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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Demmick (ranked 5254 p4p, 355 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 5317 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Demmick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demmick tries a head kick but it misses.
Demmick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Demmick pushes him off.
Hackett wants to clinch up but Demmick keeps it at a distance.
Demmick feints and then cracks Hackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hackett down.
Demmick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demmick swats away the attempt to clinch by Hackett.
A counter left hand to the body from Demmick misses its target.
Demmick thumps Hackett with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Demmick misses.
Demmick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demmick keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Demmick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demmick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demmick counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demmick throws out a leg kick but Hackett moves out of range and Demmick only half commits.
Demmick tries to keep at a distance but Hackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but Demmick blocks with his arms.
Hackett misses with a knee strike.
Demmick breaks from the clinch.
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Demmick pushes him off.
Demmick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hackett gets tackled into the cage by Demmick. Demmick maintains the clinch.
Hackett missing with knees to the body.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demmick.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demmick avoids it.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Demmick is blocking nicely.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demmick avoids it.
Demmick manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett drives through and clinches with Demmick against the cage.
Demmick breaks from the clinch.
Demmick keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackett tries to clinch there but Demmick circles away.
Demmick is looking for a counter combo.
Demmick rushes Hackett and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demmick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hackett tries to clinch but Demmick moves out of range.
Demmick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demmick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hackett, pushing him back against the cage.
Hackett misses with a knee to the head.
Demmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demmick. Demmick obviously looking to wear him down.
Demmick swats away the attempt to clinch by Hackett.
Hackett tries to clinch there but Demmick circles away.
Demmick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hackett wants to clinch.
As Hackett backs away, Demmick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett forces Demmick back against the cage and clinches.
Hackett prevents Demmick from breaking the clinch.
Hackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hackett looking to stall.
Hackett stalling.
Demmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hackett tries to clinch there but Demmick circles away.
Demmick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demmick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demmick. That's going to slow Hackett down.
Hackett tries to clinch but Demmick moves out of range.
Demmick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demmick lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demmick throws a low kick but Hackett moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demmick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Demmick working away.
Hackett tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Demmick easily slips into full mount!
Demmick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett is looking to improve his position but Demmick isn't that keen on the idea.
Demmick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hackett can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Demmick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Demmick pushes him off.
Demmick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
Demmick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackett can do to turn this around?
Hackett has Demmick up against the cage in a clinch.
Hackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demmick is defending well for now.
Hackett connects with a knee to the head.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demmick avoids it.
Hackett prevents Demmick from breaking the clinch.
Hackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demmick is defending well for now.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett wants to stall.
Demmick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett is looking to clinch but Demmick is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Demmick.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demmick cracks the inside of Hackett's front leg.
Hackett rushes Demmick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Demmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demmick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Demmick tenderised Hackett's leg. Hackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hackett tries to clinch up but Demmick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demmick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Demmick keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackett tries to clinch but Demmick moves out of range.
Demmick moves into the clinch.
Hackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demmick's face.
Hackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hackett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demmick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demmick avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demmick blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Demmick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Demmick is blocking nicely.
Demmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demmick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demmick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hackett tries to clinch but Demmick moves out of range.
Hackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Demmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demmick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hackett sprawls well initially but Demmick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hackett trying to hold on to Demmick's head to control him but Demmick postures up.
Hackett is looking to improve his position.
Demmick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demmick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hackett wants to control but Demmick is keeping busy.
Demmick content to control rather than advance.
Hackett wants to control but Demmick is keeping busy.
Hackett is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hackett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Demmick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hackett is doing well to control the position and prevent Demmick from advancing to side control.
Hackett trying to control but Demmick postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Demmick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hackett is trying to control the position but Demmick postures up.
Hackett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hackett is trying to control the position but Demmick postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Demmick dominated that second round.
That's time! Demmick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hackett moves in looking to clinch but Demmick pushes him off.
Demmick tried to counter with a leg kick but Hackett avoided it.
Hackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
As Hackett backs away, Demmick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hackett clinches up against the cage.
Demmick wants to break free but Hackett has control.
Hackett is trying to stall.
Demmick manages to break the clinch.
Demmick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Demmick postures up.
Hackett working a defensive guard but Demmick passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett is trying to maintain the position but Demmick is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demmick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hackett has his hands clasped together around Demmick's back. He's all about the action.
Hackett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Demmick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hackett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demmick is working away from the top position though.
Hackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hackett is trying to control but can't.
Bo Demmick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hackett is controlling Demmick's position as best he can from this difficult position.
James Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Demmick gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hackett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Demmick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demmick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demmick connects with a leg kick. Hackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demmick.
Demmick gets a double leg takedown into Hackett's guard.
Hackett is wriggling around but Demmick manages to pass to half guard.
Demmick controlling the action here.
Hackett wants to control but Demmick passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Demmick controlling from mount.
Hackett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hackett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hackett is trying to escape the mount.
Demmick controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demmick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hackett tries to hold on but Demmick postures up.
Hackett is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Demmick is staying active.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett gets back to half guard.
Demmick controlling the action here.
Bo Demmick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Demmick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demmick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Demmick!
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FIGHT
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