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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Barnes (ranked 1958 p4p, 2657 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 254 p4p, 340 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abraham Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes lands a left and a right that sends Hazlehurst crashing to the canvas! Barnes dives into mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst gets back to half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazlehurst defending well though.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazlehurst defending well though.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is thwarting Hazlehurst's attempts to control the position.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hazlehurst is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hazlehurst is not content to let Barnes control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Hazlehurst won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Hazlehurst on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Barnes trying to control the action but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Hazlehurst uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hazlehurst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnes defends well.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Hazlehurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Hazlehurst is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been informed that Hazlehurst has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hazlehurst knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes throwing shots but Hazlehurst is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Hazlehurst dodges it nicely.
Hazlehurst avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Hazlehurst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnes is keen to just control but Hazlehurst is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes scores with the left hand. Hazlehurst knows he should have avoided that one.
Hazlehurst lands an overhand right.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Hazlehurst.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
Abraham Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
Barnes throws a strike but Hazlehurst rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes is trying to keep Hazlehurst in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Hazlehurst lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Hazlehurst pushes his legs off easily.
Hazlehurst lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hazlehurst postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hazlehurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnes is looking for a triangle but Hazlehurst pushes his legs off easily.
Hazlehurst with a nice head shot there.
Hazlehurst with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Hazlehurst defends easily.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Hazlehurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hazlehurst postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Hazlehurst punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hazlehurst scores with a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst gets caught napping as Barnes dives in and scores a takedown. Hazlehurst manages to retain guard.
Barnes postures up in Hazlehurst's guard and throws a big left but Hazlehurst blocks it.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Hazlehurst keeps moving.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Hazlehurst has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazlehurst has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazlehurst is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes defending well as Hazlehurst loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a jab when Hazlehurst was well out of range.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hazlehurst tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hazlehurst finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abraham Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazlehurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a jab when Hazlehurst was well out of range.
Hazlehurst lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hazlehurst lands a hook that stumbles Barnes back into the cage. Hazlehurst follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Barnes to the canvas! Hazlehurst pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Barnes has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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