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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hazlehurst might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - The Show Must Go On. The crowd seem to be enjoying Macgregor's choice of entrance music: Dragonforce - operation ground and pound. Gary Macgregor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hazlehurst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Macgregor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macgregor works the jab nicely.
Macgregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazlehurst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hazlehurst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macgregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Macgregor.
Macgregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hazlehurst is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Macgregor defends well.
Macgregor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hazlehurst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macgregor throws a big right hand that misses.
Macgregor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hazlehurst has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Macgregor has managed to get both his arms back between Hazlehurst's legs - danger averted.
Macgregor landing with the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Macgregor works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst stopping the sweep attempt from Macgregor.
Macgregor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Macgregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazlehurst.
Macgregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hazlehurst jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macgregor wants to stand up but Hazlehurst is controlling him.
Hazlehurst stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macgregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macgregor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hazlehurst's guard.
Macgregor stops Hazlehurst from standing up.
Hazlehurst 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.
Macgregor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hazlehurst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries for a takedown but Macgregor circles away easily
and Macgregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hazlehurst shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Macgregor counters with a takedown into side control.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
Macgregor stands up.
Hazlehurst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macgregor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macgregor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Macgregor passes into side control.
Macgregor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hazlehurst to his feet.
Macgregor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hazlehurst quickly recovers to half guard.
Hazlehurst wants to get back to his feet.
Macgregor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hazlehurst has hold of Macgregor's hands but Macgregor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Macgregor there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor is working for a kimura but Hazlehurst is defending it quite comfortably.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macgregor connects with a nice short shot to Hazlehurst's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macgregor lands a nice short elbow.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up here but Macgregor is controlling him well.
Macgregor winds up and cracks Hazlehurst with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Macgregor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Macgregor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Macgregor.
Macgregor working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Macgregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macgregor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like Dan Hazlehurst has been cut.
Macgregor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hazlehurst is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macgregor pulls his head out easily.
Hazlehurst looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macgregor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hazlehurst does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hazlehurst is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazlehurst looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gary Macgregor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hazlehurst tries to kick Macgregor off but Macgregor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macgregor connects with a nice short shot to Hazlehurst's temple.
Macgregor working the head and body with strikes.
Hazlehurst has hold of Macgregor's hands but Macgregor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Macgregor lands with a punch from half guard.
Macgregor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Macgregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hazlehurst looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macgregor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Macgregor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor slips a nice elbow through Hazlehurst's hands, connecting with Hazlehurst's forehead.
Hazlehurst looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Macgregor there.
Macgregor decides to stand and escape the position.
Hazlehurst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macgregor lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Macgregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hazlehurst shoots and misses
and Macgregor counters with a single leg into guard. Hazlehurst didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macgregor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macgregor lands a couple of digs.
Dan Hazlehurst's cut is getting worse.
Hazlehurst will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macgregor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macgregor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macgregor working some strikes from top position.
Macgregor wants to pass the guard but Hazlehurst is keeping the position.
Macgregor working some strikes from top position.
Hazlehurst looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hazlehurst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Macgregor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macgregor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hazlehurst has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Macgregor has managed to get both his arms back between Hazlehurst's legs - danger averted.
Hazlehurst looking for a guillotine here but Macgregor defends easily.
Macgregor stands up over Hazlehurst, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macgregor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Macgregor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macgregor is working Hazlehurst over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macgregor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Macgregor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Macgregor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Macgregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Hazlehurst's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hazlehurst moves forwards but Macgregor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dan Hazlehurst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazlehurst moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hazlehurst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Macgregor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dan Hazlehurst's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Macgregor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macgregor landing with the ground and pound.
Macgregor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jeez, Dan Hazlehurst's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Hazlehurst's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gary Macgregor!
Gary Macgregor is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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