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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 173 p4p, 57 weight class) and Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 28 p4p, 11 weight class). Hakekia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GOATED. This should be a great matchup!
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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 34 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz misses with a looping left.
Reedtz looks for a takedown but Hakekia sprawls well.
Hakekia tries to score with a low kick but Reedtz moves his leg out of the way.
Hakekia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reedtz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hakekia is able to avoid easily.
Reedtz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Hakekia catches Reedtz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hakekia with a hook.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reedtz slips under a jab.
Reedtz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reedtz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hakekia - the referee stops the clock and Reedtz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hakekia. Reedtz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reedtz moves away from the strike by Hakekia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reedtz throws a leg kick that misses.
Hakekia throws a lazy uppercut
and Reedtz counters with a nice body kick.
Reedtz throws a low kick but Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Hakekia throwing a counter right hand but Reedtz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia leaves Reedtz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakekia as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses.
Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reedtz.
No joy there for Reedtz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reedtz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hakekia counters with a three punch combo that has Reedtz backing up. Reedtz nods at Hakekia to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakekia keeps Reedtz at a distance using the push kick.
Reedtz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hakekia keeps Reedtz at a distance using the push kick.
Reedtz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reedtz passes Hakekia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reedtz slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia is looking to control Reedtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hakekia avoid being mounted?
Reedtz content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Reedtz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia has a hand on Reedtz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reedtz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reedtz controlling the position easily from mount.
Reedtz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reedtz avoids the attempt from Hakekia to control.
Reedtz controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reedtz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reedtz tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hakekia.
Reedtz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Hakekia connects with a solid leg kick.
Hakekia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reedtz doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reedtz on the side of the head.
Reedtz misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakekia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hakekia looks to score with a jab to the body but Reedtz is just out of range.
Hakekia works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Reedtz saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hakekia misses.
And Reedtz tries to counter it with a takedown but Hakekia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hakekia throws an overhand right that lands on Reedtz's shoulder, as Reedtz tries to avoid the shot.
Hakekia scores with a head kick. Reedtz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick.
Hakekia throws a looping overhand right but Reedtz ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hakekia.
Reedtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reedtz cracks Hakekia with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Hakekia lands.
Hakekia misses with a hook. Reedtz ducked under it nicely.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Hakekia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reedtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reedtz. That's going to slow Hakekia down.
Reedtz lands a right hook to the body.
Reedtz moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Reedtz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Reedtz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reedtz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reedtz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
A bone on bone clash there as Hakekia blocks the leg kick.
As Reedtz backs away, Hakekia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reedtz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hakekia blocks a head kick by Reedtz.
Hakekia jabs Reedtz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reedtz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hakekia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alika Hakekia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Hakekia is predictable there
and Reedtz counters with a stiff right hand.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Reedtz is looking to chop away at Hakekia's legs.
Reedtz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia connects with a body shot that sends Reedtz's belly button to the back.
Hakekia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reedtz stops Hakekia from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reedtz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hakekia manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reedtz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hakekia manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reedtz passes Hakekia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reedtz content to control rather than advance.
Reedtz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reedtz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Reedtz dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hakekia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reedtz 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.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakekia lands an overhand right.
Hakekia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reedtz can do to turn this around?
Reedtz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reedtz 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.
Hakekia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reedtz.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hakekia as he avoids it easily.
Reedtz throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakekia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hakekia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reedtz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reedtz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakekia circles away.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Reedtz avoids it.
Hakekia feints and then cracks Reedtz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reedtz down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Hakekia slams his shin into Reedtz's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz misses with a hook. Hakekia ducked under it nicely.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hakekia but Hakekia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hakekia jabs at Reedtz's body.
Reedtz misses with a low kick.
Reedtz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hakekia circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reedtz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hakekias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reedtz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reedtz feints and as Hakekia raises his hands in defense, Reedtz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reedtz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia working a defensive guard here.
Reedtz is stalling in the full guard.
My spies in Rasmus's Fun House inform me that Reedtz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Hakekia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Reedtz advances position into side control!
Reedtz trying to control the action but Hakekia is working from the bottom.
Reedtz takes a little break here. Hakekia wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four 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.
Hakekia tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hakekia looks to land a left hand but Reedtz moved out of range nicely.
Reedtz misses with a straight left.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
Reedtz cracks Hakekia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hakekia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reedtz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hakekia's guard.
Reedtz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hakekia is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alika Hakekia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hakekia throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reedtz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Reedtz avoids it.
Hakekia throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hakekia.
Reedtz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hakekia.
Hakekia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hakekia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reedtz darts in looking for a takedown but Hakekia gets double underhooks and turns Reedtz into the cage.
Reedtz misses with a two punch combination.
Reedtz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reedtz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hakekia.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reedtz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz tries to land a front kick but Hakekia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reedtz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reedtz checks a low kick from Hakekia.
Reedtz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hakekia sprawls well initially but Reedtz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hakekia is looking to improve his position.
Rasmus Reedtz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reedtz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hakekia is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Reedtz misses.
Reedtz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reedtz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reedtz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hakekia quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reedtz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hakekia is squirming around, avoiding Reedtz's attempts to control the action.
Reedtz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Reedtz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alika Hakekia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hakekia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hakekia wants it to stay on the feet.
Hakekia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakekia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reedtz.
Hakekia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reedtz scores with a push kick.
Reedtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hakekia wants to land a leg kick but Reedtz is out of range.
Reedtz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reedtz moves out of range of the body kick from Hakekia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Hakekia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reedtz.
Hakekia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reedtz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reedtz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Reedtz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Reedtz slows the pace down.
Reedtz is continuing to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reedtz wants to control but Hakekia is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reedtz with a jab.
Rasmus Reedtz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakekia scores with a nice right hand.
Hakekia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hakekia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reedtz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Reedtz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reedtz checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hakekia.
Reedtz staying out of range there.
Hakekia misses with the body kick
and Reedtz counters with a low kick, right behind Hakekia 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hakekia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reedtz flicks out a counter leg kick but Hakekia steps away.
Reedtz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reedtz misses with a body shot
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Reedtz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hakekia blocks a leg kick.
Hakekia looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hakekia cracks Reedtz with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reedtz throws a right hand that misses
and Hakekia counters with a good low kick that Reedtz was not able to check.
Reedtz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reedtz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hakekia in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Hakekia blocks the leg kick.
Reedtz throws out a leg kick but Hakekia moves out of range and Reedtz only half commits.
Reedtz missing with a left hand there. Hakekia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hakekia lands a really nice looking cross but Reedtz seems unphased.
Reedtz misses with a combination
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hakekia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia is the new lightweight champion!
An intense looking Alika Hakekia took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Never Thought Ill Be A World Champion Again At 44, I Train So Hard For This Fight. Alexander Biro Your My Favorite Promoter, I Love Smash FC. But Remember Fans This Old Dog Still Got It Y’all '.
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