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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Handcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitzkrieg Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Friedhelm's choice of entrance music: "Du Hast" by Rammstein. Jason Handcock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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160 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Handcock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blitzkrieg Friedhelm!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Friedhelm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handcock manages to avoid it.
Handcock doesn't manage to clinch there - Friedhelm circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Friedhelm!
It looks like Jason Handcock has been cut.
Friedhelm stuns Handcock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Friedhelm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Handcock.
It looks like Blitzkrieg Friedhelm has been cut.
Handcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
Friedhelm cracks Handcock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Handcock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Friedhelm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Handcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Friedhelm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handcock slips a jab and a cross from Friedhelm.
Handcock dips to his left and cracks Friedhelm with an uppercut!
Friedhelm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Handcock doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handcock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Handcock misses with the combination.
Jab from Handcock.
Friedhelm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Friedhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handcock looks to land a left hand but Friedhelm moved out of range nicely.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab.
Friedhelm jabs at Handcock's body.
Friedhelm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Handcock on the inside.
Friedhelm prevents Handcock from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Handcock.
Friedhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Friedhelm backwards.
Handcock keeps control of Friedhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Friedhelm can't break the clinch.
Friedhelm is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedhelm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handcock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Friedhelm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Friedhelm.
Handcock moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Friedhelm.
Handcock is looking to break free of the clinch but Friedhelm has double underhooks.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
Handcock is leaning against Friedhelm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Friedhelm slows down the pace here.
Friedhelm misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handcock.
Handcock lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch.
Handcock tries to clinch up but Friedhelm circles away and keeps his distance.
Friedhelm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handcock moves into the clinch successfully.
Friedhelm is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Friedhelm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Handcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Friedhelm misses.
Handcock tries to clinch up.
Friedhelm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Handcock rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Friedhelm throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Handcock to counter with a crisp jab.
Handcock lands with a nice body punch.
Friedhelm looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Handcock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handcock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friedhelm manages to break the clinch.
Friedhelm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Friedhelm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handcock slips under a jab.
Friedhelm keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedhelm keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedhelm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handcock.
Nice defenses there by Handcock.
Nice body punch from Handcock.
Handcock defending well as Friedhelm loads up on a big left hand.
Handcock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Handcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friedhelm throws a sloppy body shot
and Handcock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Handcock.
Handcock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Handcock works on Friedhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
Handcock blocking some punches.
Handcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Handcock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Handcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Friedhelm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Handcock lands a body shot.
Handcock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Handcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Handcock.
Handcock scores with a shoulder strike.
Handcock works on Friedhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
Handcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friedhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handcock.
Handcock scores with a three punch combo!
Friedhelm jabs Handcock right on the nose. Handcock blinks but takes it well.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Friedhelm is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handcock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Friedhelm swats away the attempt to clinch by Handcock.
Handcock closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Friedhelm has a couple of punches blocked by Handcock.
Handcock takes a shot to the head.
Handcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friedhelm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Handcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Handcock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Blitzkrieg Friedhelm's cut even more.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friedhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handcock works the jab nicely.
Friedhelm misses with a body shot
and Handcock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Handcock is stalling here.
Friedhelm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friedhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Friedhelm manages to break the clinch.
Handcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedhelm throws the left hand but Handcock avoids the punch easily.
Handcock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedhelm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Handcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friedhelm thows a body shot but no joy.
Handcock tries to clinch but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Friedhelm throws out a powerful jab.
Friedhelm throws a hook to the side of Handcock's head but Handcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friedhelm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handcock circles away quickly and effectively.
Handcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedhelm.
Handcock tries to clinch up.
Handcock thows a body shot but no joy.
Handcock tries to clinch but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Handcock is looking to clinch.
Friedhelm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jason Handcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedhelm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Friedhelm.
Handcock darts in and clinches Friedhelm up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Handcock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Friedhelm misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedhelm misses with the combination.
Friedhelm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Friedhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Handcock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Friedhelm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handcock.
Handcock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Friedhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handcock moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handcock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Friedhelm counters with a left and a right that stings Handcock.
Friedhelm throws a big shot that misses.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friedhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handcock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good shot there by Handcock.
Handcock closes the distance and pushes Friedhelm back into the cage.
Handcock can't find room to land a body shot as Friedhelm controls the action.
Handcock controlling the action here for a moment.
Friedhelm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Friedhelm.
Friedhelm tries to work over Handcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handcock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedhelm breaks from the clinch.
Friedhelm swats away the attempt to clinch by Handcock.
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Handcock dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Handcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friedhelm throws out the jab.
Handcock thuds his right hand into Friedhelm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handcock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Friedhelm throws a body punch but Handcock moves out of range.
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab
and Handcock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jason Handcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Handcock clinches up with Friedhelm and pushes him back against the cage.
Handcock digs a right hand into Friedhelm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friedhelm's gas tank.
Friedhelm misses with a punch on the inside.
Friedhelm tries to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling the position.
Friedhelm is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Handcock.
Friedhelm is trying to force a seperation but Handcock has the dominant position.
Friedhelm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Handcock lands with a short shot to the head.
Friedhelm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Friedhelm's efforts to push away.
Friedhelm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm misses with the combination.
Friedhelm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab.
Handcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friedhelm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Friedhelm throws out a loose jab but Handcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handcock closes the distance and clinches.
Handcock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friedhelm has a couple of punches blocked by Handcock.
Friedhelm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handcock is pushing Friedhelm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Handcock breaks the clinch.
Handcock tries to clinch up but Friedhelm circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Friedhelm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handcock swings for the body but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Handcock gets a clinch.
Friedhelm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handcock clinches.
Handcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Handcock pushes Friedhelm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock wants to clinch.
Handcock closes the distance and pushes Friedhelm back into the cage.
Friedhelm tries a body shot but Handcock blocks it.
Friedhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friedhelm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Friedhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock lands an uppercut.
Handcock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Handcock blocks a body shot from Friedhelm.
Handcock just leaning against Friedhelm, taking a breather.
Handcock lands a right hand.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friedhelm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Friedhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Handcock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Handcock manages to break the clinch.
Handcock wants to clinch.
Friedhelm misses with a hook to the body
letting Handcock counter with a right hand.
Handcock has managed to clinch.
Handcock taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Handcock.
Handcock lands with a right to the head.
Handcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friedhelm backwards.
Handcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
Friedhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Handcock as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm stalling in the clinch but Handcock improves position.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock is looking to clinch but Friedhelm is avoiding it.
Handcock moves in looking to clinch but Friedhelm pushes him off.
A punch combination from Handcock misses.
Handcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedhelm.
A telegraphed right hand from Handcock misses the target.
Friedhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handcock counters by clinching up.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch.
Friedhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Handcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handcock is looking to clinch but Friedhelm is avoiding it.
Handcock tries to clinch but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Handcock closes the distance and pushes Friedhelm back into the cage.
Friedhelm misses with the head strike.
Handcock scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Handcock clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Friedhelm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handcock darts in and clinches Friedhelm up against the cage.
Handcock is trying to break the clinch but Friedhelm is controlling him.
Handcock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Friedhelm's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Handcock.
Handcock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friedhelm tries to circle away but Handcock has him pinned against the cage.
Handcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Friedhelm wants to break free but Handcock has control.
Friedhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Handcock has double underhooks.
Friedhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Handcock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Handcock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Friedhelm.
A short body shot lands from Handcock as the two fighters clinch.
Handcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Friedhelm tries to break the clinch but Handcock is controlling the position.
Handcock looking to slow down the pace here.
Friedhelm is trying to break the clinch but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handcock cracks Friedhelm with a nice body shot.
Friedhelm is trying to break free.
Handcock presses Friedhelm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Friedhelm wants to break free but Handcock has control.
A short right from Handcock on the inside.
The referee calls for Handcock to work.
Handcock breaks the clinch.
Handcock lands a jab to Friedhelm's midsection.
Friedhelm keeps the fight on the outside.
Handcock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handcock counters with a left to the body.
Handcock moves in looking to clinch but Friedhelm pushes him off.
Handcock with a nice cross.
Handcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedhelm.
Handcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedhelm moves away.
Friedhelm moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedhelm.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedhelm.
Handcock tries to clinch up.
Friedhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handcock moves away.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handcock counters by moving into the clinch.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Handcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm misses with a wild body shot.
Handcock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Friedhelm misses the shot to the body.
Handcock swings for the body but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Handcock has closed the distance and engaged Friedhelm in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handcock stalling against the cage.
Friedhelm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friedhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Friedhelm tries to circle away but Handcock has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Handcock - that landed with a thud.
Friedhelm has a couple of punches blocked by Handcock.
Handcock lands a left hand.
Friedhelm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Friedhelm tries to work over Handcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Handcock.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock doesn't manage to clinch there - Friedhelm circles away.
Friedhelm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handcock.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handcock has managed to clinch.
Friedhelm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friedhelm throws a sloppy body shot
and Handcock counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm misses with a combination
and Handcock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Handcock.
Friedhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handcock slows down the pace here.
Friedhelm has had enough of the clinch but Handcock keeps him there for the moment.
Handcock breaks the clinch.
Friedhelm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Friedhelm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Handcock blocking some punches.
Handcock lands a body punch.
Friedhelm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Friedhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Handcock has double underhooks.
Handcock digs a right hand into Friedhelm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friedhelm's gas tank.
Handcock lands a shot to the body.
Handcock gets through Friedhelm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Handcock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Handcock had his way with Blitzkrieg Friedhelm in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Handcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Handcock throws a combination that misses
and Friedhelm counters with a series of strikes. Handcock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Friedhelm cracks Handcock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Friedhelm with a jab.
Handcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Friedhelm misses with a combination
and Handcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Handcock.
A punch combination from Friedhelm misses.
Friedhelm misses with a shot to the body
and Handcock counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jason Handcock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Friedhelm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friedhelm is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Handcock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Friedhelm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Handcock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handcock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Friedhelm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Handcock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Handcock has him pressed against the cage.
Friedhelm working hard to break the clinch.
Handcock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Handcock breaks the clinch.
Handcock tries to clinch up but Friedhelm circles away and keeps his distance.
Friedhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handcock tries to clinch there but Friedhelm circles away.
Handcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friedhelm can do to turn this around?
Friedhelm throws out a loose jab but Handcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedhelm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Handcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Friedhelm connects with a jab.
Friedhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Friedhelm slips a jab and a cross from Handcock.
Friedhelm misses with a hook.
Handcock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handcock is looking to clinch.
Friedhelm lunges at Handcock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Handcock's hand.
Handcock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Handcock is looking to clinch but Friedhelm is avoiding it.
Handcock takes a swing at Friedhelm's ribcage but misses.
Handcock throws a body punch but Friedhelm moves out of range.
Friedhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Friedhelm misses its intended target.
Friedhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handcock.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handcock counters with a three punch combo that has Friedhelm backing up. Friedhelm nods at Handcock to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friedhelm with a nice cross.
Handcock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Handcock scores with a jab to the body.
Friedhelm cracks Handcock with an open hand slap.
Handcock forces Friedhelm back against the cage and clinches.
Handcock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Friedhelm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friedhelm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friedhelm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedhelm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Handcock scores with a four punch combination!
Friedhelm throws a looping overhand right but Handcock ducks down to avoid it.
Handcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm throws a right and a left that Handcock avoids nicely.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab.
Friedhelm misses with a shot to the body
letting Handcock counter with a right hand.
Handcock rushes Friedhelm and presses him up against the cage.
Handcock is pushing Friedhelm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Friedhelm tries to circle away but Handcock has him pinned against the cage.
Friedhelm takes a shot to the head.
Friedhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Handcock won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Handcock.
Handcock cracks Friedhelm with a nice body shot.
Handcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handcock clinches.
Friedhelm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handcock moves into range and clinches up with Friedhelm.
Handcock has Friedhelm pressed against the cage, preventing Friedhelm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Friedhelm takes a shot to the head.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Handcock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Friedhelm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handcock blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Handcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handcock 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Handcock!
Jason Handcock retains his lightweight title!
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