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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Hazlehurst keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hazlehurst gets underhooks to prevent Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings for the body but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Hazlehurst tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazlehurst swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with the head strike.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice shot that snaps Hazlehurst's head back.
Hazlehurst lands with a good body shot.
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook to the body
and Oliveira moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hazlehurst fails to land.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazlehurst feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Hazlehurst's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Hazlehurst scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlehurst is just out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Hazlehurst jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Oliveira sizes up Hazlehurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hazlehurst misses with a low kick.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Hazlehurst. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazlehurst was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira sizes up Hazlehurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazlehurst takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Oliveira ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Oliveira misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Hazlehurst is trying to break free.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Hazlehurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazlehurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazlehurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazlehurst breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hazlehurst misses the target.
Hazlehurst cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Hazlehurst will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliveira has Hazlehurst pressed against the cage, preventing Hazlehurst from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazlehurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hazlehurst is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliveira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hazlehurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Hazlehurst is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hazlehurst breaks the clinch.
Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazlehurst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hazlehurst can't break the clinch.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hazlehurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst working aggressively here.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Hazlehurst.
Oliveira works Hazlehurst's body with a nice hook.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Hazlehurst throws a good cross that connects.
Hazlehurst gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Hazlehurst throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Hazlehurst circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira clinches.
Hazlehurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst lands with a right to the head.
Hazlehurst wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hazlehurst has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hazlehurst misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira tries to stall but Hazlehurst uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hazlehurst gets through Oliveira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hazlehurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazlehurst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazlehurst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Hazlehurst throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazlehurst connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliveira momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst digs a good hook to Oliveira's body.
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hazlehurst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Hazlehurst throws a low kick but Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Hazlehurst saw that one coming.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
No joy there for Hazlehurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hazlehurst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Hazlehurst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlehurst looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Hazlehurst throws the kick towards the body but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws a jab when Oliveira was well out of range.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Hazlehurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Oliveira has Hazlehurst up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazlehurst tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Hazlehurst's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira catches Hazlehurst with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hazlehurst throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
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 Daniel Hazlehurst will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hazlehurst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira throws a looping overhand right but Hazlehurst ducks down to avoid it.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Hazlehurst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Oliveira - that landed with a thud.
Hazlehurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Hazlehurst circles away.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to clinch there but Hazlehurst circles away.
Oliveira takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst slips under a jab.
Oliveira has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Oliveira slips a jab from Hazlehurst.
Some wild striking there from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazlehurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Hazlehurst with an uppercut!
Hazlehurst takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hazlehurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Hazlehurst defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Hazlehurst gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Hazlehurst fails to land.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Hazlehurst can't break the clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with some punches.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
Hazlehurst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira prevents Hazlehurst from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Hazlehurst's ribcage. Hazlehurst let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliveira pushes Hazlehurst back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wendell Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazlehurst is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Hazlehurst is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hazlehurst misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira trying to stall but Hazlehurst improves his position.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira drives through and clinches with Hazlehurst against the cage.
Hazlehurst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazlehurst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hazlehurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Daniel Hazlehurst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a head kick.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the head.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Hazlehurst ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazlehurst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazlehurst controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wendell Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hazlehurst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Hazlehurst!
Daniel Hazlehurst seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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