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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Striker Jackson (ranked 1156 p4p, 1903 weight class) and Jaimie Hopson (ranked 152 p4p, 234 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaimie Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hopson moves out of range easily.
Hopson misses with a looping right.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson throws a hook but Hopson avoids it easily.
Hopson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson lands with a light punch inside.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Jackson pushes Hopson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Hopson's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hopson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hopson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Hopson.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hopson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hopson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopson avoids it.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Hopson's ribcage.
Hopson looks winded!
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hopson is blocking nicely.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
Hopson managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hopson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
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 Striker Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson slips under a jab from Hopson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson takes a shot to the head.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Striker Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Hopson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Hopson blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Hopson as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hopson.
A short uppercut from Hopson.
A body shot lands from Hopson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Hopson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Hopson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hopson.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike.
Hopson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Hopson.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopson forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hopson is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopson avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopson.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Hopson controls the action.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
A short left from Jackson.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Hopson.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Hopson lands an uppercut.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hopson.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopson presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Hopson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Hopson presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson really 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.
Hopson clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Hopson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hopson lands a left hand.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Hopson.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
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!
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hopson is blocking nicely.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopson's face.
Hopson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopson's face.
Hopson is rocked!
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Hopson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Hopson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut 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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Hopson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopson is defending well for now.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hopson.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Hopson's head.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson lands with a left to the head.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson pushes Hopson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Jackson had his way with Jaimie Hopson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hopson has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hopson digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Hopson.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Hopson lands with a light punch inside.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopson.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hopson blocks with his arms.
Hopson avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hopson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Hopson is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaimie Hopson.
I think Hopson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaimie Hopson!
Jaimie Hopson is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jaimie Hopson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Striker Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'He hit the lotto! Ill be back!'.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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