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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 58 p4p, 9 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 180 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Hooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hooper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Man.
Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Hooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Hooper lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Hooper.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooper.
Man lands a head shot.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hooper, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hooper.
Hooper throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man scores with the left hand. Hooper knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper closes the distance and clinches.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
A short right from Man.
Hooper takes a shot to the head.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man pushes Hooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with some punches.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hooper avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A body shot lands from Man.
Hooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocking some punches.
Man prevents a body shot from Hooper.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man blocking some punches.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hooper back against the cage.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hooper as Man tries to tie him up.
Man lands a right hand.
Man prevents a body shot from Hooper.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man breaks the clinch.
Hooper moves away from the strike by Man.
The fighters circling - Hooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooper drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man is looking to slow Hooper down with leg kicks.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Hooper throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hooper's leg but Hooper calmly moves out of range.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man tries to work over Hooper's front leg with a kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper lands a jab to the head.
Hooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooper lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hooper.
Hooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man connects with a body shot.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hooper to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooper's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper tries to counter with a clinch but Man shakes him off and moves away.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Man slips a jab from Hooper.
Man cracks Hooper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hooper.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses with a low kick as Hooper jumps back.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hooper moves his leg out of the way.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man pushes Hooper away with a front kick.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Man misses
enabling Hooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hooper swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Man.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves away from the strike by Hooper.
Hooper lands an overhand right.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper checks a leg kick nicely.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hooper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Hooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Hooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hooper can turn it around.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Man pushes Hooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Hooper.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Hooper lands with a light punch inside.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Man lands a body shot.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hooper can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hooper misses with the head strike.
Man blocks a body shot from Hooper.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hooper's ribs.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man digs a good hook to Hooper's body.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Man connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Hooper has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Good body shot from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hooper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Hooper.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
It looks like Man has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hooper.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man throws out a leg kick but Hooper moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Hooper moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hooper lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Man tenderised Hooper's leg. Hooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Hooper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man digs a good body shot into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hooper is out of range.
Hooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hooper.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Hooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Man lands.
Man wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
Man lands with a hook. Hooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper checks a low kick from Man.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man slips a jab from Hooper.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hooper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper connects with a single shot there.
Man throws a wild body kick that Hooper sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Hooper in a clinch.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooper has double underhooks.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Fook Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooper controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Hooper is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hooper.
Hooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hooper.
Man gets through Hooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Hooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Hooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with some punches.
Hooper misses with a punch to the body.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Hooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hooper thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooper connects with a single shot there.
Hooper misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper slips a jab from Man.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hooper down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hooper connects with the punch.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooper jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Hooper.
Good shot there by Man.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man had his way with Troy Hooper in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Man cracks a nice hook into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man misses with a right hand
and Hooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Hooper. Beautiful body shot.
Hooper slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hooper lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hooper.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Hooper shrugs it off though.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hooper misses with a wild body shot.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hooper saw it coming and moves away.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man throws a front kick that sends Hooper stumbling back into the cage.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Troy Hooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Man is looking to chop away at Hooper's legs.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper gets a clinch.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hooper.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Hooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
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.
Hooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooper blocks the elbow strike.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Hooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Hooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Hooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Hooper lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Hooper lands a nice uppercut.
Hooper has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
Man is pushing Hooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hooper.
Man is stalling here.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Hooper.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man retains his welterweight title!
Fook Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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