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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard comes to the cage accompanied by Takyon (Death Yon). The crowd seem to be enjoying Credible's choice of entrance music: Du Hast. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Credible!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Credible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Credible!
Credible is working to get back to half guard.
Hazard controlling from the full mount.
Hazard throwing strikes here but Credible is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hazard controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible is trying to escape the mount.
Hazard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Credible working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Hazard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hazard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Credible?
Credible is looking to improve his position but Hazard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hazard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hazard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hazard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard working Credible over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazard controlling the pace for now.
Hazard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Credible for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Credible holds on for dear life, controlling Hazard's posture momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hazard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Credible tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Credible misses with a takedown attempt
and Hazard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Credible's guard.
Hazard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hazard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hazard prevents Credible from getting back to his feet.
Hazard stays in close to Credible's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ethan Hazard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Credible throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Credible misses with a double jab.
Hazard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Credible sprawls well. Credible wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hazard gets slowly back to his feet.
Credible tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Hazard or perhaps it was just good defense by Credible which made him look bad.
Credible lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Credible as Hazard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Hazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hazard wants it to stay on the feet.
Hazard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Credible on his heels. He'll look to pass Credible's guard now, I'm sure.
Credible is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ethan Hazard.
Hazard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Credible's waist but Credible gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hazard off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Credible works over Hazard's head and body with a nice combination.
Credible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Credible misses.
Hazard shoots for a double leg takedown but Credible sprawls well. He's pushed Hazard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Credible!
Hazard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Credible lands a two punch combo.
Hazard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Credible connects with a crisp jab.
Ethan Hazard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Credible cracks the inside of Hazard's front leg.
Credible misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Credible catches Hazard right on the button with a cross.
Credible doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hazard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Credible!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hazard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Credible is looking to improve his position but Hazard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hazard controlling the pace for now.
Ethan Hazard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Credible is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Hazard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Credible fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Credible goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Credible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazard.
Credible thumps Hazard with a low kick.
Hazard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Credible avoids it really well and circles away.
Credible with a poor takedown
and Hazard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hazard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Ethan Hazard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Credible shoots in but no luck this time.
Credible takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Credible throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hazard tries for a takedown but Credible circles away easily
and Credible counters with a nice kick to the body.
Credible throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard misses with a takedown attempt - Credible sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Hazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Credible throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No joy there for Credible, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Credible fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justin Credible seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Credible connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Credible finds it's way through Hazard's defenses.
Credible lands with an overhand left.
Hazard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Credible misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Justin Credible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Credible wants to get back to his feet.
Hazard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ethan Hazard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Credible scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible blocks the body kick.
Hazard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hazard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Credible!
Credible can't escape the position.
Credible manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ethan Hazard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hazard, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hazard!
Our winner, Ethan Hazard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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