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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gavin McIlroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin McIlroy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin McIlroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIlroy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McIlroy manages to break the clinch.
McIlroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatton lands a nice shot that snaps McIlroy's head back.
Hatton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatton connects with a nice looking jab.
McIlroy takes one on the button.
McIlroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hatton to counter with a crisp jab.
McIlroy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McIlroy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hatton lands a nice shot to the body.
McIlroy with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hatton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin McIlroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIlroy misses with a takedown
and Hatton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McIlroy at a distance.
Hatton throws a shot to the body.
Hatton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hatton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton tries to sprawl but McIlroy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
McIlroy stalling.
McIlroy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hatton for as long as he can get away with.
Hatton wants to control but McIlroy is keeping busy.
McIlroy is keen to just control but Hatton is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, McIlroy seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gavin McIlroy.
McIlroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robby Hatton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIlroy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hatton counters with a nice uppercut.
McIlroy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIlroy misses with a takedown attempt
and Hatton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Hatton.
Hatton connects with a good right hand that stumbles McIlroy. McIlroy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatton connects with a jab.
Jab by Hatton.
Hatton scores with a one two! McIlroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hatton punishes McIlroy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hatton scores with a nice strike.
Hatton scores with a jab to the body.
Hatton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McIlroy has time to react.
Hatton connects with a body shot that sends McIlroy's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatton as he connects with a hook.
McIlroy moves forwards but Hatton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatton lands a jab to McIlroy's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIlroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McIlroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Hatton finds it's target.
McIlroy has his takedown stuffed
and Hatton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hatton lands a jab to the head.
McIlroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatton lands a jab to McIlroy's midsection.
Hatton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McIlroy with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hatton counter with a right hand.
Hatton stalks McIlroy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McIlroy's face. McIlroy staggers backwards, shaken.
Hatton scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIlroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hatton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hatton cracks McIlroy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McIlroy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatton.
Robby Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIlroy misses with a takedown
and McIlroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatton jabs at McIlroy's body.
McIlroy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Hatton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hatton.
Hatton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McIlroy eats them both and turns towards Hatton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hatton stuns McIlroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decent striking displayed by Hatton there.
McIlroy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatton counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Hatton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hatton moves into range and connects with a jab.
McIlroy drops his hands momentarily and Hatton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIlroy clinches up against the cage.
McIlroy blocking some punches.
McIlroy blocking some punches.
McIlroy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McIlroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatton scores with a three punch combo!
McIlroy has his takedown stuffed
and Hatton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
McIlroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McIlroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hatton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatton catches McIlroy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gavin McIlroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McIlroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin McIlroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McIlroy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hatton clobbers McIlroy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McIlroy throws a combination that misses
and Hatton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McIlroy back to the cage. Hatton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hatton lands a jab.
McIlroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatton looks to land a combination. McIlroy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatton cracks a nice hook into McIlroy's ribs.
Jab from Hatton.
Hatton stuns McIlroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatton lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Hatton finds it's target.
McIlroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatton works the jab nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatton scores with a jab to the body.
McIlroy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIlroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McIlroy swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - McIlroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McIlroy takes one on the button.
Hatton is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIlroy tries to clinch up but Hatton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McIlroy fails with the takedown
and Hatton counters with a straight right hand.
Hatton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hatton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McIlroy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatton's jab looks to have found its range, popping McIlroy under the eye.
Hatton lands a nice looking body shot.
Hatton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McIlroy.
Hatton lands with a nice combination. McIlroy backs away looking to recover.
McIlroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatton counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hatton there.
Hatton scores with a sloppy right hand. McIlroy should have avoided that one.
That's four 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.
Hatton cracks McIlroy with a good jab.
Hatton blocks the body kick.
McIlroy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McIlroy at a distance.
McIlroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatton circles away.
Hatton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McIlroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McIlroy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatton as he avoids it easily.
McIlroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatton counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McIlroy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McIlroy showed some decent athleticism there.
McIlroy decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Hatton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hatton scores with a jab. McIlroy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McIlroy moves into the clinch.
McIlroy misses with a body punch.
McIlroy wants a takedown.
McIlroy misses with some punches.
McIlroy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McIlroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McIlroy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatton just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin McIlroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hatton has had enough of the clinch but McIlroy keeps him there for the moment.
McIlroy stops a takedown attempt from Hatton.
Hatton looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton tries to throw a body punch but McIlroy avoids it by throwing Hatton back against the cage.
McIlroy drags the fight down to the ground.
McIlroy is pulling down on Hatton's head. It's preventing any offense from Hatton, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIlroy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hatton!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McIlroy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McIlroy controlling from the full mount.
McIlroy manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hatton to take his back!
Hatton is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McIlroy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McIlroy biding his time, controlling Hatton.
Hatton is trying to defend against the choke here but McIlroy has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. McIlroy Tightens the hold and Hatton taps out furiously! McIlroy displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gavin McIlroy!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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