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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 1242 p4p, 951 weight class) and Al Ghouti (ranked 148 p4p, 120 weight class). Hackett comes into the arena with Foe Tha Love of Money blaring out of the sound system. Ghouti has chosen DAM - JASADIK-HOM as his entrance music. James Hackett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Ghouti!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Ghouti.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
Hackett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghouti.
Ghouti tries to close the distance and clinch but Hackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hackett cracks Ghouti with a good jab.
Hackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ghouti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghouti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghouti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ghouti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ghouti rushes Hackett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ghouti manages to break the clinch.
Hackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghouti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghouti is just out of range.
Hackett throws a right hand that Ghouti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghouti also avoids with ease.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
Hackett misses with a right hand
and Hackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghouti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett looks to land a left hand but Ghouti moved out of range nicely.
Hackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghouti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Ghouti.
Hackett swings for the body but Ghouti moves out of range.
Ghouti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghouti. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Ghouti.
Hackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hackett clobbers Ghouti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghouti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghouti connects with a body shot.
Hackett staying out of range there.
Hackett lands with an overhand left.
James Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghouti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett connects with a looping right hand.
Ghouti avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghouti's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Ghouti. Beautiful body shot.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Hackett cracks a nice hook into Ghouti's ribs.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Ghouti checks it.
Ghouti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hackett with a body shot.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
Ghouti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Ghouti walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Ghouti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hackett doesn't seem phased though.
Hackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghouti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghouti wants to clinch up but Hackett keeps it at a distance.
Hackett throws a shot to the body.
Ghouti ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ghouti throws out the jab.
Hackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hackett catches Ghouti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghouti misses with an uppercut.
Hackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett slips under a jab from Ghouti.
Ghouti cracks a nice hook into Hackett's ribs.
Ghouti moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
Ghouti misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Ghouti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Ghouti ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Ghouti moves away and avoids it.
Ghouti misses with a straight left.
Ghouti missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackett looks to land a left hand but Ghouti moved out of range nicely.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghouti was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
A nice side step and Ghouti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghouti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghouti slips a jab from Hackett.
Hackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghouti.
It looked like Hackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ghouti.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hackett throws a right hand that misses
and Ghouti counters with a straight right hand.
Ghouti misses the shot to the body.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Ghouti's front leg but catches the back leg as Ghouti tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghouti scores with a sloppy right hand. Hackett should have avoided that one.
Hackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ghouti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghouti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett dips to his left and cracks Ghouti with an uppercut!
Hackett swings for the body but Ghouti moves out of range.
Ghouti throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghouti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ghouti staying out of range there.
Ghouti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghouti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghouti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hackett was covering up waiting for the punch and Ghouti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ghouti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghouti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hackett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s 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.
Ghouti throws a hook but Hackett blocks it.
James Hackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghouti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ghouti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hackett throws a right hand that misses
and Ghouti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghouti throws a hook but Hackett blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hackett misses the target.
Ghouti slips a straight right by Hackett.
Hackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghouti staying out of range there.
Hackett tries to clinch there but Ghouti circles away.
Ghouti moves away from the strike by Hackett.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghouti! But no joy.
Ghouti slips a jab from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hackett cracks a nice hook into Ghouti's ribs.
Ghouti looks to land a right hand but Hackett moved out of range.
Hackett throwing a counter right hand but Ghouti manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Ghouti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghouti misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ghouti ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghouti is just out of range.
Ghouti misses with a looping right.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghouti.
Ghouti lands an overhand right.
Hackett tries to move into range but Ghouti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghouti moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett throws the left hand but Ghouti avoids the punch easily.
Hackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghouti.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghouti throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghouti keeps the fight on the outside.
Ghouti throws a jab but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Ghouti.
Hackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghouti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hackett connects with a looping right hand.
Ghouti avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghouti ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
Ghouti moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ghouti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Ghouti.
A little jabbing left from Ghouti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Ghouti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghouti.
Ghouti lands an overhand right.
Hackett misses with a hook
and Ghouti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghouti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Ghouti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ghouti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ghouti scores with a nice head shot.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Ghouti's shoulder, as Ghouti tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Hackett misses its intended target.
Hackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghouti.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Ghouti cracks Hackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ghouti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Ghouti's head but Ghouti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghouti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Hackett works the jab nicely.
Ghouti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett connects with a crisp jab.
Ghouti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Ghouti blocks the low kick.
Hackett throws a body punch but Ghouti moves out of range.
Ghouti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Ghouti's shoulder, as Ghouti tries to avoid the shot.
Hackett sizes up Ghouti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Ghouti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghouti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghouti staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
Ghouti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hackett. Hackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ghouti ducks right into an uppercut from Hackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses the body punch
and Ghouti counters with a nice body shot.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a straight right.
Ghouti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghouti misses with a straight left.
Hackett misses the jab.
Ghouti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ghouti looks to land a right hand but Hackett moved out of range.
Hackett is looking to counter the offense by Ghouti and move into the clinch.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Ghouti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Ghouti misses.
Ghouti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Hackett works Ghouti's body with a nice hook.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghouti is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackett misses with a straight right.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Ghouti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ghouti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Hackett 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!
Ghouti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ghouti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghouti.
Ghouti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghouti is just out of range.
It seemed like Ghouti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghouti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Ghouti misses its intended target.
Ghouti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ghouti misses with a body shot.
Ghouti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ghouti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghouti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Hackett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Ghouti's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett trying to remain calm as Ghouti controls from the top position.
Ghouti is looking to take a break and control but Hackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hackett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ghouti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hackett can't do much from the bottom here.
Hackett is looking to reverse the position.
Ghouti is looking to take a break and control but Hackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hackett can't do much from the bottom here.
Hackett is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hackett is letting Ghouti control him for a moment.
Al Ghouti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ghouti lands some shots froms side control.
Ghouti takes a little break here. Hackett wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ghouti is working Hackett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hackett is not content to let Ghouti control the position.
Hackett is trying to control Ghouti's posture but Ghouti avoids it.
Ghouti wants to control but Hackett is keeping him busy.
Hackett is looking for a sweep.
Ghouti lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hackett down.
Hackett is trying to control Ghouti's posture but Ghouti avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett looks to move to half guard but instead Ghouti has passed into mount! Damn!
Ghouti avoids the attempt from Hackett to control.
Hackett is looking to get to half guard.
Ghouti lands a heavy elbow.
Ghouti wants to control the pace but Hackett is squirming around nicely.
Hackett tries to lock up and control but Ghouti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Ghouti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti cracks Hackett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ghouti content just to control the position here.
Ghouti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hackett's face.
Ghouti lands a nice shot to the head.
Hackett is rocked!
Hackett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Hackett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghouti raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghouti drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hackett! More shots from Ghouti and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Ghouti!
A relieved looking Al Ghouti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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