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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lava Licker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled Hassan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lava Licker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaled Hassan! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Licker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hassan misses with a shot to the body and Licker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Licker counters with a nice uppercut. Hassan lands a body shot.
Hassan moves out of range as Licker strikes. Licker ducks under a wild hook from Hassan. Licker closes the distance and clinches. Hassan takes a shot to the head. Licker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hassan wants to break free but Licker has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Licker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Licker scores with an uppercut up the middle. Licker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A hook to the body from Licker.
Hassan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hassan wants to get back to striking at distance but Licker won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan. Hassan misses with some punches.
Licker blocks an uppercut.
Come on Licker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hassan misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Licker. Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch. Hassan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hassan throws a punch but it's blocked by Licker. Hassan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land. Licker blocks an uppercut.
Licker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Licker.
Licker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hassan working aggressively here.
Licker stalls. Hassan swings wildly with an uppercut but Licker uses good head movement to avoid it. Licker blocks an uppercut.
Hassan tries a body shot but Licker blocks it.
Licker is leaning against Hassan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Licker avoids it by throwing Hassan back against the cage. Licker blocks a body shot from Hassan. A head punch blocked on the inside by Licker. Licker effectively controlling the action here. Hassan struggles to land a body shot inside as Licker controls his hands.
Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
Licker lands a hook that snaps the head of Hassan backwards. 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! Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hassan has a couple of punches blocked by Licker.
Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Licker lands a right hand. Licker blocking some punches.
Hassan swings wildly with an uppercut but Licker uses good head movement to avoid it. Hassan tries to circle away but Licker has him pinned against the cage. A short right from Hassan on the inside. Hassan has a couple of punches blocked by Licker.
We've been informed that Hassan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hassan tries to break free but Licker pushes him back against the cage. Hassan misses with the head strike.
Hassan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Licker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land. Hassan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Licker. A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hassan. A short right hand to the side of the head by Licker. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hassan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Licker digs a right hand underneath Hassan's ribcage. Hassan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Licker leaning against his opponent.
Licker stalling.
Licker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside. Hassan lands a nice uppercut. Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
Licker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Licker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Licker.
Hassan misses with a body punch.
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 Lava Licker will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hassan throws the left hand but Licker avoids the punch easily. Lava Licker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Licker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hassan. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hassan, as that shot connected.
Licker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan. Licker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Hassan slips a jab from Licker. Licker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Licker moves away from the strike by Hassan. Licker misses with a body punch
enabling Hassan to counter with a crisp jab. Licker throws a poor cross that misses
and Hassan counters by moving into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hassan working aggressively here.
Hassan misses with some punches.
Hassan gets through Licker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Licker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hassan backwards. Licker is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Licker scores with a nice hook to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Licker.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch. Hassan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hassan being controlled against the cage. A short right from Licker. A short right from Licker on the inside. Licker blocks an uppercut.
Licker scores with a hook to the body. Licker blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Licker. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Hassan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Licker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hassan gets through Licker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A battle for position here, against the cage. A short right from Licker. Hassan misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hassan throws a punch but it's blocked by Licker. Hassan working aggressively here.
Hassan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Licker blocking some punches.
Licker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Licker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Licker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hassan's efforts to push away. Licker lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Licker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hassan is keeping busy. Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch. Licker blocks an uppercut.
Licker has Hassan pushed against the cage. Hassan takes a shot to the head. Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside. Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Licker avoids it by throwing Hassan back against the cage. Hassan misses with a body punch.
Hassan pushes Licker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hassan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licker's elbow. Hassan takes a shot to the head. Hassan misses with a body punch.
Licker looking to slow down the pace here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Licker.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hassan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hassan misses with a hook from the clinch. Licker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hassan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan swings wildly with an uppercut but Licker uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan. Licker lands a shoulder strike. Hassan misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Licker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hassan or not. Hassan misses with a short punch on the inside. The referee is keeping an eye on Licker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khaled Hassan will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Licker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss! Hassan digs a good hook to Licker's body.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Licker scores with a jab to the body. Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Licker is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Licker slips the punch. Licker on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Licker lands with a nice body punch. Hassan misses the shot to the body. Licker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Khaled Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hassan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Licker. Hassan tries to counter by closing the distance. Licker scores with a jab to the jaw. Licker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab. Licker just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Licker. Licker misses with a right hand and Hassan counters with a right hand to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Licker misses the target. Licker throws a hook but Hassan avoids it easily. Licker is looking to clinch. Jab from Licker. Hassan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Licker blocks a jab. Licker tries to clinch but Hassan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Licker swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan walks into a jab. Licker lands a jab to Hassan's midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Licker on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hassan throws a body punch but Licker moves out of range. Hassan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Hassan misses with a wild body shot. Licker avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Licker takes a body punch but keeps moving. Licker sizes up Hassan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Licker slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Licker darts in and clinches Hassan up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Licker. Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Licker controls the action.
Licker lands a shoulder strike. Hassan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Licker. Hassan misses with some punches.
Licker throws a head punch that misses. Licker trying to stall but Hassan improves his position.
Licker takes a shot to the head. Licker working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hassan misses with some punches.
Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licker. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan. Hassan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hassan wants to break free but Licker has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Licker.
Licker pushes Hassan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Licker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Licker leaning against his opponent.
Licker can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hassan.
Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Licker is struggling to control the position. Licker is trying to maintain a safe position but Hassan gets an underhook and turns Licker into the cage. Hassan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lava Licker. Well Licker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lava Licker!
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energy
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