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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michel Trevino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hazell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazell has chosen You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Trevino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Hazell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazell has closed the distance and engaged Trevino in a clinch.
Trevino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trevino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazell's elbow.
Trevino breaks from the clinch.
Trevino moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Trevino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trevino misses with a takedown attempt - Hazell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hazell lands a lovely overhand right.
Hazell throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazell looks to throw the jab but Trevino is out of range.
Trevino misses with a takedown attempt - Hazell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trevino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hazell as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazell misses the shot to the body.
Trevino dives in and grabs Hazell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hazell pushes down on Trevino's head and hops out.
Hazell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Trevino shoots in but Hazell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hazell is looking for the big counter here.
Trevino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hazell counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig Hazell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazell clinches up with Trevino and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino jumps guard.
Trevino wants to stand and escape but Hazell is having none of it.
Hazell gets to his feet - Trevino follows without any prompting.
Hazell looks to land a combination but Trevino avoids it well.
Hazell clinches up with Trevino and pushes him back against the cage.
Hazell looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trevino avoids the elbow strike from Hazell, against the cage.
Trevino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazell's efforts to push away.
Trevino jumps into guard, dragging Hazell to the mat.
Trevino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trevino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trevino working the head and body with strikes.
Trevino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trevino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trevino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino stops Hazell from getting back to his feet.
Trevino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trevino lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Trevino.
Trevino is working for a submission of some sort.
Hazell pushes Trevino off looking to stand but Trevino dives back in and keeps control.
Trevino is working for a kimura but Hazell is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hazell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Trevino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trevino looks to land a combination. Hazell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hazell misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazell misses with a two punch combination.
Trevino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hazell is fending him off so far but Trevino persists. Nope, Hazell circles away and we're back to standing.
Hazell is breathing heavily.
Hazell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hazell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trevino, pushing him back against the cage.
Trevino tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hazell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazell.
Hazell has had enough of the clinch but Trevino keeps him there for the moment.
Trevino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trevino misses with a punch on the inside.
Trevino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trevino ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trevino no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trevino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hazell stands and steps away. Trevino gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Trevino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hazell, pushing him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Hazell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hazell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazell swats away the attempt to clinch by Trevino.
A nice side step and Hazell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Trevino closes the distance and clinches.
Hazell scores with a hook to the body.
Hazell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trevino is trying to pull guard but Hazell has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trevino is trying to pull guard but Hazell has him pressed against the cage.
Hazell lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trevino's efforts to push away.
Trevino fails to pull guard.
Hazell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trevino jumps guard but Hazell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hazell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hazell pushes Trevino off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hazell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hazell connects with a body shot.
Hazell takes the fight into the clinch.
Trevino breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trevino shoots for a takedown but Hazell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazell clinches.
Trevino letting Hazell take a breather here.
Trevino is trying to pull guard but Hazell has him pressed against the cage.
Trevino manages to break the clinch.
Hazell misses with a double jab
and Trevino counters with a series of strikes. Hazell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trevino has managed to clinch.
Hazell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hazell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michel Trevino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Trevino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hazell as he avoids it easily.
Trevino tries to clinch up
and Hazell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trevino moves into range and clinches up with Hazell.
Hazell avoiding damage.
Hazell pushes off an throws an elbow but Trevino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trevino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trevino is trying to pull guard but Hazell has him pressed against the cage.
Hazell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trevino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hazell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazell has had enough of the clinch but Trevino keeps him there for the moment.
Trevino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trevino lands a nice uppercut.
Trevino stalling in the clinch but Hazell improves position.
Trevino is trying to pull guard but Hazell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trevino pulls guard effortlessly.
Hazell stands up and waves to Trevino to follow him.
Trevino fails to land the takedown.
Hazell rushes Trevino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino prevents Hazell from breaking the clinch.
Hazell is looking to break free of the clinch but Trevino has double underhooks.
Hazell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trevino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trevino tries to clinch but Hazell moves out of range.
Hazell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trevino counters with a left and a right that stings Hazell.
Trevino dodges the punch combination from Hazell.
Trevino throws a right and a left that Hazell avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trevino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino takes one on the button.
Trevino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hazell as he jumps to the side.
Hazell pushes Trevino up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trevino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trevino trying to control the position but instead, Hazell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trevino into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hazell as Trevino shoots in.
Trevino moves out of range as Hazell strikes.
Trevino shoots in for a takedown but Hazell shows good takedown defense.
Hazell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hazell thuds a left hand into Trevino's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hazell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trevino somewhat.
Hazell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trevino with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hazell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hazell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hazell!
Craig Hazell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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