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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett comes into the arena with Genesis - Firth of Fith blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrak clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harrak.
Harrak misses with some punches.
Hackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrak's elbow.
Harrak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Harrak.
Hackett breaks the clinch.
Hackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harrak misses with a straight right.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses.
Harrak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Harrak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hackett.
Harrak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hackett.
Steve Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett throws a hook but Harrak avoids it easily.
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harrak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hackett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A right-left combo lands from Harrak.
Harrak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett gets tackled into the cage by Harrak. Harrak maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Harrak - that landed with a thud.
Hackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hackett. Harrak shrugs it off though.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.
It seemed like Harrak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett slips a jab from Harrak.
Hackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Harrak avoided it.
Hackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrak.
Harrak connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Hackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Hackett with a nice cross.
Hackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrak checks a low kick from Hackett.
Harrak lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.
Harrak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrak swings widly with a right hand
and Hackett counters with a low kick, right behind Harrak 's knee.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak misses with a left hand
and Hackett counters with a good low kick that Harrak was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Hackett.
Hackett thows a body kick. Harrak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hackett scores with a kick to the body.
Harrak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hackett.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Harrak moves out of range easily.
Hackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackett walks into a left hand.
Harrak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Hackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Harrak counter with a right hand.
Hackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hackett scores with a head kick.
Harrak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrak 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.
Harrak throws a jab when Hackett was well out of range.
Hackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrak throws a jab when Hackett was well out of range.
Hackett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Harrak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Harrak moved away.
Harrak connects with a body shot that sends Hackett's belly button to the back.
Hackett lands with a shot to the body.
Harrak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrak can do to turn this around?
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrak misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Harrak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Harrak.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Harrak scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Harrak off balance momentarily.
Harrak is looking to clinch.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Harrak misses.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Hackett slips a straight right by Harrak.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Harrak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrak! But no joy.
Harrak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hackett.
Hackett defending well as Harrak loads up on a big left hand.
Harrak misses with a hook
letting Hackett counter with a right hand.
Hackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Hackett misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak scores with a hook to the body. Hackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
You can see that Harrak has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hackett scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett is looking to land body kicks.
Harrak misses with a two punch combination.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrak avoids the head kick by Hackett.
Harrak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hackett throws a shot to the body.
Harrak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hackett can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a leg kick
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Hackett staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
Hackett is looking to slow Harrak down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Harrak misses.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.
Harrak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrak throws a hook but Hackett avoids it easily.
Hackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hackett misses with a left hand
and Harrak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett throws a body kick that misses
and Harrak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrak blocks a head kick by Hackett.
Harrak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrak lands a head shot.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hackett.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrak as he connects with a hook.
Hackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hackett!
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett is having none of it.
It appears Hackett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Harrak.
A big left from Harrak misses.
Steve Hackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hackett throws a body kick that misses.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Hackett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Hackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hackett lands with a nice body kick.
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Hackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrak misses with a straight right.
Harrak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hackett counters with a low kick, right behind Harrak 's knee.
Hackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harrak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett lands with a hook. Harrak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hackett lands a high kick!
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.
Harrak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett misses with a head kick.
Harrak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hackett thows a body kick. Harrak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hackett.
Hackett is looking to slow Harrak down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Harrak scores with a one two! Hackett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Hackett misses
and Harrak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Harrak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrak throws out the jab.
Hackett moves forwards but Harrak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrak.
A jab from Harrak misses.
Hackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Harrak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harrak.
Hackett punishes Harrak's body with a nice straight punch.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
Harrak throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Harrak throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Hackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrak in his tracks.
Hackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Harrak misses with a hook.
Hackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Harrak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hackett under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Hackett there.
Harrak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrak avoids the head kick by Hackett.
A little jabbing left from Harrak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Hackett keeps Harrak at a distance using the push kick.
Harrak tries to clinch there but Hackett circles away.
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrak misses with a few strikes there.
Hackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Harrak avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrak scores with a sloppy right hand. Hackett should have avoided that one.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hackett.
Harrak tries to bum rush Hackett with a series of wild strikes but Hackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Harrak.
Harrak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
Hackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Harrak is out of range.
Harrak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrak doesn't manage to clinch there - Hackett circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
Harrak throws a jab but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrak manages to avoid it.
Harrak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hackett throws a jab when Harrak was well out of range.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Harrak checks a leg kick.
Harrak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.
Hackett swings for the body but Harrak moves out of range.
A nice side step and Harrak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrak, as that shot connected.
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Harrak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hackett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harrak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrak is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses.
Harrak throws out a counter right but Hackett avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Harrak misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hackett.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrak avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Harrak scores with a sloppy right hand. Hackett should have avoided that one.
Hackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harrak just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hackett
and Harrak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Hackett thumps Harrak with a low kick.
Harrak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Harrak counters with a nice body shot.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrak.
Harrak works Hackett's body with a nice hook.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrak misses the target.
Hackett throws a jab when Harrak was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hackett. That's going to slow Harrak down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackett misses with a head kick.
Hackett slips a jab and a cross from Harrak.
Hackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Harrak's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrak tries to avoid it.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Harrak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Hackett.
Hackett throws a hook but Harrak avoids it easily.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Hackett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrak throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett lands a jab to the nose.
Hackett scores with a head kick. Harrak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harrak is rocked!
Hackett throws a sloppy body shot
and Harrak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrak forces Hackett back against the cage and clinches.
Harrak lands a shoulder strike.
Harrak tries a body shot but Hackett blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett prevents a body shot from Harrak.
Hackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harrak fails to land.
Harrak has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Harrak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak is working Hackett over against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harrak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackett's elbow.
Harrak misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrak.
Harrak is leaning against Hackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harrak avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Harrak lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrak.
Hackett breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
A lazy left from Harrak finds it's target.
Hackett throws a right hand that misses
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
Hackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrak throws out the jab.
Harrak loads up on a big right hand but Hackett slips the punch.
Omar Harrak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Hackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett lands with a nice body kick.
Hackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harrak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrak sizes up Hackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrak throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Harrak misses.
Crunch! Hackett slams his shin into Harrak's torso.
Harrak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harrak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hackett. That's going to slow Harrak down.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
Harrak throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett lands a head kick!
Good exchange - Hackett coming out on top.
Harrak scores with a sloppy right hand. Hackett should have avoided that one.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Hackett moves out of range as Harrak strikes.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett scores with a jab.
Hackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Harrak.
Harrak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrak misses with a straight left.
Harrak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrak catches Hackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harrak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrak misses with a double jab
and Hackett counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harrak slips a straight right by Hackett.
Harrak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Harrak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hackett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett retains his light heavyweight title!
Steve Hackett was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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