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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pratchett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pratchett looks for the body kick but Boom saw that one coming.
Pratchett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Boom's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pratchett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pratchett throws an overhand right that lands on Boom's shoulder, as Boom tries to avoid the shot.
Boom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Pratchett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boom doesn't seem phased though.
Pratchett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pratchett moves away from the strike by Boom.
A little jabbing left from Pratchett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pratchett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pratchett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No luck for Pratchett with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom scores with a jab to the body.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratchett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
Boom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pratchett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pratchett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom punishes Pratchett's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Boom misses.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and Pratchett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Pratchett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Nice jab there from Boom.
Pratchett with a jab.
Pratchett moves away from the strike by Boom.
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!
Boom misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom swinging wildly here.
Pratchett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boom.
Boom is looking to counter punch.
Pratchett throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Boom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom scores with a hook to the body. Pratchett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Pratchett as he connects with a hook.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Pratchett slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pratchett! But no joy.
Pratchett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boom. That did some damage!
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Pratchett counters with a straight right hand.
Boom misses with a body punch
and Pratchett counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Boom has knocked Pratchett down with a huge combo! Boom steps away and waves a wobbly Pratchett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pratchett is rocked!
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pratchett is still on wobbly legs! Can Boom finish him?
Pratchett misses with a hook.
Pratchett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boom.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Pratchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett preventing the sweep.
Boom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pratchett seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratchett pushes down on Boom's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom won't allow Pratchett to pass to mount.
Pratchett looks to land a strike but Boom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boom being controlled here, momentarily.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is trying to control the position but Pratchett postures up.
Pratchett throws an elbow that misses. Boom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pratchett's guard. Nice move by Boom!
Boom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pratchett is trying to keep Boom in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DJ Boom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pratchett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pratchett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boom is avoiding damage well.
Pratchett is working Boom over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
What's Boom going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Boom is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett tries to score with some ground and pound. Boom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pratchett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boom avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pratchett.
Pratchett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pratchett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boom defending well though.
Pratchett is keen to just control but Boom is a slippery customer.
Pratchett is working for a kimura but Boom is defending it quite comfortably.
Pratchett seems to be looking for submissions.
Boom wants to improve his position but Pratchett is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom wants to control but Pratchett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boom has his hands clasped together around Pratchett's back. He's all about the action.
Boom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pratchett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pratchett's back!
Boom slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pratchett trying to control the position but Boom manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Pratchett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pratchett is looking to escape.
Pratchett can't escape the position.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
Pratchett is trying desperately to improve position.
Boom controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pratchett can't escape the position.
Pratchett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pratchett gets back to full guard.
Boom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pratchett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boom has managed to get both his arms back between Pratchett's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pratchett moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pratchett.
Boom throws a body punch but Pratchett moves out of range.
Pratchett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pratchett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pratchett.
Pratchett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pratchett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boom.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Boom misses with a hook.
Pratchett throws out a counter right but Boom avoids it with no problem.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Pratchett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boom.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom misses with a shot to the body
and Pratchett counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom throws a right and a left that Pratchett avoids nicely.
Boom misses with a straight right.
Pratchett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boom's sensitive parts.
Boom throws a right hand that misses
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pratchett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boom.
Pratchett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boom connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pratchett.
Pratchett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pratchett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pratchett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pratchett.
Pratchett misses with a straight right.
Pratchett keeps Boom at a distance using the push kick.
Pratchett looks for a takedown but Boom sprawls well.
Pratchett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut. Boom saw that one coming.
Pratchett lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pratchett.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boom misses.
Nice cross by Boom.
Boom moves forwards but Pratchett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pratchett lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
Pratchett throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Boom throws a hook but Pratchett blocks it.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Pratchett falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.
Pratchett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pratchett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
Pratchett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pratchett.
A little jabbing left from Pratchett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pratchett throws a poor cross that misses
and Boom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pratchett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boom counters with a nice uppercut.
Pratchett throws a sloppy head kick and Boom moves out of range easily.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratchett is just out of range.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Pratchett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pratchett misses with a straight right.
Boom cracks Pratchett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pratchett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boom!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but DJ Boom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pratchett connects with a leg kick. Boom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Pratchett.
Pratchett connects with a body shot.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Pratchett looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boom connects with a single shot there.
Boom jabs at Pratchett's body.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett scores with a hook to the body. Boom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pratchett misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
Boom is looking for a counter combo.
Boom misses with a hook. Pratchett ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pratchett throws a right hand that misses
and Boom counters with a right hand to the body.
Pratchett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pratchett shoots and misses
letting Boom counter with a right hand.
Boom throws a hook but Pratchett blocks it.
Pratchett scores with a jab. Boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Pratchett dodges the punch combination from Boom.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pratchett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Boom blocks the leg kick.
Boom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pratchett circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pratchett darts in looking for a takedown but Boom gets double underhooks and turns Pratchett into the cage.
Pratchett ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Pratchett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boom.
Boom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pratchett's head.
Pratchett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pratchett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Boom.
A shot to the liver by Boom. Beautiful body shot.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pratchett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett is putting a hurting on Boom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pratchett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pratchett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boom can't do much from the bottom here.
Boom tries to buck Pratchett off but Pratchett is having none of it.
Pratchett trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
Pratchett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett lands a nice forearm strike.
Pratchett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pratchett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pratchett wants to take a breather but Boom is having none of it.
Boom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pratchett lands a couple of digs.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that DJ Boom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Boom.
Pratchett misses with a low kick.
Pratchett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pratchett.
Pratchett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Pratchett connects with a leg kick. Boom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pratchett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pratchett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pratchett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom cracks Pratchett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pratchett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boom was covering up waiting for the punch and Pratchett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pratchett throwing strikes but missing.
Boom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pratchett scoring with some ground and pound.
Luke Pratchett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boom trying to control the position.
Pratchett throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom is trying to control the position but Pratchett postures up.
Pratchett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pratchett is looking to work some ground and pound but Boom has wrist control.
Boom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pratchett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Pratchett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pratchett finds it's target.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Pratchett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pratchett counters with a straight right hand.
Boom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Pratchett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pratchett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom misses with a body shot.
Pratchett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pratchett lands with a cross.
Pratchett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Pratchett counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pratchett misses with a looping left.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratchett.
Boom looks to land a right hand but Pratchett moved out of range.
Pratchett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No joy there for Boom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pratchett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Booms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pratchett misses the shot to the body.
Pratchett scores with a nice strike.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pratchett misses with a hook
and Boom counters with a series of strikes. Pratchett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratchett.
Pratchett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Pratchett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... DJ Boom!
DJ Boom is the new featherweight champion!
DJ Boom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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