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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hazell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazell's choice of entrance music: You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Hazell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramsey misses with a few strikes there.
Hazell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hazell missing with a left hand there. Ramsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown but Hazell shows good takedown defense.
Ramsey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hazell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Craig Hazell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazell moves in looking to clinch but Ramsey pushes him off.
Hazell with a hook.
Hazell misses with a double jab.
Hazell clinches.
Hazell prevents Ramsey from breaking the clinch.
Hazell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hazell gets underhooks to prevent Ramsey's takedown attempt.
Ramsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hazell missing with knees to the body.
Hazell prevents Ramsey from breaking the clinch.
Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hazell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramsey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hazell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramsey scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Aaron Ramsey has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a nice head kick!
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazell throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramsey is looking to clinch.
Ramsey looks for a takedown but Hazell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hazell cracks a nice hook into Ramsey's ribs.
Hazell moves into the clinch.
Hazell lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hazell smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazell darts in and clinches Ramsey up against the cage.
Hazell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramsey has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Hazell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hazell tries to pull guard but Ramsey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ramsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazell has him pressed against the cage.
Hazell manages to pull guard.
Ramsey scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramsey wants to control from the top but Hazell keeps moving.
Ramsey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hazell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hazell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ramsey to keep the fight standing.
Hazell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hazell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hazell lands a slapping body shot.
Ramsey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramsey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hazell is fending him off so far but Ramsey persists. Nope, Hazell circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramsey is breathing heavily.
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!
Hazell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hazell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 Aaron Ramsey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hazell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramsey has him pressed against the cage.
Hazell wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramsey won't allow it.
Ramsey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazell controls his hands.
Ramsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramsey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hazell closes the distance and pushes Ramsey back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazell.
Ramsey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hazell's efforts to push away.
Ramsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramsey.
Hazell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazell jumps guard and drags Ramsey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hazell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ramsey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hazell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hazell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramsey.
Hazell throws a series of punches but Ramsey avoids them all with ease.
Ramsey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazell moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazell just leaning against Ramsey, taking a breather.
Ramsey looking for a takedown.
Hazell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazell is working Ramsey over against the cage.
Ramsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramsey thows a body kick. Hazell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Craig Hazell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramsey blocks a head kick by Hazell.
Hazell moves into the clinch successfully.
Hazell wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramsey won't allow it.
Hazell lands with a right to the head.
Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey pushes Hazell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramsey breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ramsey. No joy for Hazell on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Hazell.
As Hazell looks to move away, Ramsey throws a big counter combo but Hazell just gets out of the way.
Hazell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramsey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hazell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramsey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hazell's waist but Hazell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramsey off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramsey tries to clinch but Hazell is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazell throws a fast counter high kick but Ramsey manages to duck under it in time.
A shot to the liver by Hazell. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ramsey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazell. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Hazell.
Hazell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramsey rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazell thuds his right hand into Ramsey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick by Ramsey misses
and Hazell counters with a three punch combo that has Ramsey backing up. Ramsey nods at Hazell to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramsey missing with a left hand there. Hazell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hazell clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hazell.
Ramsey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Aaron Ramsey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hazell darts in looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets double underhooks and turns Hazell into the cage.
Ramsey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hazell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazell.
Hazell has Ramsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramsey jumps guard but Hazell stands there with Ramsey around his waist. Ramsey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hazell wants to break free but Ramsey has control.
Craig Hazell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hazell smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hazell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramsey up against the cage.
Hazell pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramsey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramsey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramsey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ramsey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hazell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hazell throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazell lands a body shot.
Hazell digs a good body shot into Ramsey's ribs.
Hazell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazell stalling in the clinch.
Hazell avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazell is stalling here.
Hazell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramsey has him pressed against the cage.
Ramsey pulls guard effortlessly.
Hazell gets to his feet - Ramsey follows without any prompting.
Ramsey has Hazell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramsey blocks the elbow strike.
Ramsey breaks the clinch.
Hazell misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazell moves into range and clinches up with Ramsey.
Ramsey trying to land knees to the body.
Hazell pulls guard.
Hazell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramsey postures up in Hazell's guard and throws a big left but Hazell blocks it.
Hazell is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ramsey presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazell blocks the elbow strike.
Ramsey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hazell is defending well.
Aaron Ramsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Hazell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramsey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hazell is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Hazell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hazell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hazell!
After the fight, Craig Hazell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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