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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 81 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jackson Trigger (ranked 279 p4p, 38 weight class). Giuseppe Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Trigger's chin.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson Trigger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigger throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
Trigger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trigger lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigger. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigger with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trigger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Trigger misses.
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Trigger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trigger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trigger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins checks a low kick from Trigger.
Trigger misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trigger thinking.
Hopkins lands a big uppercut and Trigger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trigger looks OK. Hopkins waves Trigger back to his feet!
Trigger is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trigger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins cracks Trigger on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Trigger falls backwards against the cage. Hopkins follows up with more strikes that drop Trigger to his knees. Hopkins keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Trigger! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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