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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbitt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tool - Schism. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazlehurst's choice of entrance music: Queen - The Show Must Go On. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst throws a sloppy head kick and Turbitt moves out of range easily.
Hazlehurst throws a front kick aimed at Turbitt's knee but Turbitt avoids it well.
Hazlehurst misses with the combination.
Turbitt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hazlehurst is out of range and Turbitt settles back down.
Hazlehurst wants to clinch but Turbitt slips to the side
and Turbitt counters with a single leg into guard. Hazlehurst didn't expect that.
Turbitt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hazlehurst looking for a sweep. Not yet Hazlehurst, not yet.
Hazlehurst is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turbitt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Turbitt stands and throws Hazlehurst's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Turbitt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Turbitt takes a little break here. Hazlehurst wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hazlehurst is looking for a sweep.
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.
Turbitt slows the pace down.
Hazlehurst is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Turbitt.
You can see the frustration on Hazlehurst's face as Turbitt controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samuel Turbitt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hazlehurst moves to clinch but Turbitt breaks away
and Turbitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Turbitt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turbitt wants to free his trapped foot but Hazlehurst is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Turbitt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Turbitt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hazlehurst throws a combination. Turbitt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hazlehurst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turbitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hazlehurst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turbitt counters with a single leg into guard. Hazlehurst didn't expect that.
Turbitt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turbitt preventing the sweep.
Hazlehurst can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turbitt controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turbitt is one step ahead there.
Turbitt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turbitt looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turbitt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Turbitt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hazlehurst moves to clinch but Turbitt breaks away
so Turbitt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turbitt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hazlehurst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turbitt counters with a shoot takedown. Hazlehurst fights it but they end up in guard.
Turbitt stopping the sweep attempt from Hazlehurst.
Turbitt is standing up over Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst looks to escape but Turbitt dives into side control.
Turbitt advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Turbitt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hazlehurst closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turbitt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hazlehurst!
Turbitt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turbitt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turbitt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turbitt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hazlehurst for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbitt prevents Hazlehurst from getting the reversal.
Turbitt controlling his opponent.
Hazlehurst holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turbitt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turbitt controlling from the full mount.
That's two 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.
Hazlehurst is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Samuel Turbitt just wasn't active enough.
Hazlehurst moves to clinch but Turbitt breaks away
and Turbitt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turbitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turbitt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hazlehurst is trying to control but can't.
Hazlehurst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turbitt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Turbitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turbitt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Turbitt!
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energy
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
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