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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Climber (ranked 24643 p4p, 5160 weight class) and David Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joseph Climber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Climber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper gets a clinch.
Climber misses with a body punch.
Climber misses with the head strike.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Climber throws a head punch that misses.
Climber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Climber.
Climber struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper misses with the head strike.
Climber throws a head punch that misses.
Climber misses with a punch on the inside.
Climber lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Climber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopper tries to work over Climber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Climber struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Climber struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Climber.
Climber blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Climber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Climber lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Climber fails to land.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Climber blocking some punches.
Climber working aggressively here.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper lands a left hand.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Climber.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Climber backwards.
Climber misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopper.
Hopper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Climber tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Climber.
A head punch on the inside from Climber fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hopper.
Hopper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Climber misses with a punch on the inside.
Climber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Climber.
A head punch on the inside from Climber fails to land.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Climber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Climber.
Hopper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Climber backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Climber.
Climber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Climber digs a right hand into Hopper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopper's gas tank.
Hopper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Climber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Climber misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper misses with some punches.
Climber takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Climber.
A body shot lands from Climber.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hopper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Climber's brow.
Climber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
It looks like David Hopper has been cut.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Climber.
Climber blocks an uppercut.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper lands with a right to the head.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper tries a body shot but Climber blocks it.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Climber working aggressively here.
Climber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Climber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Climber lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopper swings wildly with an uppercut but Climber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Climber.
Hopper misses with a knee strike.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber throws a head punch that misses.
Climber takes a shot to the head.
Climber working aggressively here.
Climber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Climber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Climber lands a left hand.
Climber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Climber will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Climber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
David Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper closes the distance and pushes Climber back into the cage.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Climber gets through Hopper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hopper fails to land.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Climber backwards.
Climber misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hopper as the two fighters clinch.
Climber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Climber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopper swings wildly with an uppercut but Climber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Climber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Climber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopper can't find room to land a body shot as Climber controls the action.
Climber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Climber.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Climber.
Hopper digs a right hand underneath Climber's ribcage. Climber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopper blocks a body shot from Climber.
Climber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Climber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph Climber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Climber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopper or not.
Climber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Climber misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Climber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper lands with a light punch inside.
Climber tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Climber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Climber.
A head punch on the inside from Climber fails to land.
Climber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Climber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Climber lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Climber scores with a shot to the side of Hopper's head.
Climber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper tries to work over Climber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopper.
Climber lands with a light punch inside.
Hopper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Climber takes a shot to the head.
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
Climber working aggressively here.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Climber throws a head punch that misses.
Climber can't find room to land a body shot as Hopper controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopper.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Climber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Climber tries to throw a body punch but Hopper avoids it by throwing Climber back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hopper.
Hopper misses with some punches.
Climber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Climber blocks it with crossed arms.
Climber blocking some punches.
Climber misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Climber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Climber misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Climber.
Climber misses with a punch to the body.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Climber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Climber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Climber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Climber.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Climber will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hopper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Climber clinches with his opponent.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climber lands a right hand.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber misses with a punch to the body.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Climber.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper tries a body shot but Climber blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Climber lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Climber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Climber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper takes a shot to the head.
Climber misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Climber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopper.
Climber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoppers head.
Climber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climber dodges an elbow strike from Hopper.
Hopper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Climbers head.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Climber misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Hopper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Climber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopper working aggressively here.
Climber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hopper.
Climber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Climber blocking some punches.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Climber tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Climber.
Hopper pushes Climber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopper fails to land.
Climber blocks an uppercut.
Hopper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Climber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Climber blocks a body shot from Hopper.
Hopper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Climber working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
Climber misses with the head strike.
Climber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopper swings wildly with an uppercut but Climber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper misses with the head strike.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Climber scores with a shoulder strike.
Climber works on Hopper's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Climber lands with a right to the head.
Climber lands with a left to the head.
Climber lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopper.
A short right from Climber.
Climber working aggressively here.
Hopper tries to throw a body punch but Climber avoids it by throwing Hopper back against the cage.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Climber - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Climber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Climber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Climber.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Climber swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper throws a punch but it's blocked by Climber.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper working aggressively here.
Hopper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Climber.
Climber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Climber scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up David Hopper's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Hopper.
David Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopper misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Climber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Climber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Climber!
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energy
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hype
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