PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 72 p4p, 243 weight class) and Sambo Sam (ranked 14 p4p, 40 weight class). Hakekia comes to the cage accompanied by B.M.F. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hakekia
vs
Sam

180 cm
44
170
35 - 20 - 3

185 cm
23
168
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Sam!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hakekia, pushing him back against the cage.

Sam jumps guard.
Sam is trying to control the position but Hakekia postures up.
Hakekia content to stall in guard here.
Sam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sam looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hakekia has picked Sam up and slammed him! Sam can't keep hold of the triangle and Hakekia manages to pass to side control!
Sam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam holding on.
Hakekia controls the position from side control.
Sam is trying to improve his position.
Sam sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Sam wants to get back to full guard.
Hakekia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hakekia not doing much here.
Sam is looking for a sweep. Hakekia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hakekia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam tries to move into range but Hakekia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hakekia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hakekia tries to land a front kick but Sam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia keeps the fight on the outside.
Hakekia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sam takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Hakekia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hakekia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hakekia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakekia.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Hakekia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hakekia throws a shot from downtown. Sam moves away and avoids it.
Alika Hakekia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia misses with a straight left.
Hakekia cracks Sam with a good jab.
Sam fails to land with a series of punches.
Sam throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakekia counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Hakekia slips under a jab from Sam.
Sam connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Sam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hakekia misses with a two punch combination.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sam throws a body shot but no joy.
Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick
and Hakekia counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hakekia keeps Sam at a distance using the push kick.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Sam.
Sam doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Hakekia thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sam throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Hakekia slams his shin into Sam's torso.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hakekia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hakekia digs a good body shot into Sam's ribs.
Hakekia misses with a kick to the body.
Hakekia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sam takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands a nice hook to Sam's body. Sam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hakekia. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Sam finds it's way through Hakekia's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia scores with a nice head shot.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Sam off balance momentarily.
Sam throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia's corner calls for a 1-2. Hakekia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sam tries to clinch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Sam.
Sam tries to clinch up
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sam tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakekia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sam moves into the clinch.
Sam goes for a takedown attempt but Hakekia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Sam down.
Sam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hakekia manages to avoid it.
Sam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam misses with a low kick.
Sam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hakekia throws a push kick but Sam slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Sam. Beautiful body shot.
Hakekia is looking to slow Sam down with leg kicks.

Sam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hakekia is working Sam over against the cage.

Hakekia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hakekia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sam loads up on a big right hand but Hakekia slips the punch.
Hakekia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sam misses with a few strikes there.
Hakekia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sam misses with an uppercut
and Hakekia counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hakekia.
Sam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sambo Sam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hakekia with the inside leg kick.
Hakekia throws a head kick but Sam moves out of range.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Sam with an uppercut!
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakekia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hakekia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hakekia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hakekia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hakekia with a jab.
Sam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hakekia dodges the punch combination from Sam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam fails to land with a series of punches.
Sam blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sam throws a combination that misses
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
Sam misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Hakekia.
Sam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hakekia was well out of range. Poor timing from Sam.
Hakekia connects with a body shot that sends Sam's belly button to the back.
Sam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hakekia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hakekia throws a leg kick which misses Sam's front leg but catches the back leg as Sam tries to avoid it.
Hakekia feints and then cracks Sam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sam down.
Sam is looking to clinch.
Sam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakekia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sam.
Sam throws out a counter right but Hakekia avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia dominated that second round.
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.

The fighters circle momentarily. Hakekia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sam throws a jab when Hakekia was well out of range.
Hakekia scores with the left hand. Sam knows he should have avoided that one.
Hakekia dodges the punch combination from Sam.
Hakekia lands a jab-cross combination.
Sam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakekia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakekia scores with a jab.
Sam swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Sam.
Sam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Hakekia.
Sam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hakekia manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sam darts in and clinches Hakekia up against the cage.
Hakekia digs a right hand into Sam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sam's gas tank.
Sam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hakekia is keeping busy.
Hakekia is leaning against Sam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sam avoiding damage as Hakekia throws knees to the body.
Hakekia lands with a left to the head.
Sam dodges an elbow strike from Hakekia.
Hakekia digs a right hand underneath Sam's ribcage. Sam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hakekia.
Hakekia is leaning against Sam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hakekia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hakekia lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakekia.
Hakekia cracks Sam with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Hakekia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia pushes Sam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hakekia breaks from the clinch.
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hakekia misses with a two punch combination.
Sam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Hakekia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hakekia throws a series of punches but Sam avoids them all with ease.
Sam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hakekia finds it's way round the side to connect with Sam's head.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
Sam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick.
Sam tries to clinch up
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hakekia misses with the combination.
And Sam tries to counter it with a takedown but Hakekia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sam tries to clinch up.
It looked like Hakekia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sam.
Sam throws a right hand that Hakekia ducks under and follows up with a left that Hakekia also avoids with ease.
Sam darts in trying to clinch
and Hakekia counters with a nice body kick.
Sam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hakekia.
Hakekia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hakekia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia slips a straight right by Sam.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sam. Hakekia does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Hakekia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sam doesn't seem phased though.
Hakekia stuns Sam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Hakekia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sam throws a shot from downtown. Hakekia moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hakekia.
Sam walks into a left hand.
Hakekia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hakekia avoids the head kick by Sam.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Sam misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Hakekia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sam doesn't seem phased though.
Sam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hakekia was well out of range. Poor timing from Sam.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hakekia!
Sam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hakekia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hakekia digs a good hook to Sam's body.
Hakekia throws a jab when Sam was well out of range.
Hakekia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hakekia misses with a body shot
and Sam counters with a three punch combo that has Hakekia backing up. Hakekia nods at Sam to acknowledge the strikes.
Sam looks to clinch
and Hakekia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hakekia lands a really nice looking cross but Sam seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia connects with a nice looking jab.
Sam moves out of range of the body kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sam doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia connects with a body shot that sends Sam's belly button to the back.
Hakekia scores with a hook.
Sam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Sam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sam tries to clinch but Hakekia is having none of it.
Sam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sam moves out of range as Hakekia strikes.
Sam misses with a double jab.
Sam throws a body punch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Sam throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down to avoid it.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Sam with an uppercut!
Sam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakekia feints and then cracks Sam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sam down.
Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hakekia misses with a kick to the body.
Sam misses with a body kick.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Sam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hakekia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sam's hands.
Sam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hakekia throws out the jab.
Hakekia throws a jab when Sam was well out of range.

Sam closes the distance and clinches.
Sam tries to pull guard but Hakekia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sam.
Hakekia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Sam blocks a body shot from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sam won't want to take too many of those.
Hakekia lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hakekia.

Sam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam moves to clinch but Hakekia breaks away
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hakekia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hakekia misses the target.
Sam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sam fails to land with a series of punches.
Sam is looking to clinch but Hakekia is avoiding it.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Sam off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sam's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakekia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hakekia swats away the attempt to clinch by Sam.
Sam slips a straight right by Hakekia.
Hakekia lands with a straight right. Sam didn't see that one coming.
Sam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hakekia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sam's head.
Sam moves to clinch but Hakekia breaks away
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hakekia manages to avoid it.
Hakekia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sam can do to turn this around?
Hakekia throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sam. That did some damage!
Hakekia tries a low kick but Sam avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia had his way with Sambo Sam in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sam.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakekia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sam just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia looks to land a left hand but Sam moved out of range nicely.
Hakekia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hakekia slips a straight right by Sam.
Hakekia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakekia lands a slapping body shot.
Sam misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sam misses the target.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hakekia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sam counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Hakekia has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sam has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam avoiding damage as Hakekia throws knees to the body.
Hakekia missing with knees to the body.
Sam tries to pull guard but Hakekia holds him up against the cage and eventually Sam drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Hakekia.
Sam is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hakekia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hakekia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sam or not.
Hakekia trying to land knees to the body.
Sam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hakekia to keep the fight standing.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambo Sam.
Hakekia lands a damaging elbow.
Sam blocks a body shot from Hakekia.
A body shot lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sam blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hakekia manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sam moves in looking to clinch but Hakekia pushes him off.
Hakekia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sam with the counter takedown but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Hakekia cracks a nice hook into Sam's ribs.
Sam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sam tries to clinch
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakekia cracks Sam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hakekia misses with a leg kick.
Hakekia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hakekia 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.
Hakekia throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia lands a nice shot that snaps Sam's head back.
Hakekia blocks a head kick by Sam.
Sam misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Sam is looking to clinch but Hakekia is avoiding it.
Hakekia throws a counter high kick but Sam was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hakekia cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sam ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
Sambo Sam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam wants to clinch up but Hakekia keeps it at a distance.
Sam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam defending well as Hakekia loads up on a big left hand.
Sam misses with an uppercut.
Hakekia moves out of range as Sam strikes.
Sam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hakekia. Hakekia obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sam throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hakekia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sam moves to clinch but Hakekia breaks away
and Hakekia counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hakekia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hakekia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sam throws a sloppy head kick
and Hakekia counters with a thumping low kick.
Hakekia lands the left hand.
Hakekia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sam.

Sam has managed to clinch.
Sam blocks an elbow strike.
Hakekia tries to land knees in the clinch but Sam avoids the damage to the body.
Sam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hakekia is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakekia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia retains his lightweight title!
Alika Hakekia looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Seriously Don’t Understand Why Im Co- Main & Not Main Event, Seriously Im A World Champ & That Disrespectful To Me. Alexander Biro Popularity Doesn’t Matter Im Always In The Main Event No Matter What'.