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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Frankham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Hazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Frankham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohamed Hazier 's chin.
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190 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Frankham! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mohamed Hazier ! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hazier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hazier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Frankham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hazier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Frankham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hazier is trying to counter with his kicks. Frankham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frankham swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazier . It looked like Frankham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jab by Frankham. Frankham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. An inside leg kick lands from Hazier . Frankham connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Mohamed Hazier 's cut even more. Hazier takes a swing at Frankham's ribcage but misses. Hazier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Mohamed Hazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hazier misses with a two punch combination.
Frankham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankham. Hazier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hazier digs a good hook to Frankham's body.
Frankham throws the left hand but Hazier avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hazier throws a combination that misses and Frankham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Frankham is breathing heavily. Frankham throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Frankham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hazier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frankham's head backwards. Hazier tries to close the distance and clinch but Frankham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. As Hazier looks to move away, Frankham throws a big counter combo bu Hazier just gets out of the way. Hazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ben Frankham has been cut. Frankham misses with a jab to the body
and Hazier counters with a left and a right that stings Frankham. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hazier wants to clinch up but Frankham keeps it at a distance. Frankham throws a looping overhand right but Hazier ducks down to avoid it. Hazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Frankham throws the left hand but Hazier avoids the punch easily. Hazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hazier getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Hazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Frankham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A head kick misses from Hazier . Hazier misses with a few strikes there.
Hazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frankham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hazier tries to clinch but Frankham moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Hazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Frankham connects with the punch.
The cut above Mohamed Hazier 's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Hazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Frankham works over Hazier 's head and body with a nice combination. Hazier tries to clinch up but Frankham circles away and keeps his distance. Frankham drops Hazier with a beautiful combination! Hazier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frankham is looking for the KO!
Hazier is rocked! Frankham missing with a left hand there. Hazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hazier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mohamed Hazier 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Frankham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frankham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hazier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frankham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. An attempted straight right counter from Frankham misses the target. Hazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frankham back to the cage. Hazier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Hazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frankham slips a jab and a cross from Hazier .
A combination from Hazier does no damage. Frankham scores with a jab to the head.
Hazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frankham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Frankham misses the shot to the body. Hazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frankham throws out the jab. Frankham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frankham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Frankham. Those never looked like landing. Hazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Frankham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hazier . Hazier obviously looking to wear him down.
Hazier thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frankham if he has to take too many more of those.
Hazier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frankham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Frankham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hazier tries to clinch up. Oooooh!!! Hazier has knocked Frankham down with a huge combo! Hazier steps away and waves a wobbly Frankham back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Frankham is rocked! Hazier cracks Frankham's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Frankham slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hazier can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohamed Hazier ! Our winner, Mohamed Hazier , 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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