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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robby Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rasputin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hatton scores with a hook to the body. Rasputin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatton's waist but Hatton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Hatton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Hatton.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatton.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Hatton.
Rasputin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatton counters with a left to the body.
Hatton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Hatton.
Rasputin clinches with his opponent.
Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin slips a straight right by Hatton.
Hatton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rasputin.
Robby Hatton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Rasputin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatton scores with a jab. Rasputin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hatton stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rasputin.
Rasputin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin swinging wildly here.
Hatton is looking to wear down Rasputin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rasputin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatton lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a jab to Rasputin's midsection.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Rasputin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatton avoids the head kick by Rasputin.
Hatton swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hatton being controlled here, momentarily.
Hatton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin pushing down on Hatton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hatton wants to improve his position but Rasputin is controlling well.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is working hard here to advance position.
Rasputin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hatton!
Rasputin content just to control the position here.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatton wants to control but Rasputin is having none of it.
Hatton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rasputin moves to back control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rasputin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin controlling the position well here. Hatton rolled but Rasputin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
It looks like Rasputin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rasputin is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rasputin drives through and clinches with Hatton against the cage.
Hatton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rasputin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rasputin trying to control the position.
Rasputin is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rasputin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hatton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hatton tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin moves into full mount! Hatton won't be happy about that!
Rasputin scoring with strikes but Hatton is staying in there.
Rasputin controlling the position easily from mount.
Rasputin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatton's face.
Rasputin controlling from the full mount.
Rasputin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hatton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rasputin raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hatton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin grinds an elbow into Hatton's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rasputin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rasputin just content to control the position.
Rasputin is trying to get an arm triangle but Hatton is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying to work for a sweep but Rasputin has mounted him!
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rasputin lands a heavy elbow.
Rasputin working Hatton over with strikes here.
Rasputin landing strikes from the mount.
Grigori Rasputin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasputin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rasputin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin lands a big shot there that rocks Hatton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rasputin breaks from Hatton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasputin is working for a guillotine from mount but Hatton frees his head quite easily.
Rasputin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hatton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hatton shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hatton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasputin controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rasputin shoots in but no luck this time.
Hatton looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatton. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatton cracks Rasputin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatton misses the shot to the body.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rasputin lands a takedown into guard.
Rasputin stands and throws Hatton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Rasputin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton being controlled for a moment.
Rasputin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin decides to stand back up. Rasputin steps back and let's Hatton get back to his feet.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rasputin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasputin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasputin passes to full mount!
Hatton tries to control Rasputin's body but Rasputin pushes him off. Hatton squirms to his side and now Rasputin has his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rasputin controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Rasputin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands punches and elbows.
Rasputin gets his hands free as Hatton looks to control.
What can Hatton do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rasputin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hatton.
Rasputin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rasputin has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hatton is in real trouble here. Rasputin gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hatton is tapping out! Rasputin wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grigori Rasputin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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