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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dustin hazellett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by The Dropkick Murphys-The Warriors Code. Johnny Blaze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, dustin hazellett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hazellett tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
A left and a right from Blaze both land. Nice combination.
hazellett tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hazellett is trying to maintain the position but Blaze is very close to passing his half guard.
hazellett wants to improve his position but Blaze is controlling well.
hazellett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaze.
Blaze controlling the action here.
Blaze trying to control the action but hazellett is working from the bottom.
hazellett is pressing down on Blaze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blaze is looking to work some ground and pound but hazellett has wrist control.
Blaze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blaze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blaze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze works over hazellett with some ground and pound from guard.
hazellett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze postures up and lands a big shot to hazellett's brow.
Blaze postures up in hazellett's guard and throws a big left but hazellett blocks it.
hazellett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blaze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
hazellett trying to keep a closed guard but Blaze is proving a slippery customer.
Blaze stopping the sweep attempt from hazellett.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but hazellett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hazellett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Blaze connects with a couple of short punches.
hazellett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
hazellett wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaze chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hazellett misses with a takedown attempt
so Blaze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blaze content to stall in guard here.
hazellett keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
Blaze pushes down on hazellett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
hazellett looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blaze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
hazellett gets full guard.
Blaze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blaze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blaze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hazellett controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hazellett had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Blaze is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hazellett Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Blaze's back instead.
Blaze tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
hazellett avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
hazellett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hazellett get's back to his feet.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blaze looking to finish with strikes here!
hazellett wants to hold on but Blaze pushes him away.
hazellett regains half guard.
hazellett tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hazellett trying to control from the bottom.
hazellett is staying active underneath Blaze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blaze throwing shots but hazellett is blocking nicely.
hazellett trying to control but Blaze postures up.
Blaze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. hazellett defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blaze closes the distance and clinches up with hazellett, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes hazellett against the cage but hazellett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
hazellett punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by hazellett or perhaps it was just good defense by Blaze which made him look bad.
hazellett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blaze's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
hazellett controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
hazellett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - hazellett lands in his opponent's guard.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blaze will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
hazellett wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
hazellett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blaze kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
hazellett stops Blaze from standing up.
Blaze working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because hazellett has passed into half guard!
Blaze trying to control but hazellett postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hazellett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaze does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hazellett tries to keep at a distance but Blaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blaze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
hazellett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
hazellett wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
Blaze sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as hazellett sits in half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
hazellett trying to control the pace.
hazellett stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
hazellett wants to take a breather but Blaze is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hazellett prevents Blaze from improving his position.
hazellett wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
hazellett tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing hazellett back against the cage.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blaze manages to end up in side control.
Blaze looks up at the clock and then as hazellett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blaze smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blaze looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blaze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blaze cracks hazellett with a big right hand but hazellett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blaze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt hazellett will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blaze decides to stand up, so the ref orders hazellett to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze clinches up against the cage.
Blaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaze pulls hazellett into guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but hazellett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blaze controls hazellett momentarily but hazellett frees himself.
Blaze has his foot on hazellett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. hazellett works his way back into a safe position though.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Blaze trying to control the position.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
hazellett is looking to improve his position but Blaze isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hazellett?
Blaze punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blaze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaze is landing with some decent strikes but hazellett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blaze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the head.
hazellett wants to hold on but Blaze pushes him away.
Blaze controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hazellett is looking to improve his position but Blaze isn't that keen on the idea.
hazellett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
hazellett regains full guard. Nicely done.
hazellett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze clinches.
hazellett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
hazellett looking for a takedown.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaze tightens his grip and picks hazellett up, before dumping him to the ground. hazellett manages to land in guard.
hazellett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaze manages to get himself to full guard.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
hazellett wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Johnny Blaze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. hazellett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
hazellett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hazellett trying to control the position but Blaze is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hazellett happy to just control the position for now.
Blaze is trying to control hazellett's posture but hazellett avoids it.
hazellett just content to control the position.
Blaze tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blaze wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blaze tries to improve position but can't.
hazellett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.
Blaze is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
hazellett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
hazellett misses with a takedown
and Blaze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaze wants to control from the top but hazellett keeps moving.
Blaze looking to pass the guard.
Blaze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaze trying to stand up but can't free himself from hazellett's guard.
Blaze scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hazellett is keeping the position for now.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but hazellett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hazellett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaze scores with a four punch combination!
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hazellett shoots and misses
and Blaze counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnny Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dustin hazellett.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
hazellett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blaze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in hazellett's guard now.
hazellett is trying to keep Blaze in close.
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze gets to his feet - hazellett follows without any prompting.
Blaze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
hazellett tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blaze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze is pressing down on hazellett's thigh, looking to free his foot. hazellett is holding on for now.
Blaze is trying to control the action in half guard but hazellett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
hazellett is looking to control Blaze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can hazellett avoid being mounted?
Blaze is looking to pass hazellett's guard but actually hazellett recovers to full guard.
hazellett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hazellett keeping moving, preventing Blaze from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaze throws a right hand that hazellett ducks under and follows up with a left that hazellett also avoids with ease.
Blaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with hazellett, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaze gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze controlling the action here.
Blaze throwing shots but hazellett is blocking nicely.
Blaze is looking to take a break and control but hazellett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze uses his free foot to push down on hazellett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for hazellett.
dustin hazellett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze wants to control the pace but hazellett is squirming around nicely.
Blaze has control of hazellett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and hazellett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Blaze!
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