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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Fachada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells. Fachada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock Superstar. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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225 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Fachada!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fachada's waist but Fachada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hazzard off to one side.
Hazzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hazzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazzard looks for a takedown but Fachada sprawls well.
Hazzard tries to clinch up.
Hazzard clinches.
Hazzard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fachada smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard shoots in but Fachada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hazzard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hazzard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fachada as he jumps to the side.
Fachada lands a right hook to the body.
Hazzard moves forwards but Fachada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jack Hazzard has been cut.
Fachada lands with a nice body punch.
Hazzard is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fachada wants to clinch
and Hazzard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fachada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fachada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazzard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachada is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fachada working hard to break the clinch.
Fachada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hazzard misses with a knee to the head.
Hazzard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fachada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Fachada wants to get back to striking at distance but Hazzard won't allow it.
Fachada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fachada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio Fachada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazzard closes the distance and clinches.
Hazzard breaks the clinch.
Fachada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazzard circles away quickly and effectively.
Fachada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fachada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fachada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Fachada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fachada is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fachada manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fachada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hazzard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fachada is looking to stand up but Hazzard isn't so interested in that idea.
Hazzard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hazzard 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.
Hazzard decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard swats away the attempt to clinch by Fachada.
Hazzard shoots for a double leg takedown but Fachada sprawls well. He's pushed Hazzard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hazzard clinches up with Fachada and pushes him back against the cage.
Hazzard pulls guard.
Hazzard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hazzard is trying to keep Fachada in close.
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.
Fachada wants to stand but Hazzard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hazzard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fachada gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Fachada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Hazzard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hazzard.
No luck for Hazzard with that takedown attempt.
Fachada closes the distance and clinches.
Hazzard stalling in the clinch.
Fachada is trying to break the clinch but Hazzard is controlling him.
Fachada wants to break free but Hazzard has control.
Hazzard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fachada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hazzard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fachada's brow.
Hazzard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hazzard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fachada's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fachada is trying to force a seperation but Hazzard has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Fachada is looking to break free of the clinch but Hazzard has double underhooks.
Hazzard goes for a takedown attempt but Fachada pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hazzard shoots for a takedown but Fachada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fachada is breathing heavily.
Hazzard tries to clinch up
and Fachada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fachada.
Fachada avoids the elbow strike from Hazzard, against the cage.
Hazzard jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazzard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hazzard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fachada wants to stand but Hazzard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hazzard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fachada's guard.
Fachada is working an open guard so Hazzard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Fachada circles away.
Fachada misses with an uppercut. Hazzard saw that one coming.
Fachada misses with a hook.
Hazzard tries to clinch up.
Hazzard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fachada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hazzard rushes Fachada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hazzard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fachada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Hazzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fachada tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazzard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazzard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fachada!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard landing shots from mount.
Hazzard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hazzard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fachada's face.
Hazzard lands a heavy elbow.
Hazzard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hazzard cracks Fachada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hazzard working for a guillotine from mount but Fachada is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hazzard.
Hazzard working for a guillotine from mount but Fachada is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazzard has control of Fachada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fachada regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazzard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hazzard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Hazzard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hazzard has closed the distance and engaged Fachada in a clinch.
Hazzard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fachada can't break the clinch.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fachada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazzard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fachada throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Fachada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard looks for a takedown but Fachada sprawls well.
Fachada stuns Hazzard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Fachada moves out of range.
Hazzard slips under a jab from Fachada.
A big right from Fachada misses.
Hazzard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fachada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazzard keeps the fight on the outside.
Fachada dodges the punch combination from Hazzard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard avoids the body shot from Fachada.
Fachada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazzard shoots in for a double leg but Fachada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses.
Hazzard has Fachada up against the cage in a clinch.
Fachada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fachada working hard to break the clinch.
Fachada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazzard has him pressed against the cage.
Fachada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hazzard tries to clinch there but Fachada circles away.
Fachada scores with a punch to the head.
Hazzard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hazzard decides to stand and escape the position.
Hazzard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fachada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Hazzard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard cracks Fachada with a big right hand but Fachada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazzard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazzard working the ground and pound but Fachada is defending the strikes.
Hazzard wants to control but Fachada is keeping him busy.
Fachada taking a bit of punishment here - Hazzard scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard throws a strike aimed at the side of Fachada's head but Fachada avoids it well.
Hazzard advances to full mount.
Hazzard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hazzard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fachada is squirming around, avoiding Hazzard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fachada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Fachada that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hazzard working the ground and pound effectively.
Hazzard quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hazzard but it's paid off an Fachada is forced to tap! Nice work by Hazzard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Hazzard!
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energy
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hype
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