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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 4177 p4p, 2080 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 469 p4p, 265 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hazlehurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Akharraz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hazlehurst looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akharraz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazlehursts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hazlehurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akharraz!
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot.
Hazlehurst walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hazlehurst gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz is trying to stand up here but Hazlehurst is controlling him well.
Akharraz is not content to let Hazlehurst control the position.
Hazlehurst is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz is trying to stand.
Akharraz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz scores with a jab to the head.
Hazlehurst throws a poor cross that misses
and Akharraz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hazlehurst misses with a double jab.
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Hazlehurst.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazlehurst backwards.
Hazlehurst prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Hazlehurst looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz closes the distance but Hazlehurst moves to the side
and Hazlehurst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped Hazlehurst's head back.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz staying out of range there.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Akharraz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akharraz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hazlehurst back to the cage. Akharraz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Akharraz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Hazlehurst pushes him off.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hazlehurst 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz scores with a nice strike.
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akharraz drives through and clinches with Hazlehurst against the cage.
Hazlehurst is working for takedown but Akharraz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazlehurst backwards.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazlehurst is looking for a takedown.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlehurst is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akharraz is defending well.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akharraz pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Akharraz throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Hazlehurst has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazlehurst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hazlehurst swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazlehurst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz lands a really nice looking cross but Hazlehurst seems unphased.
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through Hazlehurst's defenses.
Akharraz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hazlehurst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlehurst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akharraz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hazlehurst takes a step back to recover.
Akharraz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a series of wild punches.
Hazlehurst takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hazlehurst gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz lands a shot to the body.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst is looking for a takedown.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hazlehurst in his tracks.
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!
Akharraz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Hazlehurst tries to move into range but Akharraz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
A nice leg kick from Akharraz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akharraz digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz lands with a kick to the temple. Hazlehurst shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akharraz lands a head kick!
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz scores with a one two! Hazlehurst had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hazlehurst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hazlehurst drops his hands momentarily and Akharraz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Akharraz as he connects with a hook.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Akharraz digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz pushes Hazlehurst up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Hazlehurst misses with a wild body shot.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with a straight right.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz dips to his left and cracks Hazlehurst with an uppercut!
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Hazlehurst's ribcage. Hazlehurst let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akharraz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Hazlehurst lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akharraz lands a right hook to the body.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Hazlehurst moves out of range easily.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hazlehurst drops his hands momentarily and Akharraz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz tries to work over Hazlehurst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazlehurst goes for a takedown attempt but Akharraz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Akharraz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazlehurst thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Hazlehurst keeps it at a distance.
Akharraz lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
Akharraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good exchange - Akharraz coming out on top.
Hazlehurst throws a combination that misses
and Akharraz counters with a one-two to the body.
Hazlehurst is rocked!
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hazlehurst throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Akharraz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hazlehurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akharraz to score with a decent uppercut.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
A little jabbing left from Hazlehurst on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hazlehurst gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akharraz.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst walks into a left hand.
Akharraz rushes Hazlehurst and presses him up against the cage.
Hazlehurst gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Akharraz pushes Hazlehurst off looking to stand but Hazlehurst dives back in and keeps control.
Hazlehurst keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Hazlehurst there.
Akharraz has hold of Hazlehurst's hands but Hazlehurst slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz lands with a right hand.
Akharraz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazlehurst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut
and Akharraz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hazlehurst throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz lands a high kick!
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazlehurst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz stuns Hazlehurst with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akharraz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hazlehurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
A head kick misses from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst misses with a two punch combination.
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akharraz, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!
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