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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diablo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazardi comes to the cage accompanied by Avain - Kuka On Esko. Azman Hazardi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diablo Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazardi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Rage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rage stands up from Hazardi's guard - Rage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hazardi clinches up against the cage.
Rage tries to break free but Hazardi pushes him back against the cage.
Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but Hazardi won't allow it.
Hazardi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hazardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rage is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hazardi is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazardi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Hazardi trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Rage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rage preventing the sweep.
Hazardi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hazardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage tries for a takedown but Hazardi circles away easily
and Hazardi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hazardi!
Hazardi shoots in and bounces Rage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hazardi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hazardi stopping the sweep attempt from Rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Rage has wrist control.
Rage has his foot on Hazardi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hazardi works his way back into a safe position though.
Hazardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazardi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rage looking to control.
Hazardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Hazardi throws a strike but Rage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hazardi pulls Rage in close to his closed guard and prevents Rage from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazardi has wrist control.
Hazardi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hazardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazardi is pulling down on Rage's head. It's preventing any offense from Rage, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azman Hazardi dominated that round.
That's time! Hazardi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hazardi swinging wildly here.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazardi.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Hazardi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hazardi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rage counters with a takedown into side control.
Hazardi is trying to get back to half guard.
Hazardi struggling a bit here.
Hazardi defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rage's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hazardi won't allow Rage to pass to mount.
Rage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hazardi wants to control but Rage is keeping busy.
Hazardi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rage's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage breaks Hazardi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hazardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rage is one step ahead there.
Hazardi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rage's guard.
Rage is wriggling around but Hazardi manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage is looking to control Hazardi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rage avoid being mounted?
Hazardi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rage defending well though.
Hazardi prevents Rage from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi wants to pass to mount but Rage is defending the position.
Rage is looking to control Hazardi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rage avoid being mounted?
Hazardi working the head and body with strikes.
Hazardi seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rage has recovered full guard.
Hazardi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hazardi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hazardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hazardi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hazardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi is in close to Rage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rage working a defensive guard here.
Hazardi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rage has escaped and now he's on top!
Rage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diablo Rage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hazardi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rage counters with a one-two to the body.
Rage shoots and misses
and Hazardi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazardi is working for an americana but Rage has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hazardi was thinking about the submission.
Azman Hazardi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hazardi looking to pass the guard.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Hazardi is proving a slippery customer.
Rage has his foot on Hazardi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hazardi works his way back into a safe position though.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hazardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Hazardi blocks the body kick.
Rage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hazardi.
Rage darts in and clinches Hazardi up against the cage.
Rage pulls guard.
Hazardi trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rage keeping full guard, as Hazardi tries to pass.
Hazardi is in close to Rage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Rage has wrist control.
Rage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hazardi's guard.
Rage is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hazardi is on top in guard.
Hazardi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rage trying to control the position.
Hazardi won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
Hazardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hazardi throwing strikes from guard but Rage blocks nicely.
Hazardi wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi throws and elbow that misses. Rage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hazardi's guard. Nice move by Rage!
Rage looking to sit in guard and control but Hazardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Hazardi is proving a slippery customer.
Hazardi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rage has escaped and now he's on top!
Rage wants to control from the top but Hazardi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hazardi seems keen to control Rage's posture.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazardi wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azman Hazardi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hazardi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azman Hazardi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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