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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 2261 p4p, 266 weight class) and Christian Volland (ranked 5867 p4p, 454 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hazlehurst might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - One Vision. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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36
203 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Volland!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hazlehurst's sensitive parts.
Hazlehurst has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volland.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hazlehurst was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hazlehurst lands a few punches from side control.
Volland tries to bench press Hazlehurst off him but Hazlehurst keeps the position.
Hazlehurst tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Volland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volland keeps working.
Volland sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst wants to take a breather but Volland is having none of it.
Volland is looking for a sweep. Hazlehurst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volland is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hazlehurst pulls his head out easily.
Volland gets back to full guard.
Volland trying to control the position.
Volland being controlled here, momentarily.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Volland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hazlehurst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Volland's head.
Volland is trying to keep Hazlehurst in close.
Volland has his foot on Hazlehurst's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hazlehurst works his way back into a safe position though.
Hazlehurst is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hazlehurst scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volland working for a triangle but Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Volland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Volland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst got a little sloppy there for a moment and Volland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hazlehurst has managed to get both his arms back between Volland's legs - danger averted.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Volland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland looking to control.
Volland working for a triangle but Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Volland working for submissions but it's allowed Hazlehurst to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volland is refusing to be controlled, as Hazlehurst sits in half guard.
Volland trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volland is looking for a sweep. Hazlehurst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hazlehurst pulls his head out easily.
Volland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hazlehurst pulls his head out easily.
Volland wants to control but Hazlehurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazlehurst got a little sloppy there for a moment and Volland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hazlehurst has managed to get both his arms back between Volland's legs - danger averted.
Hazlehurst is looking to work some ground and pound but Volland has wrist control.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hazlehurst looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Volland!
Volland is looking for a sweep.
Hazlehurst throws a strike aimed at the side of Volland's head but Volland avoids it well.
Hazlehurst is trying to move to mount but Volland reverses beautifully and ends up in Hazlehurst's guard.
Hazlehurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volland is one step ahead there.
Volland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazlehurst is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volland trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland stopping the sweep attempt from Hazlehurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position.
Hazlehurst seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Volland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volland trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlehurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hazlehurst is keeping the position for now.
Volland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two 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.
Volland passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazlehurst, who protects the arm well.
Hazlehurst tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hazlehurst sneaks back into half guard.
Volland passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Volland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hazlehurst keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hazlehurst is now in Volland's guard. A big mistake from Volland there, giving up the dominant position!
Volland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Volland working for a triangle but Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Volland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hazlehurst makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volland is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hazlehurst has his hands clasped together but Volland extends and breaks Hazlehurst's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Volland.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Volland!
Our winner, Christian Volland, 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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