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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 2144 p4p, 3748 weight class) and Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 131 p4p, 288 weight class). Hackett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Foe Tha Love of Money. Gro Ulfimph comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Have a banana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37 - 26 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro Ulfimph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hackett tries to bum rush Gro Ulfimph with a series of wild strikes but Gro Ulfimph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gro Ulfimph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hackett lands a head kick. Gro Ulfimph smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a three punch combo!
Hackett lands with a nice body punch.
Gro Ulfimph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy head kick
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Gro Ulfimph.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Gro Ulfimph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hackett.
Hackett throws a head kick that half lands.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses.
Gro Ulfimph throws a sloppy head kick and Hackett moves out of range easily.
Gro Ulfimph lands a head kick!
Gro Ulfimph throws a combination that misses
and Hackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gro Ulfimph looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gro Ulfimph swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
Gro Ulfimph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gro Ulfimph.
Hackett looks to land a body kick but Gro Ulfimph moved away.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to chop away at Hackett's legs.
Hackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gro Ulfimph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gro Ulfimph connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hackett scrambles back to his feet.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch there but Hackett circles away.
Gro Ulfimph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gro Ulfimph takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett misses with a leg kick.
Gro Ulfimph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett is looking to clinch but Gro Ulfimph is avoiding it.
Hackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Gro Ulfimph misses.
Crunch! Hackett slams his shin into Gro Ulfimph's torso.
Hackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hackett works Gro Ulfimph's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Hackett does it's job there.
Gro Ulfimph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hackett sizes up Gro Ulfimph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Gro Ulfimph. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gro Ulfimph.
Hackett staying out of range there.
Gro Ulfimph tries a head kick but it misses.
Hackett looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gro Ulfimph throws a poor cross that misses
and Hackett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hackett.
Hackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph staying out of range there.
Hackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Gro Ulfimph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hackett.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a good body shot.
Gro Ulfimph wants to clinch.
Gro Ulfimph throws a nice looking combination but Hackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hackett slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph throws a head kick that misses
and Hackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hackett. That's going to slow Gro Ulfimph down.
Hackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gro Ulfimph misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gro Ulfimph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hackett misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hackett. That one must have hurt.
Gro Ulfimph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gro Ulfimph misses with an uppercut
and Hackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gro Ulfimph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gro Ulfimph moves in looking to clinch but Hackett pushes him off.
Hackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hackett can pounce on him.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Gro Ulfimph.
Hackett walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice shot to the body.
Hackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gro Ulfimph, pushing him back against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
That's time! Hackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gro Ulfimph falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gro Ulfimph swinging wildly here.
Hackett clinches up against the cage.
Hackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
Gro Ulfimph lands a hook that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Gro Ulfimph breaks the clinch.
Hackett wants to clinch.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gro Ulfimph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gro Ulfimph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook.
Hackett throws a body punch but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph throws a combination that misses
and Hackett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a looping right.
Gro Ulfimph lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hackett backs up against the cage.
Hackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gro Ulfimph takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Hackett.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackett scores with a jab to the head.
Gro Ulfimph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Gro Ulfimph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gro Ulfimph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James Hackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Gro Ulfimph misses the body punch
and Gro Ulfimph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gro Ulfimph is breathing heavily.
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Gro Ulfimph pushes him off.
Hackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Gro Ulfimph missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gro Ulfimph moves in looking to clinch but Hackett pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett dips to his left and cracks Gro Ulfimph with an uppercut!
Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Gro Ulfimph tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Gro Ulfimph back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gro Ulfimph is rocked!
Gro Ulfimph looks for the body kick but Hackett saw that one coming.
Gro Ulfimph is still on wobbly legs! Can Hackett finish him?
Hackett pushes Gro Ulfimph up against the cage in a clinch.
Hackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
Hackett creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gro Ulfimph with a big uppercut! Gro Ulfimph tries to clinch up but Hackett pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gro Ulfimph to the mat! Gro Ulfimph covers up and Hackett unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Hackett!
A victorious James Hackett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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