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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 659 p4p, 200 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 72 p4p, 29 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Hackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Foe Tha Love of Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Hackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Farrokhzad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett feints a counter leg kick.
Hackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Hackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick from Hackett misses.
Hackett misses the jab.
A low kick from Hackett misses
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Hackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad scores with a jab.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
Hackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad is wise to it.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Hackett.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad jabs Hackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab to the body
and Hackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farrokhzad's knee momentarily.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Hackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Farrokhzad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Farrokhzad's ribcage.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett drags the fight down to the ground.
Hackett pulls Farrokhzad in to control the position.
Farrokhzad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Hackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farrokhzad's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad wants to sweep here but Hackett controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving.
Hackett pushes down on Farrokhzad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad is defending against the submission attempts here by Hackett.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep. Hackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farrokhzad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hackett is working away from the top position though.
Hackett wants to pass to mount but Farrokhzad is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett is taking a breather. Farrokhzad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hackett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farrokhzad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hackett is pressing down on Farrokhzad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrokhzad is holding on for now.
Hackett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hackett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett content just to control the position here.
Farrokhzad is desperately trying to improve his position but Hackett has a good base and remains in mount.
Farrokhzad tries to hold on but Hackett postures up.
Hackett content just to control the position here.
Farrokhzad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hackett trying to mount his opponent but Farrokhzad defends it.
Hackett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hackett lands a head shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Hackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
Hackett slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad lands with a nice body punch.
Hackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
It looked like Farrokhzad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
As Hackett tries to get set, Farrokhzad tries to push him back and clinch up but Hackett manages to avoid the attempt.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Hackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hackett throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick from Hackett.
Farrokhzad instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
A short right from Hackett.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Hackett avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Hackett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hackett lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hackett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett misses with the head strike.
Hackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Farrokhzad won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Hackett blocks it.
Hackett jumps into guard, dragging Farrokhzad to the mat.
Hackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farrokhzad's guard.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Hackett from controlling successfully.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving.
Farrokhzad is trying to keep Hackett in close.
Hackett has gone for a leg lock! Farrokhzad slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hackett's guard.
Hackett is looking for a triangle but Farrokhzad pushes his legs off easily.
Farrokhzad works over Hackett with some ground and pound from guard.
Hackett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farrokhzad defends it easily.
Hackett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of digs.
Farrokhzad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrokhzad is fighting to break Hackett's control of his arms but Hackett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad landing with the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.
Hackett controls Farrokhzad momentarily but Farrokhzad frees himself.
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Hackett.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Hackett.
Hackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackett swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
A low kick lands for Hackett.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrokhzad walks into a stiff left hand from Hackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hackett is rocked!
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad works the jab nicely.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
No joy there for Hackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James Hackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BOOM! Farrokhzad lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hackett. Hackett tries to recover but Farrokhzad is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hackett lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
A very excited looking Bardia Farrokhzad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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