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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stephenson II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - The Show Must Go On. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Stephenson II!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II lands an elbow that stopped Hazlehurst in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dan Hazlehurst has been cut.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Stephenson II has been cut.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst blocks an elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst lands a nice elbow.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephenson II is defending well for now.
Hazlehurst leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hazlehurst is defending well for now.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst blocks the elbow strike.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stephenson II looking to stall.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazlehurst as Stephenson II tries to tie him up.
Stephenson II's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stephenson II just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazlehurst's brow.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Stephenson II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stephenson II tries to stall but Hazlehurst uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stephenson II trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stephenson II with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stephenson II connects with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II throws an elbow that misses.
Stephenson II lands a knee to the body.
Stephenson II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazlehurst throws an elbow that misses.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Stephenson II with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst landing knees to the body.
Hazlehurst blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stephenson II throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Hazlehurst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson II utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephenson II trying to stall but Hazlehurst improves his position.
Hazlehurst throws an elbow but it misses.
Hazlehurst stalling in the clinch.
Stephenson II lands a damaging elbow.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II lands a good knee to the midsection. Hazlehurst won't want to take too many of those.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazlehurst managing to block the knees to the body from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II misses with an elbow strike.
Stephenson II lands an elbow inside that Hazlehurst shrugs off.
Stephenson II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II trying to control the position but instead, Hazlehurst has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stephenson II into the cage.
Hazlehurst working Stephenson II over with knees to the body.
Hazlehurst using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stephenson II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Hazlehurst - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stephenson II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazlehurst takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazlehurst managing to block the knees to the body from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hazlehurst's defenses.
Hazlehurst blocks the elbow strike.
Stephenson II creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stephenson II throws an elbow that misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephenson II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stephenson II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stephenson II is trying to maintain a safe position but Hazlehurst gets an underhook and turns Stephenson II into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II lands a good knee to the midsection. Hazlehurst won't want to take too many of those.
Stephenson II wants to stall.
Hazlehurst blocks an elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Stephenson II scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazlehurst blocks an elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazlehurst unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II landing knees to the body.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazlehurst as Stephenson II tries to tie him up.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II lands an elbow that stopped Hazlehurst in his tracks for a moment.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stephenson II misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Stephenson II dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stephenson II scores with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephenson II wants to stall.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stephenson II pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazlehurst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hazlehurst looking to stall.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephenson II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson II creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazlehurst misses with an elbow over the top.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II trying to control the position but instead, Hazlehurst has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stephenson II into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazlehurst as Stephenson II tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst connects with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II blocks the elbow strike.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephenson II is defending well for now.
Hazlehurst blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst lands an elbow that stopped Stephenson II in his tracks for a moment.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stephenson II avoiding damage as Hazlehurst throws knees to the body.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hazlehurst as Stephenson II tries to tie him up.
Hazlehurst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephenson II's face.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II looking to slow down the pace here.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazlehurst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephenson II's face.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head.
Stephenson II gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephenson II lands an elbow that stopped Hazlehurst in his tracks for a moment.
Stephenson II taking a breather.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James Stephenson II seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stephenson II working Hazlehurst over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stephenson II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II blocks an elbow strike.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst is struggling to control the position.
Stephenson II throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hazlehurst blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Hazlehurst unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stephenson II lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephenson II scores with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazlehurst trying to stall but Stephenson II improves his position.
Hazlehurst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephenson II's face.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephenson II is defending well for now.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hazlehurst stalling the fight.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazlehurst blocks the elbow strike.
Stephenson II wants to stall.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst scores with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazlehurst slows down the pace here.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stephenson II as Hazlehurst tries to tie him up.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stephenson II just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazlehurst's brow.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stephenson II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II lands a damaging elbow.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stephenson II on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stephenson II as Hazlehurst tries to tie him up.
Stephenson II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II is looking to control Hazlehurst's arms but Hazlehurst gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stephenson II has his back to the cage.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephenson II obliges.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst landing knees to the head.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst working Stephenson II over with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazlehurst tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephenson II avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stephenson II just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazlehurst's brow.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephenson II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hazlehurst avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hazlehurst dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hazlehurst rushes Stephenson II and presses him up against the cage.
Hazlehurst dodges an elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Stephenson II blocks an elbow strike from Hazlehurst.
A knee to the head by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst scores with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II lands an elbow just above Hazlehurst 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stephenson II.
Stephenson II trying to land knees to the body.
Hazlehurst takes an elbow to the temple.
Hazlehurst avoids a wild elbow strike from Stephenson II.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stephenson II is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hazlehurst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazlehurst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stephenson II lands a damaging elbow.
Stephenson II lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson II with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephenson II blocks an elbow strike from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Stephenson II looking to throw knees to the head but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazlehurst is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hazlehurst has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Stephenson II pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazlehurst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hazlehurst lands an elbow that stopped Stephenson II in his tracks for a moment.
Stephenson II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Stephenson II managing to block the knees to the body from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stephenson II is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stephenson II misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst lands a good knee to the midsection. Stephenson II won't want to take too many of those.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephenson II avoids it.
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Stephenson II misses with an elbow over the top.
Stephenson II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hazlehurst landing knees to the head.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephenson II's face.
Hazlehurst looking to throw knees to the head but Stephenson II is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst blocks the elbow strike.
Stephenson II avoids a wild elbow strike from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephenson II tries to land knees in the clinch but Hazlehurst avoids the damage to the body.
Hazlehurst scores with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stephenson II just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hazlehurst's brow.
Stephenson II tries a knee to the head but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazlehurst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hazlehurst landing knees to the head.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hazlehurst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephenson II blocks it with crossed arms.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst lands an elbow just above Stephenson II 's eye.
Hazlehurst misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephenson II has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hazlehurst stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst scores with a knee to the head.
Stephenson II unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hazlehurst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephenson II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hazlehurst blocks the elbow strike.
Hazlehurst misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stephenson II.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazlehurst.
Stephenson II looking to stall.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst blocks an elbow strike.
Stephenson II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst with a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hazlehurst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stephenson II misses with a knee strike.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hazlehurst avoids the elbow strike from Stephenson II, against the cage.
Stephenson II pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazlehurst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stephenson II lands a nice elbow.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II looking to throw knees to the head but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst landing knees to the head.
Hazlehurst lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stephenson II landing knees to the head.
Hazlehurst connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephenson II's face.
Stephenson II creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hazlehurst creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephenson II's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Stephenson II tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson II is stalling here.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Hazlehurst lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stephenson II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks it.
Hazlehurst lands an elbow inside that Stephenson II shrugs off.
Stephenson II is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hazlehurst tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson II blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Stephenson II throws an elbow but misses.
Hazlehurst working Stephenson II over with knees to the body.
Stephenson II pushes off an throws an elbow but Hazlehurst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stephenson II misses with an elbow over the top.
Hazlehurst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Hazlehurst.
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 Dan Hazlehurst.
I think Hazlehurst 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hazlehurst!
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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