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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joaor walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Hazashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joaor walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanzo Hazashi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from walter.
Hazashi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hazashi works over walter with some ground and pound from guard.
Hazashi throwing strikes but missing.
Hazashi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hazashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
walter wants to sweep here but Hazashi controlling him for the moment.
walter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazashi postures up in walter's guard and throws a big left but walter blocks it.
Hazashi trying to control but walter is working from the bottom.
walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hazashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hazashi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in walter's half guard.
walter is breathing heavily.
Hazashi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hazashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hazashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. walter defending well though.
walter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hazashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
walter shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanzo Hazashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
walter leaves Hazashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hazashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
joaor walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hazashi.
Hazashi looks for a takedown but walter sprawls well.
Hazashi shoots and misses
and walter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
walter is looking to clinch but Hazashi is avoiding it.
Hazashi fails with a takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Hazashi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hazashi is defended easily by walter.
Hazashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for walter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazashi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
walter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hazashi is adopting a defensive guard.
Hazashi wants to sweep but no luck.
walter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four 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.
Hazashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hazashi controls walter momentarily but walter frees himself.
Hazashi pushes walter off and gets back to his feet.
Hazashi fails with the takedown
and walter counters with a nice uppercut.
Hazashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says walter as he avoids it easily.
walter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hazashi closes the distance and clinches up with walter, looking for a takedown. Hazashi pushes walter against the cage but walter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hazashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says walter as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanzo Hazashi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hazashi slaps away a takedown attempt from walter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hazashi scores with a spinning back kick!
Hazashi tries for a takedown but walter circles away easily
and walter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hazashi's guard.
walter trying to control but Hazashi is working from the bottom.
walter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
walter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
walter wants to stand but Hazashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but walter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walter stopping the sweep attempt from Hazashi.
walter wanted to stand there but Hazashi had control of the position.
Hazashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. walter defends it easily.
Hazashi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hazashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
walter is defending against the submission attempts here by Hazashi.
Hazashi decides to stand up.
walter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hazashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten walter somewhat.
Hazashi shoots in and bounces walter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walter trying to keep a closed guard but Hazashi is proving a slippery customer.
Hazashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hazashi thows a big elbow that misses.
Hazashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hazashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hazashi won't allow walter to get back to his feet.
walter keeping moving, preventing Hazashi from controlling successfully.
Hazashi is working walter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hazashi has his takedown stuffed
and walter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hazashi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
walter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
walter has his takedown stuffed
and Hazashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joaor walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
walter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hazashi.
Hanzo Hazashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
walter pushes Hazashi off and gets back to his feet.
walter lands with a nice body punch.
walter throws a head kick but Hazashi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazashi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. walter did well to prevent Hazashi getting side control.
Hazashi is looking for a kimura but walter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hazashi to get the leverage.
Hazashi working over walter with some ground and pound. walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanzo Hazashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hazashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. walter sprawls well initially but Hazashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
walter trying to hold on to Hazashi's head to control him but Hazashi postures up.
Nice strikes from Hazashi there.
walter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hazashi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
walter controls Hazashi momentarily but Hazashi frees himself.
walter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hazashi working to try and regain half guard.
walter trying to control but Hazashi is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hazashi just holding on.
Hazashi can't escape the position.
walter looking to secure an arm triangle but Hazashi defends it well.
walter tries to control but Hazashi wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hazashi working to try and regain half guard.
walter looking to control but Hazashi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hazashi holds on to walter as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
walter avoids the attempt from Hazashi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hazashi looks a forlorn figure.
walter wants to control but Hazashi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hazashi looking for submissions off his back.
Hazashi wants to improve his position but walter is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hazashi is concentrating on defense, preventing walter from advancing position.
walter moves nicely into side control.
Hazashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
walter wants to stand but Hazashi is controlling his arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
walter in side control, throwing shots but Hazashi defends.
walter tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
joaor walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanzo Hazashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hazashi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanzo Hazashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hazashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanzo Hazashi!
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