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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Summa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Summa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Hazard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard is looking to clinch but Summa is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hazard tries to clinch up.
Hazard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Summa gets back to full guard.
Summa has his foot on Hazard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hazard works his way back into a safe position though.
Hazard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Summa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Summa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summa is working for a submission of some sort.
Summa is looking for a kimura but Hazard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Summa to get the leverage.
Summa is breathing heavily.
Summa is tying to control. Hazard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Summa trying to pass the guard but Hazard defending well.
Hazard trying to hold on to Summa's head to control him but Summa postures up.
Hazard gets back to full guard.
Summa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazard is keeping the position for now.
Summa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hazard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hazard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hazard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hazard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hazard tries to clinch there but Summa circles away.
Summa tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Summa takes a swing at Hazard's ribcage but misses.
Summa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazard.
Hazard wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summa scores with a shot to the body.
Hazard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hazard rushes Summa and presses him up against the cage.
Summa has Hazard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hazard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Summa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hazard fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Summa is looking to control Hazard's arms but Hazard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Summa has his back to the cage.
Hazard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Summa wants to get back to full guard.
Hazard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Summa is trying to get back to full guard.
Hazard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summa keeps working.
Hazard passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Summa tries to control the position but Hazard now has his back.
Summa tries to escape but Hazard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Hazard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hazard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Summa as he avoids it easily.
Summa is looking to clinch but Hazard is avoiding it.
Hazard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hazard or perhaps it was just good defense by Summa which made him look bad.
Hazard checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard darts in trying to clinch
and Summa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hazard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summa throws a series of punches but Hazard avoids them all with ease.
Summa avoids the head kick by Hazard.
Hazard has his takedown stuffed
and Summa counters with a straight right hand.
Seppo Summa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Hazard.
Summa is looking to clinch.
Hazard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robert Hazard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hazard sprawls well initially but Summa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard is in trouble now - Summa has advanced to mount!
Summa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hazard has worked his arm free - good work by Hazard!
Summa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Summa.
Summa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Summa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hazard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hazard sneaks back into half guard.
Summa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hazard trying to control here.
Summa is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hazard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hazard trying to control the position.
Hazard keeping moving, preventing Summa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Summa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hazard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hazard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Summa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Summa jumps guard and drags Hazard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hazard looking to pass the guard.
Hazard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Summa 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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Summa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Summa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Summa trying to control but Hazard is working from the bottom.
Summa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hazard is trying to escape and Summa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hazard is forced to tap! Nice work there by Summa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Summa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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