LFA 8 results: Cee Jay Hamilton cruises to sixth straight victory

After starting his career at a very pedestrian 5-4, flyweight Cee Jay Hamilton (11-4) now owns a six-fight winning streak after downing Jesse Bazzi (6-2) in a three-round affair.

The bout served as the main event of LFA 8, which aired on AXS TV from TD Convention Center in Greenville, S.C.

Both men were cautious to open, picking their shots as they moved around in the cage in search of openings. As time wore on, Hamilton began to turn up the pressure, darting in and out of range while looking to avoid Bazzi’s counters. “The Autobot” gained confidence as time wore on, though Bazzi was happy to remain firm in the pocket and fire back when able.

The two continued to trade on the feet in the second, before Hamilton enjoyed his best moment with a scrambling snapdown and a well-timed knee just as his opponent looked to escape. Bazzi eventually pulled away and reset, but he always seemed just a step behind Hamilton.

Bazzi tried to turn up the volume in the third, but Hamilton was up to the task. A few traded low blows briefly marred the action, but it was an otherwise solid matchup of clean technique that simply favored Hamilton, who was awarded a clearcut decision win, 30-27 across the board.

Holloway impresses in co-main, Scoggins rolls in snoozer

In the night’s co-feature, welterweights Jeremie Holloway (8-2) and Dave Vitkay (17-13-1) offered a contrast in styles. Ultimately, it was “Hit Em” Holloway whose striking bested his opponent’s grappling prowess

Holloway was relaxed early, calmly walking down his opponent and striking from range. With Vitkay unable to close the distance, Holloway turned up the intensity and landed a big left hand that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas.

A gritty Vitaky battled his way back to his feet, but Holloway patiently picked his shots, picking the proper angles to sneak past his opponent’s guard. The precision shots did their job, and Vitkay again fell to the floor, bringing an end to the fight at the 2:55 mark of the opening round.

A featured flyweight contest failed to deliver on excitement, as Jared Scoggins (5-1) took a slow-paced decision win over Juan Puerta (11-6).

The clinch-heavy affair was spent almost entirely against the fence, and the referee was slow to pull them apart, leading to long periods of inactivity. At the end of 15 minutes, neither fighter likely gained too many fans, but Scoggins did take home a victory, 30-27 on all three judges’ cards.

LFA 8 results include:

• Cee Jay Hamilton def. Jesse Bazzi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jeremie Holloway def. Dave Vitkay via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:55
• Jared Scoggins def. Juan Puerta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Keith Richardson def. John Queiroz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Joe Elmore def. Ryan Jett via submission (kneebar) – Round 3, 3:05
• John Sweeney def. Jon Sparks via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:45
• Alexa Conners def. Calie Cutler via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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