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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 397 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 48 p4p, 173 weight class). Lacasa comes to the ring accompanied by DIEGO LACASA (OFFICIAL THEME). Foley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beverly Hills Cop Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Foley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacasa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foley backs up against the ropes.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Foley throws a hook but Lacasa avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Lacasa both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Foley misses.
Foley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a shot to the body
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lacasa misses with a right hand
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley lunges at Lacasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lacasa's hand.
Foley throws a jab when Lacasa was well out of range.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Lacasa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Foley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
Foley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
Foley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Foley moved out of range.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Foley wants to clinch up but Lacasa keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lacasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Lacasa misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Foley misses the jab.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foley scores with a hook.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa cracks Foley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Foley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Foley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacasa throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lacasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foley scrambles back to his feet.
Foley takes one on the button.
Lacasa throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Lacasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Foley scores with a jab to the body.
Foley takes the fight into the clinch.
Lacasa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Foley scores a nice knee to the body.
Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Foley ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Foley moves out of range.
Lacasa connects with a crisp jab.
Foley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Foley lands a head shot.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Foley's ribs.
A jab from Foley misses.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foley staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foley walks into a left hand.
Foley slips a jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foley on the side of the head.
Lacasa tests Foley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Foley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacasa feints a jab promting Foley to slip. Lacasa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Foley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lacasa misses with a two punch combination.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lacasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Foley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lacasa throws a poor cross that misses
and Foley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foley. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
Lacasa swings for the body but Foley moves out of range.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Foley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lacasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Lacasa misses.
A jab from Foley misses.
Lacasa jabs at Foley's body.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foley can do to turn this around?
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Lacasa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacasa.
Nice shot lands for Lacasa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Foley.
Lacasa misses the shot to the body.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foley.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Lacasa.
Foley swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Foley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley connects with a crisp jab.
Foley stuns Lacasa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Foley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa slips a jab from Foley.
Nice cross by Lacasa.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Foley ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa slips a jab from Foley.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lacasa catches Foley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foley misses with a hook. Lacasa ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries to clinch up but Lacasa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Foley slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and Foley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacasa scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa moves out of range as Foley strikes.
Lacasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacasa has time to react.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Lacasa there.
Lacasa catches Foley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foley connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Foley misses.
Lacasa misses with a series of wild punches.
Foley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Foley.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that lands on Foley's shoulder, as Foley tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Foley moves out of range as Lacasa strikes.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa throws the left hand but Foley avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa misses the jab.
Lacasa takes one on the button.
Foley connects with a crisp jab.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Foley ducked under it nicely.
Foley throws a hook but Lacasa blocks it.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa slips a jab from Foley.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Foley.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
Jab from Lacasa.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Foley cracks Lacasa with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Lacasa - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Foley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lacasa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Foley.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
Foley connects with a nice looking jab.
Foley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacasa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Foley manages to avoid it.
Lacasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foley staying out of range there.
Lacasa misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Foley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacasa with a body shot.
Foley misses with a looping left.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Foley throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Lacasa - just one landing.
Lacasa punishes Foley's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foley misses with a wild body shot.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Foley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Foley throws a good cross that connects.
Lacasa misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacasa lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacasa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa slips a jab from Foley.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Foley.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacasa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Foley.
A little jabbing left from Foley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Lacasa.
A jab from Foley misses.
Lacasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foley sizes up Lacasa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foley lands with a straight right. Lacasa didn't see that one coming.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
Foley slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Foley wants to clinch up but Lacasa keeps it at a distance.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foley was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Foley looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lacasa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foley has time to react.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but Foley moves out of range.
Foley looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foley misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Foley connects with the punch.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Foley ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Lacasa scores with a jab.
Lacasa with a hook.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
A little jabbing left from Foley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that Foley avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foley.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foley loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Foley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lacasa lands a jab to the nose.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley throws a hook but Lacasa blocks it.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Lacasa saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with the combination.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Lacasa with a jab.
Foley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Lacasa lands with a nice combination. Foley backs away looking to recover.
Foley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacasa avoids the damage to the body.
Foley tries a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
Lacasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacasa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lacasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley misses with a knee to the head.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foley tries a body shot but Lacasa blocks it.
Foley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lacasa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lacasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Foley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa blocking some punches.
Foley scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Foley.
Lacasa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foleys head.
Lacasa lands a hook that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa had his way with Axel Foley in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Foley is just out of range.
Foley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Foley slips under a jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacasa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foley blocks a jab.
Lacasa throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Foley moved out of range.
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Lacasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Foley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Lacasa both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses with a hook. Foley ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foley blocks a jab.
Lacasa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacasa jabs Foley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacasa looks to throw the jab but Foley is out of range.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
Foley swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lacasa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axel Foley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lacasa misses
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa walks into a left hand.
Foley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foley throws a jab when Lacasa was well out of range.
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Lacasa lands with a nice combination. Foley backs away looking to recover.
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Lacasa does it's job there.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foley takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacasa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lacasa walks into a stiff left hand from Foley.
Lacasa takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Foley throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
A big left from Foley misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Foley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa swings for the body but Foley moves out of range.
Foley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacasa with a body shot.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa thuds his right hand into Foley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Foley's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Lacasa throws a good cross that connects.
Foley avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lacasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Foley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lacasa to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacasa, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Diego Lacasa!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Diego Lacasa!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Diego Lacasa!
Diego Lacasa wins by unanimous decision!
Diego Lacasa retains his lightweight title!
Diego Lacasa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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