Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal 2

Bernard Hopkins was attempting to become the oldest man in the history of boxing to win a legitimate championship. Jean Pascal was defending in the rematch. It was the ifth defense attempt of Pascal with his WBC light heavyweight title. It was also the second defense attempt of IBO and Ring Magazine light heavyweight titles by Pascal. The vacant WBC diamond light heavyweight title also on the line.

The Fight
The first round began. They circled. Two thirty-five. Two fifteen. Two minutes. One thirty-five. The crowd sang. They were behind Pascal. One fifteen. Hopkins landed a counter left hook. One minute. Hopkins has excellent ehad movement. Pascal has good head movement as well. Thirty-five. Fifteen. Pascal landed a hard right and another to the body. The first round ended. 10-10 draw. 'Good first round, champ.' 'You're at home. He's not. He's going to have to work.' The second round began. Two thirty-five. Hopkins pressed forward flurrying but landed nothing. Pascal landed a left hook and a right hand. Two fifteen. Two minutes. One thirty-five. Hopkins flurried. Pascal has more power. One fifteen. Pascal landed a jab. One minute. Hopkins beckoned for Pascal to bring it. Pascal landed a right to the body and indicated it to the judges and Hopkins. Thirty-five as Pascal landed a left hook. They clinched. The ref broke them up. Fifteen. Pascal jabbed twice to the body. The second round ended. 10-9 Pascal. 'Give your best shots but keep a good safe defense.' 'That center of the ring belongs to you.' The third round began. Two thirty-five. Great head movement from Hopkins, wild swinging from Pascal. Two fifteen. Pascal landed a straight left and a pair of left hooks to the body. Two minutes. Hopkins landed a big right hand and they clinched. One thirty-five. The ref broke them. Hopkins landed a good straight left and they clinched with one fifteen. They were broken up. Pascal landed a left to the body as they clinched and broke. One minute. Pascal landed a counter left hook. Hopkins landed a big right. They clinched and broke. Thirty-five. Fifteen. They clinched. They were broken up. Pascal landed a right to the body and a right uppercut. The third round ended. Good round. 10-9 Pascal. Pascal was doubting himself now according to a commentator. 29-28 Pascal. The fourth round began. Two thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Two fifteen. They clinched and broke. Two minutes remaining. They clinched and broke. Hopkins danced around. Pascal landed a right to the body as he ate a right. One thirty-five. "The entertaining part is that you're more vulnerable, Bernard.' Hopkins landed a right and ate one, both to the body. Pascal landed a left hook with one fifteen. One minute. Thirty-five. Hopkins landed a right. Fifteen. Hopkins landed a left hook to the body, and ate a pair of left hooks and a right. The fourth round ended. Close round. 10-9 Pascal but close. 39-37 Pascal. The fifth round began. Two thirty-five. Two fifteen. Pascal landed a right to the body. Pascal landed a left hook and a right uppercut. Two minutes. Hopkins landed a jab. They clinched, Pascal worked the body. One thirty-five as they broke. Hopkins landed a right. Pascal landed a left hook. One fifteen. One minute. Hopkins landed a right to the body. They clinched and broke there. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a nice left hook grazing. Fifteen. Pascal landed a right to the body. They exchanged beautifully. The fifth round ended. 10-9 Pascal. 'Take his jab away from him,' Pascal's corner said. 'Don't do any wild shit with him,' Hopkins's corner said. The sixth round began. Hopkins landed a right and they clinched and broke. Two thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Two fifteen. Two minutes. Hopkins landed a counter left hook. Hopkins landed a right hand. Hopkins landed another hard right hand. One thirty-five. Hopkins landed a right and they clinched and broke. One fifteen. The ref gave them a talking-to before they continued. One minute. Hopkins stuck his chin out and they clinched. They were arguing with the ref, they were having difficulty breaking. Thirty-five. Hopkins landed a right and they clinched and broke. Fifteen. Hopkins landed another right hand. The sixth round ended. 10-9 Hopkins by far. They talked to each other, Pascal walked towards Hopkins, his corner dragged him away. 'Keep your hands up high.' 'Wipe his nose with that hook.' Hopkins did push-ups before the round began. The seventh round began. Pascal held his arms out. They clinched. Two thirty-five. Two fifteen. Hopkins landed a big right and they clinched and broke. Two minutes. Pascal dropped his hands and hung out his chin. He pretended to skip. One thirty-five as Hopkins avoided Pascal's shots easily. Hopkins was showboating. One fifteen. One minute. Hopkins landed a good left hook. Hopkins landed a right and they clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a left hook with thirty-five. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a big left hook Hopkins landed a right and Pascal went down. It was a slip. The seventh round came to an end. 10-9 Hopkins. 'Work your way in,' Pascal's corner said. The eighth round began. Two thirty-five. Pascal landed a one-two to the body. They exchanged. Hopkins was headhunting with the right. Two fifteen. Two minutes. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a massive right with one thirty-five. They clinched and broke. One fifteen. Hopkins landed a big right. One minute. They clinched and broke. Pascal landed a left hook there. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a big left hook. Hopkins landed a right and ate a right himself. Fifteen. Hopkins landed a left hook and a right and they exchanged. The eighth round ended. 10-10. The ninth round began. They clinched and broke after Hopkins landed a jab. Two thirty-five as Pascal missed a big right hand there. Hopkins landed a counter jab and Pascal went down. That should be called a knockdown. Two fifteen. The other commentator said it wasn't. Pascal landed a counter left hook after eating a right. Two minutes. Hopkins landed a straight left and hurt Pascal. One thirty-five. Hopkins landed some jabs. They clinched and broke. One fifteen. Pascal was wincing for some reason. One minute. Hopkins landed a jab. He landed a left hook. Hopkins showed off his head movement. Thirty-five left. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a right and they clinched and broke. Fifteen. They exchanged. Pascal rocked Hopkins with a left hook to the body and another to the chin and they clinched. The ninth round ended. 10-9 Hopkins. 'Don't let him steal. Use your legs.' That wasn't called a knockdown. The tenth round began. Pascal flurried wildly and missed. Hopkins landed punches inside as they clinched and broke. Two thirty-five. They clinched. Hopkins worked the body. They broke. Two fifteen with another breakage. They clinched and broke with two minutes. Hopkins landed a left hook and they clinched. Pascal landed an uppercut inside and they broke. They clinched and broke with one thirty-five. One fifteen. Pascal landed a right. Hopkins dropped Pascal. It was ruled a knockdown. Didn't see the punch. One minute. Hopkins dropped him with a left hook. Another knockdown. They clinched out. The ref couldn't break them. They continued. Thirty-five. Pascal landed a left hook and they clinched and broke. Fifteen. They clinched and Pascal landed a right and another and a left hok and ate a counter right. The tenth round ended. 10-8 Hopkins man. 'Let's organize our defense,' Pascal's corner told him. The eleventh round began. Two thirty-five. Hopkins landed a left hook. He landed a blocked right. They clinched and Pascal broke with a left hook and landed another. They clinched and broke with two fifteen. Two minutes. Hopkins landed a right hook. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a jab. They clinched and broke. One thirty-five. They clinched and broke again. Pascal landed a right uppercut and ate a right hand. One fifteen. Pascal flurried and landed a left hook there. One minute. They clinched and broke. Pascal landed a right. Thirty-five. The crowd was getting back into the fight. They clinched and broke. Fifteen. Hopkins landed a jab. They clinched. The eleventh round ended. 10-10. 'Finish him out.' 'Keep that jab alert and alive, baby.' The twelfth round began. They clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. Two thirty-five as Pascal landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. two fifteen. Two minutes. Pascal landed a left hook eating a counter one himself. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a jab. One thirty-five. Pascal landed a right hook and a left jab and a right to the body. They clinched, Pascal landed a pair of rights. They broke with one fifteen. Hopkins was showboating. One minute. They clinched and broke there. Hopkins landed a right. Thirty-five as they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. Hopkins landed a jab. Fifteen there. They clinched. They broke. The twelfth round ended. 10-9 Pascal. I scored it a... 115-115 draw. O.o Hopkins promised that "Every fight until I retire is going to be breathtaking." Pascal asked for a rematch.