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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 1182 p4p, 2236 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 83 p4p, 139 weight class). Hopson comes to the cage accompanied by Home among the gumtrees.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sprintin's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Bad Man. 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse-James Hopson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprintin lands a body shot.
Sprintin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown but Sprintin shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Sprintin - just one landing.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson takes one to the side of the head.
Sprintin works the jab nicely.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Hopson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hopson dives in and scores a takedown into Sprintin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hopson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hopson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sprintin has Hopson pulled in close to control his posture.
Hopson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sprintin is controlling Hopson's posture.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin looking to control.
Sprintin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopson moves away from the strike by Sprintin.
Hopson tries to counter with a takedown but Sprintin is quick to defend against it.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hopson is controlling the pace.
Sprintin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sprintin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hopson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sprintin trying to control but Hopson postures up.
Hopson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sprintin wants to get back to full guard.
Sprintin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hopson jumps into side control!
Hopson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sprintin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sprintin struggling a bit here.
Hopson landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprintin tries to buck Hopson off but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson slows the pace down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sprintin struggling a bit here.
Sprintin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hopson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hopson controlling from side mount.
Hopson wants to control but Sprintin is keeping him busy.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hopson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin is looking to get to half guard.
Hopson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sprintin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hopson content just to control the position here.
Sprintin can't escape the position.
Hopson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sprintin tries to hold on but Hopson pushes him away.
Sprintin is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sprintin ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson loads up on a big right hand but Sprintin slips the punch.
Sprintin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sprintin's waist but Sprintin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopson off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Sprintin misses.
Hopson has been working on his balance at Combat Wombat Burrow, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sprintin.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sprintin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopson throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin connects with a crisp jab.
Hopson slips a jab from Sprintin.
Hopson feinted with a counter takedown.
Sprintin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprintin dodges the ground and pound from Hopson.
Hopson trying to control the action but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin tries to buck Hopson off but Hopson is having none of it.
Hopson is looking to take a break and control but Sprintin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sprintin gets back to half guard.
Sprintin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopson is working away from the top position though.
Sprintin tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Sprintin wants to control but Hopson is keeping busy.
Hopson is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopson is trying to control. Sprintin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sprintin is trying is best to control the position here.
Sprintin gets back to full guard.
Sprintin is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Hopson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sprintin being controlled here, momentarily.
Sprintin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopson won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hopson postures up.
Sprintin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Hopson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sprintin cracks Hopson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
A jab from Sprintin misses.
Hopson avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Hopson cracks Sprintin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Hopson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hopson is thwarting Sprintin's attempts to control the position.
Sprintin tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
Sprintin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hopson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hopson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep. Hopson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hopson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hopson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sprintin is concentrating on defense, preventing Hopson from advancing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprintin is looking to control Hopson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sprintin avoid being mounted?
Hopson lands strikes from half guard.
Hopson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sprintin tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
Hopson trying to control the action but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
Sprintin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that second round.
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.
Sprintin lands an overhand right.
Sprintin connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Hopson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
Hopson lands an overhand right.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Hopson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sprintin trying to keep a closed guard but Hopson is proving a slippery customer.
Jesse-James Hopson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopson postures up in Sprintin's guard and throws a big left but Sprintin blocks it.
Hopson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopson postures up in Sprintin's guard and throws a big left but Sprintin blocks it.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
Hopson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sprintin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sprintin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sprintin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sprintin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hopson controls the pace.
Sprintin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprintin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Hopson saw that one coming.
Sprintin misses with a left hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sprintin won't be happy with that.
Sprintin tries to bench press Hopson off him but Hopson keeps the position.
Hopson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sprintin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hopson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sprintin defending against the ground and pound.
Hopson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hopson working away.
Hopson throws a strike aimed at the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Sprintin's face as Hopson controls the position.
Sprintin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson wants to control but Sprintin is keeping him busy.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Sprintin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hopson looks up at the clock and then as Sprintin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hopson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hopson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sprintin is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Sprintin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hopson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson landing a few strikes.
Sprintin is trying to improve his position.
Sprintin is not content to let Hopson control the position.
Hopson scoring with punches and elbows.
Hopson happy to just control the position for now.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep.
Hopson controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson clearly takes that round.
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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sprintin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hopson misses with a hook.
Hopson slips a straight right by Sprintin.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Hopson misses its intended target.
A big right from Hopson misses.
Sprintin slips under a jab.
Sprintin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
Hopson feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Hopson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sprintin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hopson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sprintin can do to turn this around?
Hopson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Hopson postures up.
Sprintin has Hopson pulled in close to control his posture.
Sprintin working a defensive guard here.
Hopson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hopson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hopson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sprintin's head.
Hopson is stalling in the full guard.
Sprintin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sprintin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sprintin is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sprintin misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hopson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sprintin has his hands on Hopson's head, controlling the position.
Hopson with a nice head shot there.
Hopson with a nice head shot there.
Hopson trying to control but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
Hopson content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
Hopson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sprintin is controlling Hopson's posture.
Hopson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sprintin pulls Hopson in close to prevent any damage.
Sprintin controls Hopson momentarily but Hopson frees himself.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Hopson from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four 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.
Sprintin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sprintin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hopson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Hopson misses.
Sprintin slips a jab from Hopson.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phil Sprintin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sprintin scores with a hook to the body. Hopson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sprintin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hopson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sprintin holds on and takes a little breather.
Sprintin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson had his way with Phil Sprintin in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sprintin defending well as Hopson loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson slips a jab from Sprintin.
Hopson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprintin counters with a straight right hand.
Sprintin throws a body punch but Hopson moves out of range.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Sprintin misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a single leg into guard. Sprintin didn't expect that.
Sprintin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hopson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sprintin is pulling down on Hopson's head to control his posture.
Hopson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hopson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Hopson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopson postures up and lands a big shot to Sprintin's brow.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Hopson postures up and lands a big shot to Sprintin's brow.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Hopson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sprintin keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
Sprintin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jesse-James Hopson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sprintin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sprintin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hopson postures up.
Hopson controlling from the top position.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sprintin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hopson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Sprintin.
Sprintin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Sprintin working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sprintin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprintin throws a right and a left that Hopson avoids nicely.
Hopson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sprintin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopson attempts a counter takedown but Sprintin avoids it well and moves away.
Hopson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
Sprintin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Hopson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Phil Sprintin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Hopson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Sprintin misses with a shot to the body
so Hopson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sprintin is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Sprintin is pulling down on Hopson's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse-James Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse-James Hopson!
Jesse-James Hopson retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Jesse-James Hopson 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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