
Booth breaks the clinch.
Maximus misses the body punch
and Booth counters with a nice uppercut.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Booth dips to his left and cracks Maximus with an uppercut!
 Maximus is rocked!
Maximus is aggressively charging in as Booth backs up avoiding any damage. Booth tosses out a jab and Maximus runs right into it face first! Maximus is out cold! Booth dropped down on all fours and is barking in Maximus's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Broderick Booth!
Our winner, Broderick Booth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Ricardo Maximus had this to say: 'Every loss is a learning experience. I will train better and come back stronger! In Jesus name AMEN! AND THANK YOU!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mando Morin (ranked 1688 p4p, 3360 weight class) and Sylvester Jolt (ranked 205 p4p, 378 weight class). The key to victory for Mando Morin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mando Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvester Jolt!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolt looks to land a right hand but Morin moved out of range.
Jolt throws a right hand that Morin ducks under and follows up with a left that Morin also avoids with ease.
Morin dodges the punch combination from Jolt.
A combination from Jolt does no damage.
Morin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jolt manages to circle out of the way.
Morin fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morin.
A counter left hand to the body from Morin misses its target.
Jolt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morin is out of range and Jolt settles back down.
Morin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt connects with the punch.
A combination from Jolt does no damage.
Sylvester Jolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jolt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jolt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morin moves in looking to clinch but Jolt pushes him off.
Jolt throws a right and a left that Morin avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolt throws a sloppy body shot
and Morin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Sylvester Jolt has been cut.
Jolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jolt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morin.
Jolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jolt manages to circle out of the way.
Morin tries to clinch but Jolt moves out of range.
Jolt throws a shot to the body.
Morin rushes Jolt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin crunches a lovely knee into Jolt's ribcage.
Jolt looks winded!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morin landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin connects with a knee to the head.
Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jolt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morin connects with a knee to the head.
Morin jerks Jolt's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Jolt drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Morin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Morin because Jolt was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mando Morin!
Mando Morin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Mallin (ranked 1924 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Bobby Hillburn (ranked 232 p4p, 294 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Hillburn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Hillburn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallin lands a nice shot that snaps Hillburn's head back.
Mallin tries to land a leg kick but Hillburn saw it coming and moves away.
Mallin scores with a body shot.
Hillburn throws a looping overhand right but Mallin ducks down to avoid it.
Mallin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallin with a nice cross.
Mallin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hillburn circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mallin. Hillburn shrugs it off though.
Mallin throws a hook but Hillburn blocks it.
Hillburn lands a slapping body shot.
Mallin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hillburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallin throws a jab when Hillburn was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallin tries to counter by clinching up but Hillburn breaks away and moves out of range.
Mallin is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby Hillburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin instigates a clinch.
Hillburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hillburn can't find room to land a body shot as Mallin controls the action.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hillburn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hillburn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mallin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn gets through Mallin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hillburn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mallin is trying to keep an underhook but Hillburn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mallin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallin tries to get out of the position.
Mallin trying to control from the bottom.
Mallin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mallin.
Hillburn landing some decent shots from guard.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Mallin blocks nicely.
Mallin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hillburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Mallin looking for a sweep. Not yet Mallin, not yet.
Hillburn stops Mallin from standing up.
Hillburn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mallin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hillburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Hillburn stopping the sweep attempt from Mallin.
Hillburn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hillburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hillburn pushes down on Mallin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hillburn slips a nice elbow through Mallin's hands, connecting with Mallin's forehead.
Hillburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mallin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hillburn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hillburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mallin's head.
Mallin is trying to stand.
Hillburn looks to land a strike but Mallin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hillburn postures up.
Mallin is adopting a defensive guard.
Hillburn chips away with some ground and pound.
Hillburn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hillburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hillburn is in close to Mallin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hillburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Mallin blocks nicely.
Hillburn distracts Mallin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mallin looking to control.
Hillburn postures up and lands a big shot to Mallin's brow.
Hillburn won't allow Mallin to get back to his feet.
Hillburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hillburn throwing strikes but missing.
Hillburn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hillburn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hillburn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mallin counters with a solid body kick.
Hillburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hillburn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mallin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hillburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mallin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hillburn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mallin lands with a good body shot.
Mallin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dexter Mallin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hillburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Hillburn tries to clinch but Mallin moves out of range.
Hillburn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mallin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mallin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hillburn jabs Mallin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hillburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hillburn.
Mallin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hillburn.
Mallin looks to land a right hand but Hillburn moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn shoots in and drives through. Mallin sprawls well.
Mallin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hillburn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mallin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallin scoring well with a low kick there.
Dexter Mallin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mallin avoids the body shot from Hillburn.
Mallin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Mallin.
Hillburn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hillburn shoots in but no luck this time.
Dexter Mallin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hillburn.
Mallin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hillburn gets a takedown into half guard.
Hillburn controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hillburn lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hillburn connects with a nice short shot to Mallin's temple.
Mallin is trying to get back to full guard.
Mallin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hillburn.
Hillburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mallin's head.
Bobby Hillburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hillburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hillburn postures up and lands a big shot to Mallin's brow.
Mallin looking for subs off his back but Hillburn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hillburn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin is staying active underneath Hillburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mallin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hillburn on the ground.
Hillburn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mallin is looking to control Hillburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mallin avoid being mounted?
Hillburn is keen to just control but Mallin is a slippery customer.
Hillburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mallin taking some punishment here, with Hillburn in his half guard.
Mallin is rocked!
Hillburn moves into full mount! Mallin won't be happy about that!
Oh Mallin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hillburn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mallin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hillburn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hillburn stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Hillburn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Devaney (ranked 2606 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Mathew Nielsen (ranked 238 p4p, 379 weight class). Rory Devaney has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathew Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devaney throws a push kick but Nielsen slaps the foot to one side.
Nielsen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Devaney punishes Nielsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Devaney throws a push kick but Nielsen slaps the foot to one side.
Devaney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devaney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nielsen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Devaney manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nielsen has Devaney in his guard.
Nielsen has control of Devaney's left arm, preventing Devaney from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nielsen is looking to stand up but Devaney isn't so interested in that idea.
Nielsen looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielsen holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Nielsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nielsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Devaney is retaining full guard.
Nielsen is still trying to improve position.
Nielsen trying to control but Devaney is working from the bottom.
Devaney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nielsen on the ground.
Nielsen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nielsen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Devaney looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Nielsen.
Devaney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Devaney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nielsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Devaney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a body kick.
Devaney lands a right hook to the body.
Devaney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nielsen tries for a takedown but Devaney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nielsen looks winded!
Devaney lands a left and a right that send Nielsen crashing to the mat, dazed. Devaney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Nielsen is rocked!
It looks like Mathew Nielsen 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!
Nielsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Devaney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nielsen sprawling to the canvas! Nielsen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Devaney finish him?!
Nielsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Devaney finish him?
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devaney steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Nielsen is out on his feet! Devaney sets himself and nearly takes Nielsen's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rory Devaney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nurlan Karim (ranked 1378 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Mario Simbolon (ranked 185 p4p, 257 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurlan Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simbolon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karim at a distance.
Karim defending well as Simbolon loads up on a big left hand.
Simbolon's corner calls for a 1-2. Simbolon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simbolon connects with a jab.
 It looks like Nurlan Karim has been cut.
Karim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karim connects with a high kick.
Simbolon cracks a nice hook into Karim's ribs.
Simbolon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karim on the side of the head.
Simbolon throws a right hand that misses
and Karim counters with a head kick that drops Simbolon to the mat! Simbolon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Simbolon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Simbolon misses.
Karim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Karim drops his hands momentarily and Simbolon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simbolon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karim if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karim.
As Karim backs off Simbolon throws a huge counter combo but Karim manages to avoid it all.
Simbolon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simbolon connects with a body shot.
Simbolon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simbolon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karim was well out of range. Poor timing from Simbolon.
Simbolon catches Karim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karim is rocked!
Simbolon throws a pinpoint strike between Karim's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Karim crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Simbolon scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Simbolon!
A relieved looking Mario Simbolon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 1921 p4p, 840 weight class) and Killjoy McNofun (ranked 230 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killjoy McNofun!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves forwards but McNofun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McNofun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones takes one on the button.
McNofun scores with a nice head shot.
McNofun sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McNofun throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Killjoy McNofun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones darts in and clinches McNofun up against the cage.
Jones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McNofun gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McNofun is working Jones over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
McNofun throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but McNofun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McNofun breaks the clinch.
McNofun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McNofun slips under a jab.
A slow jab from McNofun misses its intended target.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McNofun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNofun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
McNofun takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
McNofun lands with a nice body punch.
Jones slips a straight right by McNofun.
McNofun blocks a jab.
Jones avoids the body shot from McNofun.
Jones checks a low kick from McNofun.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNofun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNofun.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNofun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNofun lands with a kick to the ribs.
McNofun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McNofun thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNofun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
An inside leg kick from McNofun misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNofun throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McNofun looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
McNofun throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from McNofun.
McNofun throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and McNofun only half commits.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McNofun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McNofun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McNofun lands a jab to the nose.
McNofun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNofun throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
McNofun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McNofun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but McNofun moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McNofun. That's going to slow Jones down.
Killjoy McNofun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNofun misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McNofun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
McNofun manages to break the clinch.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McNofun throws a head punch that misses.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McNofun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNofun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McNofun.
McNofun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNofun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McNofun tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
McNofun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but McNofun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from McNofun.
McNofun lands a shoulder strike.
McNofun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McNofun lands with a right to the head.
McNofun lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNofun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killjoy McNofun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McNofun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNofun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! McNofun lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. McNofun pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killjoy McNofun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1320 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Bingus Khan (ranked 157 p4p, 161 weight class). Blackwater's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A$AP Rocky - Everyday. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bingus Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan walks into a jab.
It looks like Bingus Khan has been cut.
Blackwater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackwater, as that shot connected.
Blackwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackwater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blackwater misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackwater. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Blackwater - just one landing.
Khan throws a jab when Blackwater was well out of range.
Blackwater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a wild hook but Blackwater just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Khan gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Blackwater raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenz Blackwater!
Lorenz Blackwater spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 685 p4p, 451 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 78 p4p, 59 weight class). Eclaro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm The Boy. Hopson has chosen Home among the gumtrees. as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson dips to his left and cracks Eclaro with an uppercut!
Hopson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Eclaro moved out of range nicely.
Eclaro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hopson manages to circle out of the way.
Hopson misses with a hook. Eclaro ducked under it nicely.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eclaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro swings for the body but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson misses with a hook. Eclaro ducked under it nicely.
Eclaro misses with a two punch combination.
Hopson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Eclaro ducks down to avoid it.
Eclaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hopson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eclaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eclaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Eclaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eclaro wants to clinch but Hopson slips to the side
and Hopson counters with a left to the body.
Eclaro swinging wildly here.
Jesse-James Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eclaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jesse-James Hopson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eclaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eclaro misses with a body shot
and Hopson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Eclaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eclaro scrambles back to his feet.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eclaro moves away.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Eclaro misses with a body punch
and Hopson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro slips a jab from Hopson.
A big right from Eclaro misses.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eclaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopson throws a body punch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro is looking to wear down Hopson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hopson cracks Eclaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Hopson misses.
Hopson takes a swing at Eclaro's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Hopson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eclaro moves away.
Eclaro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eclaro lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eclaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hopson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eclaro throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Eclaro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Eclaro is looking to take a break and control but Hopson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Hopson lands a really nice looking cross but Eclaro seems unphased.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Eclaro's shoulder, as Eclaro tries to avoid the shot.
Eclaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hopson circles away.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hopson sprawls and moves away.
Hopson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopson throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson jabs at Eclaro's body.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
Hopson scores with a jab to the head.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Hopson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hopson throws a hook but Eclaro avoids it easily.
Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hopson sprawls and moves away.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopson dodges the punch combination from Eclaro.
It seemed like Hopson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson lands a lovely overhand right.
Eclaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopson manages to break the clinch.
Eclaro slips a straight right by Hopson.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Hopson avoids it well and moves away.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopson misses.
Hopson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eclaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Hopson avoids it well and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
Eclaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hopson pinned against the cage. Hopson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eclaro shoots in looking for a takedown. Hopson tries to sprawl out of it but Eclaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hopson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Eclaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson scores with a jab. Eclaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Hopson misses.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hopson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro fails with the takedown
and Hopson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopson digs a good hook to Eclaro's body.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eclaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Eclaro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hopson sneaks back into half guard.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but Hopson is defending the position.
Hopson is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro is looking to advance position but Hopson won't allow it.
Eclaro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hopson's thigh. Hopson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eclaro wants to pass the guard but Hopson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro throws an elbow that misses. Hopson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eclaro's guard. Nice move by Hopson!
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Eclaro.
Eclaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hopson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eclaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopson controls the pace.
Paul Eclaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eclaro has his foot on Hopson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hopson works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hopson passes into half guard.
Eclaro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hopson pulls his head out easily.
Hopson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hopson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson moves nicely into side control.
Hopson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eclaro to see if he's OK.
Hopson is staying tight to Eclaro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Eclaro is looking to reverse the position.
Eclaro manages to get back to half guard.
Eclaro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson 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.
Hopson controlling the action here.
Eclaro is refusing to be controlled, as Hopson sits in half guard.
Eclaro actively working from the bottom here.
Hopson prevents Eclaro from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eclaro gets full guard.
Eclaro looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jesse-James Hopson just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson stuns Eclaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eclaro. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eclaro.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eclaro.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eclaro tries to clinch
enabling Hopson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesse-James Hopson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
Hopson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eclaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eclaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson cracks Eclaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eclaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopson.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopson misses the target.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson lands the left hand.
Eclaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eclaro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eclaro misses with a shot to the body
and Hopson counters with a straight right hand.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopson moves away.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Hopson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
Eclaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopson! But no joy.
Eclaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eclaro is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eclaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Eclaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopson.
Eclaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses the jab.
Eclaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eclaro takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Eclaro tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Eclaro tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson stalling against the cage.
Hopson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopson slips a jab and a cross from Eclaro.
Hopson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eclaro. Hopson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopson connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson lands the left hand.
Hopson misses with a body shot.
Hopson punishes Eclaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Eclaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hopson takes a swing at Eclaro's ribcage but misses.
Hopson throws a body punch but Eclaro moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro has Hopson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopson breaks the clinch.
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paul Eclaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse-James Hopson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eclaro misses with a jab to the body
and Eclaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eclaro darts in looking for a takedown but Hopson gets double underhooks and turns Eclaro into the cage.
Hopson throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Eclaro misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eclaro controls his hands.
A short right from Hopson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Hopson.
Eclaro misses with a jab to the body
and Hopson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopson missing with a left hand there. Eclaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eclaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hopson.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Eclaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Hopson is retaining full guard.
Eclaro is looking to advance position but Hopson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eclaro is looking to improve his position but Hopson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eclaro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Hopson.
Eclaro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eclaro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eclaro wants to control but Hopson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eclaro can't escape the position.
Hopson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eclaro tries to reverse the position but Hopson maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse-James Hopson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hopson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse-James Hopson!
An out of breath Jesse-James Hopson 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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