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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lokee Hyde (ranked 2450 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Frankie Doms (ranked 292 p4p, 303 weight class). Frankie Doms will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lokee Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Doms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hyde has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde throws a big counter combination but Doms scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doms throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Hyde backing away here, and Doms unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Frankie Doms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Doms.
Doms lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doms feints and then cracks Hyde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyde down.
Crunch! Doms slams his shin into Hyde's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyde darts in and clinches Doms up against the cage.
Hyde throws a punch but it's blocked by Doms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Hyde clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Doms has had enough of the clinch but Hyde keeps him there for the moment.
Hyde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doms tries to circle away but Hyde has him pinned against the cage.
Doms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde darts in and clinches Doms up against the cage.
Doms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doms is trying to break free.
Doms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Doms throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hyde fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Doms was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doms throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde tries to clinch up
and Doms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doms throws a head kick but Hyde moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doms.
Doms throws a leg kick but Hyde moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doms. Hyde shrugs it off though.
Doms thuds his shin into the meat of Hyde's side.
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick from Doms.
Hyde closes the distance but Doms moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hyde tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Both fighters circling a little - Doms finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hyde will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doms fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hyde checks it well.
Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doms.
Hyde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Doms flicks out a counter leg kick but Hyde steps away.
Doms thuds his shin into the meat of Hyde's side.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Hyde pushes Doms up against the cage in a clinch.
Doms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doms looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doms. Hyde shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hyde tries to clinch
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyde's knee momentarily.
Doms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Hyde down.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyde tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Hyde tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Doms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hyde. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frankie Doms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde clinches up with Doms and pushes him back against the cage.
Doms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doms breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Hyde tries to counter by clinching up but Doms breaks away and moves out of range.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Doms.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lokee Hyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doms lands a front kick.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doms lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyde moves into range and clinches up with Doms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms throws a looping overhand right but Hyde ducks down to avoid it.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Hyde.
Doms scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doms - the referee stops the clock and Hyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doms. Hyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyde looks to clinch
and Doms counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hyde moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyde tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Doms throws a lazy head kick
and Hyde counters by moving into the clinch.
Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doms with the inside leg kick.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyde blocks the leg kick.
Doms lands a head kick!
Doms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Doms tries a quick counter leg kick but Hyde is wise to it.
Hyde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms connects with a leg kick.
Doms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hyde. That did some damage!
Doms misses with a low kick as Hyde jumps back.
Hyde pushes Doms up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Doms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Hyde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doms lands a leg kick that knocks Hyde off balance momentarily.
Doms throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Hyde tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Doms was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doms misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doms.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hyde checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doms scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Hyde wants to clinch up but Doms keeps it at a distance.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Doms lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doms lands a head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doms. Hyde shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doms.
Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Doms.
Hyde seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doms keeps the fight on the outside.
Doms counters with a body kick.
Doms throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hyde.
Hyde tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyde is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms is trying to counter with his kicks.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doms throws a front kick that sends Hyde stumbling back into the cage.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Hyde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doms scores with a head kick. Hyde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hyde moves into the clinch.
Doms tries to circle away but Hyde has him pinned against the cage.
Hyde misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hyde prevents Doms from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Doms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyde moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms controlling the action here for a moment.
Doms has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hyde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doms can turn it around.
Hyde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doms is pushing Hyde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Doms tries to break free but Hyde pushes him back against the cage.
Lokee Hyde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyde.
Lokee Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Doms is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hyde misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Doms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doms winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
Frankie Doms 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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