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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rockert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cult of Personality. Rockert has chosen Cant be touched as his entrance music. Steve Rockert struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rockert!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockert swinging wildly here.
Rockert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rockert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazard pinned against the cage. Hazard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Rockert.
Rockert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hazard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rockert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hazard is stalling in the full guard.
Hazard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Hazard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazard.
Hazard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rockert pushes Hazard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hazard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rockert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hazard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rockert pushes Hazard off but Hazard dives into side control.
Rockert looks gassed!
Check out the look on Hazard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hazard in side control, throwing shots but Rockert defends.
Hazard working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockert is letting Hazard control him for a moment.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard working the head with strikes.
Rockert taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rockert trying to remain calm as Hazard controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rockert for as long as he can get away with.
Rockert taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard lands a nice forearm strike.
Hazard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hazard stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Hazard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazard shoots in for a takedown but Rockert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockert tries to clinch but Hazard moves out of range.
Rockert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hazard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hazard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rockert moves in looking to clinch but Hazard pushes him off.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockert.
Rockert tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Rockert wants to clinch
so Hazard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hazard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazard stands up and waves to Rockert to follow him.
Rockert is looking to clinch but Hazard is avoiding it.
Hazard clinches.
Hazard is trying to drag Rockert to the mat but Rockert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hazard manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Rockert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rockert is breathing heavily.
Hazard pushes Rockert off and gets back to his feet.
Rockert tries to clinch up
and Hazard counters with a shoot takedown. Rockert fights it but they end up in guard.
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 trying to control but Rockert is working from the bottom.
Hazard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hazard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockert working a defensive guard but Hazard manages to pass into side control anyway.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rockert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hazard taking a breather here.
Hazard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rockert, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Hazard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hazard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hazard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rockert is trying to get back to his feet.
Hazard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hazard controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard scoring with punches from side control.
Hazard wants to control but Rockert is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Rockert's face as Hazard controls the position.
Rockert on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockert is letting Hazard control him for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rockert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hazard dominated that second round.
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!
Hazard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rockert did well to prevent Hazard getting side control.
Rockert has hold of Hazard's hands but Hazard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hazard tries to pass to full mount but Rockert defends it.
Hazard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockert defending well though.
Hazard stops Rockert from getting back to his feet.
Hazard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rockert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazard slips a nice elbow through Rockert's hands, connecting with Rockert's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hazard in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hazard tries to pass to full mount but Rockert defends it.
Hazard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hazard is just content to waste time from the top position. Rockert takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rockert being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ethan Hazard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rockert fails with the takedown
and Hazard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rockert thinking.
Hazard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hazard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rockert has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hazard slows the pace down in half guard.
Ethan Hazard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hazard is looking for a kimura but Rockert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hazard to get the leverage.
Hazard controlling the action here.
Hazard lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard controlling the action here.
Hazard works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hazard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockert looks a forlorn figure.
Steve Rockert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Hazard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockert is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazard postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rockert bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hazard and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hazard!
Ethan Hazard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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