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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hackenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackenberg has chosen Cum On Feel The Noize as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hackenberg!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackenberg connects with a single shot there.
Hackenberg defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas rushes Hackenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Hackenberg lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
Hackenberg misses with some punches.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackenberg misses with a straight right.
Hackenberg misses with a looping left.
Douglas sizes up Hackenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Douglas pushes Hackenberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackenberg digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackenberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hackenberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hackenberg throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Gabriel Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenberg throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hackenberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Hackenberg throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Hackenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Douglas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hackenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Hackenberg jabs at Douglas's body.
Douglas rushes Hackenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Hackenberg tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Hackenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas jabs at Hackenberg's body.
Douglas tries to clinch but Hackenberg moves away
and Hackenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackenberg defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Hackenberg misses.
Douglas cracks Hackenberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hackenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Hackenberg avoids them all with ease.
Hackenberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Douglas with a body shot.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackenberg. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Hackenberg.
Hackenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hackenberg is avoiding it.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg needs to keep his hands up - Douglas had a free shot at his head there.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hackenberg throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Hackenberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hackenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Douglas has clasped his hands together around Hackenberg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Hackenberg avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Hackenberg tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenberg blocks an uppercut.
Hackenberg gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hackenberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hackenberg stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hackenberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hackenberg cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Hackenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Hackenberg counters with a nice body shot.
Hackenberg misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Hackenberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hackenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Hackenberg.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Ray Hackenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hackenberg pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hackenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Hackenberg breaks the clinch.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas stuns Hackenberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Hackenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Hackenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Hackenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackenberg manages to avoid it.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice strike.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackenberg.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg swinging wildly here.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Hackenberg saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Hackenberg in a clinch.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Hackenberg scores with a hook.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Hackenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Hackenberg seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Hackenberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackenberg.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Douglas clinches up with Hackenberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Hackenberg is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hackenberg has his back to the cage.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Hackenberg avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Hackenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Hackenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Hackenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Hackenberg saw that one coming.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Hackenberg's head but Hackenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackenberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Hackenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hackenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hackenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Hackenberg misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Douglas. That snapped Hackenberg's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Hackenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackenberg.
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Hackenberg misses with the head strike.
Hackenberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Hackenberg into the cage.
Hackenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Hackenberg misses with some punches.
Hackenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Hackenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Hackenberg throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Hackenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Douglas misses its target.
Ray Hackenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackenberg momentarily.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas tries to bum rush Hackenberg with a series of wild strikes but Hackenberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hackenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackenberg scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hackenberg's hands.
Douglas lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Hackenberg moved out of range.
Hackenberg slips under a jab from Douglas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hackenberg! But no joy.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hackenberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hackenberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hackenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Hackenberg throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hackenberg circles away.
Hackenberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackenberg swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Hackenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Douglas throws a combination that misses
and Hackenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackenberg misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Douglas scores with a hook.
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!
Douglas throws a series of punches but Hackenberg moves out of range.
Hackenberg looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Hackenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hackenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Hackenberg misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and Hackenberg counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Douglas.
Well Douglas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Douglas!
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