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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hematoma Hominick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Gaarlandt's chin.
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick defending well as Gaarlandt loads up on a big left hand.
Gaarlandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hominick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaarlandt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hominick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hominick walks into a stiff left hand from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Hominick.
Gaarlandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hominick works Gaarlandt's body with a nice hook.
Hominick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a jab when Hominick was well out of range.
Hominick moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hominick misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Hominick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaarlandt doesn't seem phased though.
Hominick moves out of range of the strikes.
Hominick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook. Hominick ducked under it nicely.
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!
Gaarlandt lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hominick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeff Gaarlandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hominick.
Hominick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaarlandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Hominick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hominick.
Hominick misses with a hook. Gaarlandt ducked under it nicely.
Hominick scores with a leg kick.
Gaarlandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hominick can pounce on him.
Hominick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaarlandt counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hominick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hominick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaarlandt throws out the jab.
Hominick throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hominick. That's going to slow Gaarlandt down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
A little feinted left hand from Hominick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hominick lands a leg kick that knocks Gaarlandt off balance momentarily.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hominick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Hominick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hominick connects with a leg kick. Gaarlandt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hominick defending well as Gaarlandt loads up on a big left hand.
Hominick slips under a jab from Gaarlandt.
Jab from Hominick.
Gaarlandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hominick doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook.
Gaarlandt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gaarlandt connects with a single shot there.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Hominick moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hominick misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hominick misses the target.
Hominick delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaarlandt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaarlandt misses the shot to the body.
Gaarlandt lands a two punch combo.
Gaarlandt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaarlandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hominick can pounce on him.
Hominick is looking to chop away at Gaarlandt's legs.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
Gaarlandt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hominick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gaarlandt moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
Nice shot lands for Gaarlandt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hominick misses with a body kick.
Gaarlandt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaarlandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hominick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hominick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gaarlandt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hominick slips a jab and a cross from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Hominick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hominick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hominick breaks from the clinch.
Gaarlandt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hominick back to the cage. Gaarlandt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gaarlandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hominick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hominick tries to land a front kick but Gaarlandt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaarlandt! But no joy.
Gaarlandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hominick manages to avoid it.
Hominick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaarlandt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hominick tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Gaarlandt does no damage.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Hominick moves out of range.
Hominick tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaarlandt avoided it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hominick slips a jab from Gaarlandt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaarlandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gaarlandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gaarlandt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hominick on the side of the head.
Gaarlandt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hominick throws a leg kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight right hand.
Gaarlandt misses with a right hand
and Hominick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaarlandt's knee momentarily.
Hominick rushes Gaarlandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaarlandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Hominick is controlling the position.
Hominick keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hominick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hominick lands a leg kick that knocks Gaarlandt off balance momentarily.
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hominick.
Gaarlandt connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Gaarlandt - just one landing.
Gaarlandt throws a combination that misses
and Hominick counters with a straight right hand.
Hominick connects with a leg kick. Gaarlandt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hominick.
A jab from Gaarlandt finds it's way through Hominick's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Hominick.
Gaarlandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hominick throws a shot to the body.
Hominick thows a leg kick but Gaarlandt checks it
and Hominick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaarlandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hominick.
Gaarlandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hominick, right into the meat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hominick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaarlandt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaarlandt cracks Hominick with an open hand slap.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Hominick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaarlandt just manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hominick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hominick misses with a looping left.
Gaarlandt cracks Hominick with a good jab.
Gaarlandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hominick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaarlandt checks it well.
Hominick misses with a straight right.
Gaarlandt lands a really nice looking cross but Hominick seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaarlandt. That snapped Hominick's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt throws a good cross that connects.
Hominick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Hominick throws a counter high kick but Gaarlandt was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hominick is looking to slow Gaarlandt down with leg kicks.
Hominick tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaarlandt stuns Hominick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Gaarlandt misses.
Hominick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hominick throws a wild body kick that Gaarlandt sees coming a mile off.
Gaarlandt takes a swing at Hominick's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Gaarlandt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hominick doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Gaarlandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaarlandt jabs Hominick right on the nose. Hominick blinks but takes it well.
Hominick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hominick throws an overhand right that lands on Gaarlandt's shoulder, as Gaarlandt tries to avoid the shot.
Gaarlandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaarlandt thuds a left hand into Hominick's body.
Gaarlandt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaarlandt, as that shot connected.
Gaarlandt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hominick counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Gaarlandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick throws a leg kick which misses Gaarlandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaarlandt tries to avoid it.
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Hominick moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hominick.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Hominick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hominick throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a right hand that misses
and Hominick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaarlandt's knee momentarily.
Hominick staying out of range there.
Hominick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaarlandt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping left.
Jeff Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hominick throws a wild body kick that Gaarlandt sees coming a mile off.
Hominick misses with the combination.
Gaarlandt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hominick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt with a jab.
A big left from Gaarlandt misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hominick.
Hominick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaarlandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hominick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook to the body
and Hominick counters with a nice uppercut.
Hominick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Hominick tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaarlandt avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hominick.
Gaarlandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hominick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hominick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hominick.
Hominick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaarlandt to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaarlandt dips to his left and cracks Hominick with an uppercut!
Hominick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hominick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaarlandt misses the target.
And Hominick counters with a quick kick to the body but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild body shot.
Hominick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt misses with a two punch combination.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Gaarlandt does it's job there.
Hominick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaarlandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hominick scrambles back to his feet.
Gaarlandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaarlandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hominick manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaarlandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hominick is just out of range.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut
and Hominick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hominick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaarlandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hominick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hominick.
A swing and a miss from Gaarlandt.
Hominick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hominick lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt cracks Hominick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaarlandt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Hominick moved out of range nicely.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild body shot.
Hominick avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
It looked like Hominick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hominick slips a jab from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hominick.
Hominick takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a lazy uppercut
and Hominick counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a hook to the side of Hominick's head but Hominick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hominick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaarlandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hominick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaarlandt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hominick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gaarlandts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Gaarlandt misses.
Hominick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaarlandt just manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hominick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hominick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hominick looks to land a body kick but Gaarlandt moved away.
Gaarlandt lands with an uppercut that bounces Hominick off the cage and back into range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hominick moves out of range as Gaarlandt strikes.
Hominick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hominick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaarlandt throws out the jab.
Gaarlandt throws a lazy right hand but Hominick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Gaarlandt cracks Hominick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaarlandt throws a looping overhand right but Hominick ducks down to avoid it.
Gaarlandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hominick tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaarlandt avoided it.
A jab from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Hominick moves out of range.
Gaarlandt stuns Hominick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hominick wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Gaarlandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hominick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hominick throws a low kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hominick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hominick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hominick slips under a jab.
Hominick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hominick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hominick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaarlandt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaarlandt connects with a single shot there.
Gaarlandt scores with a sloppy right hand. Hominick should have avoided that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaarlandt. That snapped Hominick's head back.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hominick is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaarlandt throws an off balance right hand
and Hominick counters with an inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hominick slips a straight right by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hominick momentarily.
Hominick just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaarlandt! But no joy.
Hominick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gaarlandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hominick was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaarlandt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hominick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaarlandt.
Hominick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaarlandt at a distance.
You can see that Gaarlandt has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That kick from Hominick tenderised Gaarlandt's leg. Gaarlandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hominick fakes the leg kick and cracks Gaarlandt in the body.
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!
Gaarlandt scores with a hook to the body. Hominick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaarlandt scores with a body shot.
Gaarlandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hominick moves away from the strike by Gaarlandt.
Hominick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hominick misses with a wild body shot.
Hominick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hominick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hominick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaarlandt cracks Hominick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gaarlandt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hominick drops his hands momentarily and Gaarlandt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hominick staying out of range there.
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Hominick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hominick throws a counter high kick but Gaarlandt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gaarlandt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hominick.
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Hominick thuds his shin into the meat of Gaarlandt's side.
Gaarlandt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hominick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hominick.
Hominick throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hominick.
Hominick throws an overhand right that lands on Gaarlandt's shoulder, as Gaarlandt tries to avoid the shot.
Gaarlandt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hominick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hominick is just out of range.
Gaarlandt lands a jab to the nose.
Gaarlandt scores with a jab. Hominick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Hominick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hominick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaarlandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaarlandt works over Hominick's head and body with a nice combination.
Gaarlandt throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaarlandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaarlandt misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hominick.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Hominick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hominick misses with a right hand
and Gaarlandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Gaarlandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hominick looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Hominick jabs at Gaarlandt's body.
Hominick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Gaarlandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hominick misses the body punch
letting Gaarlandt counter with a right hand.
Hominick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaarlandt checks it well.
Hominick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut
and Hominick counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaarlandt.
Hominick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaarlandt throws out a counter right but Hominick avoids it with no problem.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaarlandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hominick was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaarlandt.
Hominick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gaarlandt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Gaarlandt misses.
Hominick went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left lands for Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaarlandt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Hominick connects with a solid leg kick.
Hominick throws a low kick but Gaarlandt avoids it.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Hominick feints and then cracks Gaarlandt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaarlandt down.
Gaarlandt throws an overhand right that lands on Hominick's shoulder, as Hominick tries to avoid the shot.
Hominick is looking to counter punch.
Hominick throws a low kick but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt missing with a left hand there. Hominick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaarlandt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaarlandt throws a combination that misses
and Gaarlandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hominick lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gaarlandt will feel that in the morning.
Hominick misses with a low kick as Gaarlandt jumps back.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt takes a swing at Hominick's ribcage but misses.
Gaarlandt lands with a straight right. Hominick didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Hominick misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaarlandt! But no joy.
Hominick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook.
Hominick throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hominick throws a big shot that misses.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
Hominick tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaarlandt avoided it.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gaarlandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hominick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaarlandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaarlandt looks to throw the jab but Hominick is out of range.
Hominick throwing a counter right hand but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt lands a jab to Hominick's midsection.
Hominick instigates a clinch.
Hominick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaarlandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hominick.
Hominick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hominick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hominick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaarlandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hominick.
Hominick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook
and Hominick counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Gaarlandt catches Hominick right on the button with a cross.
Hominick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaarlandt.
Hominick misses with a low kick as Gaarlandt jumps back.
Hominick looks to throw a body kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Hominick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
Hominick moves out of range of the strikes.
Hominick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hominick.
Gaarlandt scores with the left hand. Hominick knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaarlandt scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick tries to clinch up.
Hominick moves out of range of the strikes.
Hominick avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Hematoma Hominick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a looping overhand right but Hominick ducks down to avoid it.
Gaarlandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hominick.
Gaarlandt lunges at Hominick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hominick's hand.
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Hominick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hominick tries to move into range but Gaarlandt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Hominick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hominick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Gaarlandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hominick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Hominick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice head shot.
Hominick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaarlandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gaarlandt does no damage.
Hominick misses the shot to the body.
Gaarlandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hominick was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt throws the left hand but Hominick avoids the punch easily.
Gaarlandt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaarlandt misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Hominick.
Hominick ducks right into an uppercut from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a lunging right hand
and Hominick counters with a good low kick that Gaarlandt was not able to check.
Gaarlandt misses with a right hand
and Hominick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaarlandt really felt that one!
Hominick throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaarlandt! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaarlandt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hominick's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut. Hominick saw that one coming.
Hominick tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaarlandt avoided it.
Gaarlandt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hominick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaarlandt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hominick misses with a looping left.
Gaarlandt lands a jab.
Gaarlandt connects with a crisp jab.
Gaarlandt lands a really nice looking cross but Hominick seems unphased.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hominick misses with a looping left.
Jeff Gaarlandt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hominick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hominick throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Gaarlandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaarlandt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gaarlandt!
Jeff Gaarlandt is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Jeff Gaarlandt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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