Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: MMAHKI 60
Date: Jun 28, 2023

#R1#
Scott defending well as Lake loads up on a big left hand.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lake lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand. #CL#
Lake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Lake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake lands a jab.
Lake stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lake staying out of range there.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Lake moved out of range nicely.
Lake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lake counters with a nice body shot.
Lake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.#CL#
Lake drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage. #BC#
Lake breaks from the clinch.
Lake with a jab.
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!
Lake is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Scott.#T1#
Lake moves out of range of the strikes.
Lake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lake moves away from the strike by Scott.
A good leg kick by Scott.
Lake ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Lake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Lake ducks down to avoid it.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lake lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Scott misses.
Lake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.#CL#
Lake gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Lake lands a nice shot that snaps Scott's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott looks to throw the jab but Lake is out of range.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Lake has Scott up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Lake.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
Scott misses with a hook. Lake ducked under it nicely.
Lake digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Lake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lake misses with a straight left. #T3#
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Lake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lake looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lake throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake misses the body punch
and Scott counters with a big head kick but Lake shrugs it off.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Lake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott misses the jab.
A big right from Lake misses.
Lake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Lake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4#
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lake scores with a jab.
A big left from Scott misses. #CL#
Scott tries to keep at a distance but Lake has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott slips under a jab.
Lake throws a lazy uppercut
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Lake throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lake digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scott ducks right into an uppercut from Lake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Scott throws a low kick but Lake avoids it.
Lake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott works over Lake's head and body with a nice combination.
Scott misses with a left hand
and Lake counters with a straight right hand.
Lake defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Lake lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Lake clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Lake manages to break the clinch.
Lake sizes up Scott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Lake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lake manages to avoid it.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Lake counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Lake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Lake counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Scott up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lake.
Scott prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
Scott is trying to break free.#BC2#
Scott breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Lake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Lake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Cody Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake lands a head shot.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Lake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lake walks into a jab.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott cracks Lake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott with the inside leg kick.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Lake moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Scott misses with a left hand
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lake slips under a jab from Scott.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Lake saw it coming and moves away. #T3#
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scott thumps Lake with a low kick.
Lake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Lake lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lake moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Lake throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Lake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.#T4#
Lake throws out a powerful jab.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lake looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott misses with a hook
and Lake counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Lake saw that one coming.
Lake throws a big counter combination but Scott scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Scott misses with an uppercut
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lake to score with a decent uppercut.
Lake slips under a jab from Scott.
Scott misses with a looping left.
It looked like Lake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scott.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Lake counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lake was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lake.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lake, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Lake - just one landing.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Lake.
Lake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lake, as that shot connected.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scott tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC#Scott is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lake slips under a jab.
Lake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?#T1#
Lake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
Lake takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Scott gets tackled into the cage by Lake. Lake maintains the clinch.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Angus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC2#
Scott manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lake defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Lake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lake connects with a looping right hand.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lake counters with a two punch combo.
Lake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott thows a leg kick but Lake checks it
and Lake counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott lands with a cross.
Lake slips under a jab.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Lake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake thuds a left hand into Scott's body.#T3#
Lake connects with a crisp jab.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Lake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Lake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Lake counters with a straight right hand.
Scott misses with a hook
and Lake counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Lake lands a big right hand that sends Scott crashing to the mat! Lake stays standing though and waves Scott back to his feet!
Cody Lake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
and Lake counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Scott! He's just covering up as Lake starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: MMAHKI 55
Date: Jun 04, 2023

#R1#
A combination from Lake does no damage.
Ellington throws a leg kick which misses Lake's front leg but catches the back leg as Lake tries to avoid it.
Ellington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellington can pounce on him.
Ellington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellington throws a body kick that misses
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellington closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lake counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Darby Ellington has been cut.#CL#
Ellington has managed to clinch.
Lake working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Lake breaks from the clinch.
Ellington tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ellington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellington lands a leg kick that knocks Lake off balance momentarily.#T1##CL2#
Lake darts in and clinches Ellington up against the cage.
Ellington lands an uppercut.
Ellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellington tries to throw a body punch but Lake avoids it by throwing Ellington back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ellington.
Ellington can't find room to land a body shot as Lake controls the action.
Ellington slowing the pace effectively.
Lake has had enough of the clinch but Ellington keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellington.
Ellington has a couple of punches blocked by Lake.
Lake wants to break free but Ellington has control.
Ellington is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lake.#T2#
Ellington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lake working aggressively here.
Ellington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellington prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
Ellington tries to score a body lock takedown but Lake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lake wants to break free but Ellington has control. #BC#
Ellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lake scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellington cracks Lake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellington connects with a nice looking jab.
Lake throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellington counters with a straight right hand.
Ellington moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Ellington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lake.
Ellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ellington misses the target.
Lake on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Lake wants to clinch up but Ellington keeps it at a distance.
Ellington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellington.
Ellington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellington jabs at Lake's body.
Ellington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Some wild striking there from Lake.
Ellington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ellington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lake 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.
Ellington jabs Lake right on the nose. Lake blinks but takes it well.#T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Ellington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellington throws a good cross that connects.
Lake catches Ellington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ellington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looks like Ellington has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ellington throws a front kick that sends Lake stumbling back into the cage.
Darby Ellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellington was well out of range. Poor timing from Lake.
Lake misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellington.
Lake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellington slips a straight right by Lake.
Lake defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Ellington throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darby Ellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darby Ellington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Ellington throws a hook but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ellington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellington feints and then cracks Lake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lake down.
Ellington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lake moves away.
Ellington wants to slow Lake down by chopping away at his legs.
Darby Ellington is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ellington scores with the left hand. Lake knows he should have avoided that one.
Lake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Lake does no damage.
Ellington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lake can do to turn this around?#T1#
Ellington misses with a body shot
enabling Lake to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Ellington.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ellington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Ellington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ellington misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lakes head.
Ellington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lake's hands.#ROC#Lake is rocked!
Lake blocks a low kick nicely.
Lake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellington finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellington dodges the punch combination from Lake.
Lake seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Ellington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Lake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ellington tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellington throws a hook but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ellington works Lake's body with a nice hook.
Ellington throws a right hand that misses
and Lake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ellington tries to clinch up but Lake circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Lake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Lake, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T3#
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Ellington ducks down to avoid it.
Lake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEllington.
Good leg kick by Ellington. #KD#
Ellington lands a big head kick that sends Lake tumbling to the mat! Ellington takes a step backwards and waves Lake back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ellington misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Ellington.
Ellington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ellington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lake lands with a hook. Ellington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lake misses with a looping left.
Ellington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ellington, pushing him back against the cage.
Lake wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
Ellington lands with a light punch inside.
Ellington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lake gets through Ellington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Lake defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Lake tries to clinch there but Ellington circles away.
Ellington is looking to counter punch.
Ellington with the inside leg kick.
You can see that Lake has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Lake throws a body punch but Ellington moves out of range.
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Lake keeps the fight on the outside.
Lake walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darby Ellington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darby Ellington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellington's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Ellington there.
Lake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ellington finds it's way round the side to connect with Lake's head.
Lake 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.#KD#
Ellington sends Lake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ellington is motioning to the referee to let Lake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellington pounces like a tiger and cracks Lake with a vicious hook! Lake is down but not out! Ellington follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darby Ellington!
The defeated Cody Lake had this to say: 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.

Event: MMAHKI 48
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Lake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lake misses with a straight right.
Hofmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hofmann misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hofmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hofmann tries to throw a body punch but Lake avoids it by throwing Hofmann back against the cage.
Lake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Hofmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lake.
Hofmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard. #T1#
Hofmann stops Lake from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hofmann won't allow Lake to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hofmann cracks Lake with an open hand slap.
Hofmann goes for a double leg but Lake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lake continues to drive forward.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hofmann misses the shot to the body.
Hofmann throws a hook but Lake blocks it.
Hofmann tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hofmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Albert Hofmann has been cut.
Hofmann misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Lake pushes Hofmann up against the cage in a clinch.
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches. #T3##CL#
Lake clinches up against the cage.
Hofmann working aggressively here.
Hofmann misses with a body punch.
Hofmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Lake. #BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Hofmann misses.#CL2#
Lake tries to keep at a distance but Hofmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Hofmann manages to break the clinch.
Hofmann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lake blocks a jab.#T4#
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Hofmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hofmann loads up on a big right hand but Lake slips the punch.
Hofmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hofmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hofmann swings for the body but Lake moves out of range.
Hofmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lake slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hofmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hofmann lands with an uppercut that bounces Lake off the cage and back into range.
Lake tries to clinch but Hofmann is having none of it.
Lake misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Hofmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Lake throws a combination. Hofmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Lake.
Lake is looking to clinch.
Lake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hofmann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lake misses with a hook.
Hofmann misses with a body shot.
Lake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hofmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Lake as Hofmann shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake connects with a nice looking jab.
Lake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1##CL#
Lake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hofmanns head.
Lake blocking some punches.
Lake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofmann can do to turn this around?
Hofmann blocks an elbow strike.
Hofmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lake's elbow. #BC2#
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cody Lake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hofmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hofmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lake defending well as Hofmann loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Lake misses the target.
Lake looks to score with a jab to the body but Hofmann is just out of range.
Lake blocks a jab.
It looked like Lake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Lake throws a hook but Hofmann avoids it easily.
Lake works the jab nicely.
Lake misses with a hook.
Hofmann tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lake throws a big shot that misses.
Lake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Hofmann with the counter takedown but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake misses with an uppercut. Hofmann saw that one coming.
Cody Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake throws a body punch but Hofmann moves out of range. #T3#
Lake wants to clinch.
A left lands for Lake.
Hofmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hofmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lake looks to clinch #TD2#
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard. #T4#
Lake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hofmann is controlling him.
Hofmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lake wants to stand up but Hofmann is controlling him.
Hofmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lake is looking to stand back up but Hofmann counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lake.
Hofmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Hofmann's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Hofmann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Lake moves into range and clinches up with Hofmann.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Lake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hofmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Lake.#T1#
Hofmann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hofmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Hofmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lake defends it well.
Lake is looking to clinch but Hofmann is avoiding it.
Hofmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Hofmann ducks down to avoid it.
Hofmann changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofmann lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Lake tries to keep at a distance but Hofmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann keeps control of Lake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target. #T2#
Lake misses with a hook #TD2#
and Hofmann counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
Hofmann wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
Hofmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hofmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hofmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Albert Hofmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hofmann stays in close to Lake's body and controls the position.
Hofmann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
Hofmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Lake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Hofmann passes Lake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hofmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofmann prevents Lake from standing back up.
Hofmann lands with a punch from half guard.
Hofmann prevents Lake from standing back up.
Hofmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #ES#
Lake pushes Hofmann off and gets back to his feet.
Hofmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lake moves away.#T4#
Lake connects with a crisp jab.
Lake misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Hofmann misses its intended target.
Hofmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT#That has opened up Albert Hofmann's cut even more.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Hofmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hofmann throws a counter combo.
Hofmann takes a swing at Lake's ribcage but misses.
Hofmann just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hofmann lands a nice hook to Lake's body. Lake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake moves in looking to clinch but Hofmann pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hofmann! But no joy.

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 Cody Lake.
I think Lake 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Lake!
Cody Lake made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: MMAHKI 41
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Lake lunges at Python with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Python's hand. #CUT#It looks like Henry Python has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Python misses the target.
Lake throws a body shot but no joy.
Python throws a lazy right hand but Lake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Python breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lake looks to land a combination but Python avoids it well.
Python tries a head kick but it misses.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Python lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Python walks into a stiff left hand from Lake.
Python throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Python misses with a looping right.#T1#
Lake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Python moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Lake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Python will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Python.
Lake throws a series of punches but Python moves out of range. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Lake scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Python pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Python keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.#T2#
Lake looks to land a left hand but Python moved out of range nicely.
Lake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Python.
Python throws a nice head kick!
Python ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Python throws a lazy head kick
and Lake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Python waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lake.
Lake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Python misses with an uppercut.
Lake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lake scores with a jab.
Lake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Lake moves out of range as Python strikes.
Python tries a head kick but it misses.
Lake throwing a counter right hand but Python manages to avoid it.
Lake tries to bum rush Python with a series of wild strikes but Python uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Python tries to keep at a distance but Lake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Python wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Python wants to get back to striking at distance but Lake won't allow it.
Python taking a breather. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Lake misses.
Lake pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Lake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Python shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Python listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lake.
Python throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lake misses with a looping left.
Lake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lake throws a jab when Python was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Python's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Python misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Python misses with a body shot.
Python lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Python's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Python throws a sloppy head kick and Lake moves out of range easily.
Lake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Python misses with a body shot.
Python blocks a jab.
Python moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Python feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lake.
Cody Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Python swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Python slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake looks to land a right hand but Python moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Python - just one landing.
Python throws a right and a left that Lake avoids nicely. #T1#
Python clobbers Lake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Lake misses the target.
Lake looks to score with a jab to the body but Python is just out of range.
Python thinks about the counter body kick.
Python takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Python tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Python slips a straight right by Lake.
Python swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lake tries to clinch up
and Python counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Python keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Python follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lake lands with a good body shot.
Lake throws a lazy right hand but Python sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Python cracks Lake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Python finds it's way through Lake's defenses.
Lake misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Python defending well as Lake loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lake.
Python takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Python on the side of the head. #T3#
Python throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Python dodges the punch combination from Lake. #CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Python up against the cage.
Python wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Python steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lake.
Lake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Python throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Lake rushes Python and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Lake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lake has Python pressed against the cage, preventing Python from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Python escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Python misses with an uppercut
and Lake counters with a left to the body.
Lake throws a right and a left that Python avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Python takes a swing at Lake's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lake works the jab nicely.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Python throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Python misses.
A clash of legs there as Lake blocks the low kick.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Python's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Python.
Lake misses with a hook. Python ducked under it nicely.
Python misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Python slips a jab from Lake.
Henry Python is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lake misses with a series of wild punches.
Python lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Python throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lake moves out of range of the body kick from Python.
Lake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Python throws a sloppy head kick and Lake moves out of range easily.
Python misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Python shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL#
Lake forces Python back against the cage and clinches.
Python wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Python wants to get back to striking at distance but Lake won't allow it. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Lake punishes Python's body with a nice straight punch.
Lake moves out of range as Python strikes.#T2#
A left and a right from Python both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Python tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Python can do to turn this around?
Lake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry Python has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Python 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Lake takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Python throws a nice inside leg kick.
Python slips a straight right by Lake.
Python scores with a leg kick.
Lake stalks Python and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Python's face. Python staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#That has opened up Henry Python's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Lake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lake.
Cody Lake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lake! #ROC#Python is rocked!
Python throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lake counters with a right hand to the body.
Python moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Python let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Python tries to keep at a distance but Lake has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Python wants to get back to striking at distance but Lake won't allow it. #T4#
Python has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Python throws a head kick but Lake moves out of range.
Lake jabs Python to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Lake has closed the distance and engaged Python in a clinch. #BC#
Lake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lake throws a jab but it's blocked by Python.
Python throws a counter combo.#CL#
Lake clinches up with Python and pushes him back against the cage.
Python tries a body shot but Lake blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Python's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Python tries to break the clinch but Lake is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Lake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lake 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 73 - Olly Holly vs De Ross
Date: Mar 11, 2023

#R1#
Bond staying out of range there.
Bond moves forwards but Lake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Lake coming out on top.
Bond throws a right hand that misses
and Lake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bond thuds a left hand into Lake's body.
Lake swings widly with a right hand
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Lake throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Bond scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bond scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Donk. Lake catches Bond right on the button with a cross.
Lake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake misses with a hook
and Lake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Lake is rocked!
Lake misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Bond walks into a left hand.
Bond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lake looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range.
Lake throws a hook but Bond blocks it.
Bond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lake wants to clinch but Bond slips to the side
and Bond counters with a nice body kick.
Lake looks winded!#T2#
Lake moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond catches Lake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bond cracks a nice hook into Lake's ribs.
Bond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lake doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Bond.#KD#
Bond drops Lake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lake looks back up at him and smiles so Bond waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lake is still on wobbly legs! Can Bond finish him?
It looks like Bond has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bond closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lake out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Bond!
Our winner, Gunner Bond, 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.
In defeat, Cody Lake stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.

Event: HFC 68 - De Rossi vs Babula
Date: Feb 05, 2023

#R1#
Gable moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Gable wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gable.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Gable has a takedown stuffed.
Lake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #TD#
Gable changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Lake explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Gable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lake throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable.
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Daniel Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable cracks Lake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lake sprawls well. Lake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gable gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Lake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Lake throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gable takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gable shoots in but Lake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lake defends well and Gable ends up having to push Lake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gable has him pressed against the cage.
Lake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gable tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lake lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Daniel Gable has been cut.#BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but Lake shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Gable shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lake bucks up and tries to throw Gable off but instead Gable has got his back!
Gable seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable is riding his opponent, not letting Lake buck him off. #SUB#
Gable looking for the RNC.
A lull in the action here.
Lake is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gable off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Lake defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gable's arms. #SUB#
Gable tightening his grip on Lake, looking for the choke.
Lake is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3#
Lake grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #SUB#
Gable working for a choke but Lake reverses nicely into Gable 's guard.
Lake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gable's guard.#SU2#
Lake stands and steps away. Gable gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lake scores with a decent looking hook.
Gable tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cody Lake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gable dives in for a single leg takedown but Lake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Gable walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but Lake shows good takedown defense. #T4##TD#
Gable closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gable lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake wants to get back to his feet but Gable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Lake wants to stand up but Gable is controlling him. #SUB#
Gable postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lake is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gable, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Gable is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Gable's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lake looks to land a right hand but Gable moved out of range.
Lake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lake missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gable wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Lake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gable fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lake avoids it really well and circles away.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Lake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it. #ROC2#Gable is rocked!
Gable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lake.
Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lake throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gable seems to have got his legs back now.
Gable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Gable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lake, pushing him back against the cage.
Gable is trying to pull guard but Lake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake tries to break the clinch but Gable is controlling the position. #BC2#
Lake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Lake misses.
Gable wants to clinch up but Lake keeps it at a distance.
Lake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lake stuffs the takedown attempt from Gable. Gable gets slowly back to his feet. #T2##TD#
Gable feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES2#
Lake is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gable tries to pull guard but Lake won't allow it. #BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake lands with a right hand.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gable shoots and misses
and Gable takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Daniel Gable's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Gable rushes Lake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gable tries to pull guard but Lake holds him up against the cage and eventually Gable drops back down to his feet.
Lake tries to circle away but Gable has him pinned against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lake as he avoids it easily.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Gable.
Lake gets in close and tags Gable with a short punch that almost sends Gable to the mat! Oh Gable is in big trouble! He turns his back on Lake, trying to create some distance but Lake rushes him, striking wildly and Gable goes down! The referee tackles Lake into the cage to end the fight! Lake is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 65: Bond vs McCork
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Lake throws a jab when Chimaev was well out of range.
Lake connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Lake.
Chimaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chimaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Lake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chimaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt - Lake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chimaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lake throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Lake lands a head shot.
Chimaev slips a jab from Lake.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chimaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chimaev somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake scores with a jab.
Lake lands a two punch combo.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters with a stiff right hand.
Lake cracks Chimaev with a hook to the temple - Chimaev is on wobbly legs here! Lake swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chimaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lake wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Lake!
As Cody Lake got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 57: Ilmarinen vs Lake
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1##CL#
Ilmarinen gets a clinch.
Ilmarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilmarinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Ilmarinen pushes Lake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Ilmarinen tightens his grip and picks Lake up, before dumping him to the ground. Lake manages to land in guard.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Lake is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Ilmarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilmarinen.
Lake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen stops Lake from standing up.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Lake wants to stand up but Ilmarinen is controlling him.
Ilmarinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lake wants to stand up but Ilmarinen is controlling him. #T2#
Ilmarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ilmarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Ilmarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Lake blocks nicely.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Ilmarinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Lake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ilmarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Lake is proving a slippery customer.
Lake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilmarinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position.
Lake wants to stand but Ilmarinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ilmarinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ilmarinen trying to strike off his back.
Ilmarinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lake misses with a hook.
Lake looks to land a combination. Ilmarinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Anton Ilmarinen has been cut.
Lake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lake scores with a jab. Ilmarinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lake misses the shot to the body.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Lake's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Lake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ilmarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab to the body
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
letting Lake counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Ilmarinen is rocked!
Ilmarinen slips under a jab.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Oh Ilmarinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lake slaps away a takedown attempt from Ilmarinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ilmarinen seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that Lake ducks under and follows up with a left that Lake also avoids with ease.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ilmarinen. #TD#
Ilmarinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T1#
Lake tries to kick Ilmarinen off but Ilmarinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lake defending well though.
Still in half guard, Ilmarinen seems content to control.
Lake felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Lake is working away.
Lake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilmarinen trying to control from Lake's half guard. Lake has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving. #T2#
Ilmarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ilmarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen distracts Lake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilmarinen.
Lake is looking to stand back up but Ilmarinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lake.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lake can do to turn this around?
Lake is refusing to be controlled, as Ilmarinen sits in half guard.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Lake dodges it nicely. #T3#
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Lake is having none of it.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ilmarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ilmarinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ilmarinen works his way into side control.
Ilmarinen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #T4#
Ilmarinen prevents Lake from escaping the position.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilmarinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ilmarinen is chipping away with strikes.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Ilmarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ilmarinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilmarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Lake cracks Ilmarinen with an open hand slap.
Jab from Lake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lake.
Lake misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lake won't be happy with that.
Lake is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position. #T1#
Check out the look on Ilmarinen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lake tries to escape but Ilmarinen is in control.
Ilmarinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #ES2#
Lake throws Ilmarinen to one side and escapes!
Lake works the jab nicely.#T2#
Lake lands a glancing blow to the side of Ilmarinen's head.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ilmarinen moves away from the strike by Lake.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Lake moved out of range.
Ilmarinen has a takedown stuffed.
Lake 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.
Lake misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ES2#
Lake has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ilmarinen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Lake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ilmarinen cracks Lake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ilmarinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lake circles away quickly and effectively.
Lake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilmarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lake! But no joy.
Lake loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Lake stuffs the takedown.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Ilmarinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
Lake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
so Ilmarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ilmarinen manages to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Ilmarinen is trying to control. Lake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Anton Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilmarinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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 Anton Ilmarinen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ilmarinen, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Anton Ilmarinen!

Anton Ilmarinen wins by unanimous decision!
Anton Ilmarinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Cody Lake had this to say: 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.

Event: HFC 49: Saneuji vs Smith
Date: Nov 13, 2022

#R1#
Meuneix throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix throws a hook but Lake avoids it easily.
Lake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lake.
Lake throws a punch but it's blocked by Meuneix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Meuneix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lake tries to close the distance and clinch but Meuneix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meuneix tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Meuneix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lake tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Meuneix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luca Meuneix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Lake has closed the distance and engaged Meuneix in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix wants to break free but Lake has control.
Meuneix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lake.
Lake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meuneix's elbow.
Meuneix is trying to break the clinch but Lake is controlling him.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut.
Meuneix blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Meuneix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lake has a couple of punches blocked by Meuneix.
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lake lands an uppercut.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meuneix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lake takes a step back to recover. #CL#
Lake gets a clinch.
Meuneix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meuneix can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lake keeps control of Meuneix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Meuneix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meuneix.
Lake swings wildly with an uppercut but Meuneix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meuneix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Lake.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lake throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Meuneix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meuneix.
Nice shot lands for Meuneix.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Lake wants to clinch.
Lake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Meuneix. That one must have hurt.
Meuneix misses with an uppercut
and Meuneix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Meuneix is rocked!
Lake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Lake has managed to clinch.
Meuneix is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Lake pushes Meuneix against the ropes. Lake is working some dirty boxing. Lake pushes off with a quick right hook! Meuneix goes down! Meuneix tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lake moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 40: Jiminez vs Saneuji
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
Lake doesn't manage to clinch there - Meight circles away.
A little jabbing left from Meight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meight ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Lake wants to clinch up but Meight keeps it at a distance.
Lake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Lake drives through and clinches with Meight against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lake. #BC2#
Meight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meight misses with a right hand #CL#
and Lake counters by clinching up.
Meight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Lake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Meight breaks the clinch. #TD#
Lake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meight on his heels. He'll look to pass Meight's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Lake landing some decent shots from guard.
Meight tries to strike from the bottom.
Lake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lake with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake 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. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lake postures up.
Lake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lake landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meight can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Lake content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Meight for as long as he can get away with.
Lake cracks Meight with a solid left hand.
Meight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lake scoring with some ground and pound.
Lake passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Meight gets full guard.#T4#
Lake is stalling in the full guard.
Lake's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Meight trying to keep a closed guard but Lake is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lake working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Lake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lake tries for a takedown but Meight circles away easily
and Meight counters with a nice uppercut.
Meight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meight.
Lake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meight's waist but Meight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lake off to one side.
Meight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lake scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Lake takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Meight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lake tries for a takedown but Meight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lake backing away here, and Meight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Lake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lake tries to clinch but Meight moves out of range.
Meight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Lake tries to clinch there but Meight circles away.
Meight shapes to counter with a head kick.
Meight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meight.
Lake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lake shoots for a takedown but Meight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meight swinging wildly here.
Uwot Meight seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Lake clinches. #T2#
Lake lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Meight manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lake tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Meight manages to break the clinch.
Meight just misses with a punch to the body.
Lake is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Lake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lake. #BC2#
Meight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Meight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uwot Meight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lake moves to clinch but Meight breaks away
and Meight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lake's knee momentarily.#T3#
Lake takes one to the chin there.
Lake tries to move into range but Meight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meight looks to score with a jab to the body but Lake is just out of range.#CL#
Lake gets a clinch.
Lake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meight backwards. #BC2#
Meight breaks the clinch.
Meight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lake throws a right hand that misses
and Meight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Meight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lake is looking to clinch but Meight is avoiding it.
Lake wants to clinch.#T4#
Lake moves in looking to clinch but Meight pushes him off.
Meight follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Meight clobbers Lake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Meight lands a big uppercut and Lake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lake looks OK. Meight waves Lake back to his feet!#ROC2#Lake is rocked!
Meight ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Oh Lake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meight counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lake off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Meight follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lake was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uwot Meight!
Cody Lake spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.

Event: HFC 33: Wood vs Jiminez
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Jones has been cut.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lake lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC#Jones is rocked!#BC#
Lake breaks from the clinch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Lake slips a jab from Jones.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Lake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Lake breaks from the clinch. #KD#
Lake lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Lake stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!#CUT#That has opened up Bobby Jones's cut even more.
Lake seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Lake throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lake cracks Jones with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jones falls to his knees and Lake doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 23: Broxtino vs Hunt
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Sly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lake sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Sly avoids the elbow strike from Lake, against the cage. #BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sly has Lake up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lake.
Sly working aggressively here.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Lake controls his hands.
Lake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sly dodges an elbow strike from Lake.
Sly is trying to break the clinch but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Sly throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sly tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lake blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Sly misses with a punch on the inside.
Sly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Lake lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Paddy Sly has been cut.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
A short uppercut from Lake.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Lake is stalling here.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sly's efforts to push away.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake lands a nice uppercut.
Lake gets through Sly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lake throws an elbow but misses.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake. #T2##BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sly moves away from the strike by Lake.
Sly misses with a straight left.
Sly tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sly wants to stall.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake. #BC2#
Sly breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands with a left to the head.
Lake lands with a light punch inside.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sly wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Sly fails to land.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Lake.
Lake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sly.
Lake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lake lands an elbow that stopped Sly in his tracks for a moment.
Lake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lake scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sly's brow.
Sly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly wants to break free but Lake has control.
Nice body punch from Lake - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Sly up against the cage.
Lake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Lake lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Sly is rocked!
Lake scores with a hook to the body.
Lake lands an elbow inside that Sly shrugs off.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Sly looks winded!
Lake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lake unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lake is unloading with more strikes now! Sly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took some time post fight to say the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.

Event: HFC 17: Abarai vs Real
Date: Jul 16, 2022

#R1##CL#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tintley, pushing him back against the cage.
Tintley tries to pull guard but Lake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tintley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lake smiles and moves away.
Vinyl Tintley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tintley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lake in his tracks.
Lake throws a lazy right hand but Tintley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Lake has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD2#
Tintley pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Tintley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tintley is tightening it up a little... Lake has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lake reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lake taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tintley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vinyl Tintley!
After winning the bout, Vinyl Tintley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Cody Lake stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes I have a bad night. It happens. I’m always here to impress and i’ll be back very soon.'.

Event: HFC 9: Lake vs Dutoit
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Du Toit throws a low kick, looking for Lake's leg but Lake calmly moves out of range.
Lake walks into a left hand.
Lake takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Lake pushes Du Toit up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Toit trying to control the position but instead, Lake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Du Toit into the cage.
Lake lands an elbow inside that Du Toit shrugs off.
Lake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Du Toit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lake drives through and clinches with Du Toit against the cage. #BC#
Lake manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Lake moves into range and clinches up with Du Toit.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Du Toit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Du Toit scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Du Toit up against the cage.#T1#
Du Toit can't find room to land a body shot as Lake controls the action.
Du Toit is trying to break the clinch but Lake is controlling him.
Lake prevents Du Toit from breaking the clinch.
Du Toit tries to break the clinch but Lake is controlling the position.
Lake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Du Toit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC2#
Du Toit manages to break the clinch.
Lake walks into a jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lake is stalling here.
Lake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Du Toit swings wildly with an uppercut but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake prevents a body shot from Du Toit.
Lake lands an elbow inside that Du Toit shrugs off. #BC2#
Du Toit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lake throws a wild body kick that Du Toit sees coming a mile off.#T2##CL#
Lake clinches up against the cage.
Du Toit misses with a body punch.
Lake tries a body shot but Du Toit blocks it.
Du Toit slowing the pace effectively.
Lake works on Du Toit's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lake instigates a clinch.
Lake lands a hook that snaps the head of Du Toit backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Du Toit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lake blocks a body shot from Du Toit.
Du Toit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Du Toit is trying to break the clinch but Lake is controlling him.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Lake rushes Du Toit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Du Toit looking to slow down the pace here.
Du Toit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Du Toit stalls.
Du Toit has a couple of punches blocked by Lake.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Du Toit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lake has Du Toit pressed against the cage, preventing Du Toit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Du Toit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lake is keeping busy.
Lake wants to stall.
Du Toit misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Du Toit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Du Toit lands a slapping body shot.
Du Toit tries to clinch up but Lake circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Toit cracks Lake with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Du Toit. Beautiful body shot.
Lake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Du Toit lands with a shot to the body.
Lake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Du Toit. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Du Toit cracks Lake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Du Toit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lake to stand back up!#ROC2#Lake is rocked!
Lake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Du Toit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Lake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL#
Lake closes the distance and pushes Du Toit back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du Toit is trying to force a seperation but Lake has the dominant position.
Lake seems to have got his legs back now.
Du Toit is trying to break free.
Du Toit dodges an elbow strike from Lake.
Du Toit misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Cody Lake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Lake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Du Toit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Du Toit throws a lazy uppercut
and Lake counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Du Toit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lake sprawling to the canvas! Lake rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Du Toit finish him?!
Du Toit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD2#
Du Toit drops Lake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lake looks back up at him and smiles so Du Toit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lake connects with a nice looking jab.
Lake checks a leg kick nicely.#CL#
Lake has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Du Toit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barthelemy Du Toit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Lake clinches.
Du Toit just leaning against Lake, taking a breather.
Lake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Du Toit up against the cage.#BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Lake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T1#
Du Toit prevents a body shot from Lake.
A head punch on the inside from Du Toit fails to land.
Du Toit tries to stall but Lake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lake pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Du Toit fails to land.
Du Toit is trying to stall.
Du Toit has had enough of the clinch but Lake keeps him there for the moment.
Lake wants to stall.
Lake wants to stall. #BC2#
Du Toit breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Lake just leaning against Du Toit, taking a breather.
Lake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Du Toit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
The crowd cheers as Du Toit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lake doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Lake keeps control of Du Toit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Lake.
Du Toit swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Du Toit manages to break the clinch.
Du Toit misses with a hook.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Toit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Du Toit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch.
Lake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Du Toit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lake at a distance.
Lake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Lake pushes Du Toit up against the cage in a clinch.
Lake is trying to maintain a safe position but Du Toit gets an underhook and turns Lake into the cage.#BC2#
Du Toit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Lake misses with an uppercut.
Du Toit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Du Toit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Du Toit rushes Lake and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Du Toit, pushing him back against the cage.
Du Toit is looking to break free of the clinch but Lake has double underhooks.
Lake stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Du Toit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barthelemy Du Toit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Du Toit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lake.#CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.
Lake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Du Toit is trying to break free.
Lake prevents Du Toit from breaking the clinch.#T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Du Toit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Lake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Toit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Du Toit tries to break the clinch but Lake is controlling the position.
Cody Lake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Du Toit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Du Toit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lake.
Lake pushes Du Toit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Du Toit blocks a body shot from Lake.
Du Toit is trying to break the clinch but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Du Toit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lake lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Barthelemy Du Toit has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du Toit misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lake drives through and clinches with Du Toit against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lake as Du Toit tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Barthelemy Du Toit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barthelemy Du Toit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Du Toit lands a nice hook to Lake's body. Lake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Du Toit tries to clinch but Lake moves out of range. #CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lake lands a nice uppercut.
Du Toit tries a body shot but Lake blocks it.
Du Toit misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Toit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Du Toit tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Du Toit up against the cage.
Du Toit swings wildly with an uppercut but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Du Toit has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1#
Du Toit being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lake.
Lake digs a right hand underneath Du Toit's ribcage. Du Toit let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lake has Du Toit up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Toit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lake lands with a hook. Du Toit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lake swinging wildly here.
Lake scores with a jab to the head.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Du Toit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
A jab from Lake finds it's way through Du Toit's defenses.
Lake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du Toit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Du Toit misses with a double jab.
Du Toit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Du Toit tries to work over Lake's front leg with a kick but Lake checks it.
Du Toit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du Toit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lake manages to avoid it.
Du Toit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lake.
Cody Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Toit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lake.#CL#
Lake drives through and clinches with Du Toit against the cage. #BC#
Lake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Toit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Du Toit checks a low kick from Lake.
Lake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Du Toit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Du Toit misses with a looping right.
Du Toit clobbers Lake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and pushes Du Toit back into the cage.
Du Toit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lake backwards.
Lake prevents Du Toit from breaking the clinch.
Du Toit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lake lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Du Toit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du Toit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Du Toit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lake moves away.#CL#
Lake gets a clinch.
Du Toit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Du Toit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Du Toit is trying to maintain a safe position but Lake gets an underhook and turns Du Toit into the cage.
Du Toit tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Du Toit's defenses.
Come on Lake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Toit blocking some punches.
Lake cracks Du Toit with a nice body shot.#BC#
Lake breaks the clinch. #CL#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Du Toit, pushing him back against the cage.
Lake lands an elbow that stopped Du Toit in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Du Toit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Toit throws a body shot but no joy.
Lake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
Lake instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Du Toit breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Lake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lake 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Lake!
Cody Lake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: HFC 1: Jiminez vs Andarys
Date: May 07, 2022

#R1#
Lake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Osterholt.
Lake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Eivind Osterholt has been cut.
Osterholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Lake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cody Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Lake finds it's way through Osterholt's defenses.
Osterholt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Osterholt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lake to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC#Osterholt is rocked!
Osterholt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osterholt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Osterholt walks straight into a right hand from Lake - that's dropped him! Lake jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Osterholt from any more punishment! Osterholt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2022

#R1#
Aphone punishes Lake's body with a nice straight punch.
Aphone works over Lake's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Lake breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aphone, pushing him back against the cage.
Aphone has Lake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Lake to work.
Lake prevents the takedown attempt.
Aphone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lake's elbow.
Aphone is trying to drag Lake to the mat but Lake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cody Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier Aphone.
Lake pushes Aphone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Lake closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Lake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Aphone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aphone swings for the body but Lake moves out of range. #CL#
Lake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aphone, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Aphone is trying to break free.
Lake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aphone tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lake stops a takedown attempt from Aphone.
A bit of stalling here from Lake.
Lake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aphone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lake prevents the takedown attempt.
Aphone goes for a takedown attempt but Lake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Aphone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lake holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Lake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Aphone catches Lake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aphone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aphone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#It looks like Olivier Aphone has been cut.
Aphone lands with a nice body punch.
Aphone throws a series of punches but Lake moves out of range.
Aphone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lake circles away quickly and effectively.
Aphone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lake cracks a nice hook into Aphone's ribs.
Lake dodges the punch combination from Aphone.
Aphone looks winded!
Aphone misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Lake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Lake gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Lake manages to break the clinch.
Aphone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lake counters with a straight that turns Aphone's legs to rubber! Lake pushes forward with more strikes and Aphone goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!

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