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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thuram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thuram comes to the cage accompanied by Dario G - Carneval de Paris. Heath Hazzard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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208 lbs
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225 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Thuram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hazzard to counter with a crisp jab.
Thuram throws a hook to the side of Hazzard's head but Hazzard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thuram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thuram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thuram throws a lazy right hand but Hazzard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thuram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thuram slips under a jab.
Thuram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hazzard.
Hazzard misses with a looping left.
Thuram tries to clinch but Hazzard is having none of it.
Thuram tries a head kick but it misses.
Hazzard misses with a hook.
Thuram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hazzard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thuram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram tries a head kick but it misses.
Thuram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Thuram slips a straight right by Hazzard.
Thuram misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Thuram misses.
Crunch! Thuram slams his shin into Hazzard's torso.
Thuram throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Hazzard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazzard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thuram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thuram!
Hazzard looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Heath Hazzard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazzard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Heath Hazzard has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Thuram.
Sloppy strikes from Thuram. Those never looked like landing.
Thuram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Thuram looks to throw the jab but Hazzard is out of range.
Hazzard slips a straight right by Thuram.
Thuram scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thuram looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hazzard is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard is not content to let Thuram control the position.
Thuram postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thuram wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazzard keeps working.
Thuram wants to stand but Hazzard has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thuram stands up.
No joy there for Thuram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thuram throws a series of punches but Hazzard avoids them all with ease.
Hazzard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heath Hazzard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thuram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazzard blocks a head kick by Thuram.
Thuram misses with a low kick as Hazzard jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hazzard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hazzard lands an overhand right.
Thuram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hazzard checks a low kick from Thuram.
Hazzard misses the shot to the body.
Marcel Thuram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Hazzard finds it's target.
Thuram jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thuram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcel Thuram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thuram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thuram misses the jab.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
Thuram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuram throws a body punch but Hazzard moves out of range.
Thuram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thuram lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hazzard defending well as Thuram loads up on a big left hand.
Marcel Thuram is winning the standup battle so far.
Hazzard blocks a head kick by Thuram.
Thuram avoids the body shot from Hazzard.
Thuram missing with a left hand there. Hazzard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thuram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazzard is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thuram. Those never looked like landing.
Hazzard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hazzard scores with a jab to the head.
Hazzard checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuram tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thuram misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Thuram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thuram, right into the meat.
Thuram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thuram scores with a sloppy right hand. Hazzard should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazzard missing with a left hand there. Thuram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thuram.
Thuram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hazzard is breathing heavily.
Thuram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hazzard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thuram fails with a takedown attempt.
Thuram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard takes a swing at Thuram's ribcage but misses.
Hazzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazzard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thuram cracks the inside of Hazzard's front leg.
Thuram scores with a sloppy right hand. Hazzard should have avoided that one.
Thuram slips under a jab from Hazzard.
Hazzard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thuram.
Thuram closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hazzard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thuram's efforts to push away.
Thuram breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuram shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hazzard eats them both and turns towards Thuram to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Heath Hazzard's cut even more.
Thuram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hazzard blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck for Thuram with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Thuram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thuram.
Thuram instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands a right hand.
Hazzard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thuram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazzard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thuram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heath Hazzard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Hazzard misses with a wild body shot.
Thuram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thuram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazzard can do to turn this around?
Thuram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazzard moves out of range of the leg kick from Thuram.
Hazzard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thuram throws an off balance right hand
and Hazzard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazzard avoids the head kick by Thuram.
Hazzard misses with a looping left.
Thuram looks to land a body kick but Hazzard moved away.
Nice shot by Hazzard.
Hazzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuram.
Thuram misses with a wild combination.
Hazzard slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thuram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hazzard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thuram scores with a nice right hand.
Thuram takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thuram cracks a nice hook into Hazzard's ribs.
Hazzard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Hazzard.
Thuram throws a nice looking combination but Hazzard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thuram ducks under a wild hook from Hazzard.
Hazzard swings widly with a right hand
and Thuram counters with a nice leg kick.
Thuram rushes Hazzard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hazzard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuram thows a body shot but no joy.
Thuram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thuram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hazzard throws out the jab.
Thuram catches Hazzard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thuram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thuram moves away from the strike by Hazzard.
Thuram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thuram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thuram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hazzard's sensitive parts.
Thuram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazzard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hazzard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thuram shoots in for a takedown but Hazzard shows good takedown defense.
Hazzard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuram moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuram throws a chopping leg kick but Hazzard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Thuram does no damage.
Hazzard throws a hook but Thuram avoids it easily.
Thuram throws a sloppy head kick and Hazzard moves out of range easily.
Hazzard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thuram tries to bum rush Hazzard with a series of wild strikes but Hazzard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heath Hazzard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thuram has a takedown stuffed.
Thuram tries to clinch but Hazzard is having none of it.
Thuram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazzard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Thuram misses.
Hazzard lands a really nice looking cross but Thuram seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Thuram.
Hazzard scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Hazzard lands.
Hazzard digs a good hook to Thuram's body.
Hazzard connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thuram, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuram cracks Hazzard with an open hand slap.
Thuram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Thuram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard throws a body punch but Thuram moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazzard keeps the fight on the outside.
Thuram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Thuram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thuram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Marcel Thuram!
Marcel Thuram wins by unanimous decision!
Marcel Thuram very nearly forgot to thank Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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