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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Dracovic (ranked 3092 p4p, 4866 weight class) and Jones Hatham (ranked 362 p4p, 413 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dracovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The End of the World but with the USSR National Anthem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dracovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jones Hatham!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatham lands with a slapping head kick.
Dracovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Dracovic scores with a punch to the head.
Dracovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatham shoots in but Dracovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dracovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dracovic tries to clinch up but Hatham circles away and keeps his distance.
Dracovic wants to clinch up but Hatham keeps it at a distance.
Dracovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dracovic tries to clinch
and Hatham counters with a good, hard body kick but Dracovic shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Dracovic.
Dracovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatham goes for a double leg but Dracovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dracovic continues to drive forward.
It looked like Dracovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dracovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatham shoots for a takedown but Dracovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Igor Dracovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Hatham.
Hatham shoots in but no luck this time.
Dracovic tries to counter by clinching up but Hatham breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatham shoots in looking for a takedown but Dracovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dracovic misses with a few strikes there.
Hatham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Dracovic. Those never looked like landing.
Dracovic throws a head kick that misses.
Igor Dracovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dracovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dracovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dracovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dracovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dracovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igor Dracovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dracovic is breathing heavily.
Dracovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dracovic!
Hatham is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatham is still on wobbly legs! Can Dracovic finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dracovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Dracovic has closed the distance and engaged Hatham in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hatham.
Hatham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dracovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Dracovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hatham pulls guard.
Dracovic postures up.
Hatham might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dracovic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dracovic wants to get up but he can't break Hatham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hatham seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dracovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hatham on the ground.
Dracovic wants to stand but Hatham is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hatham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hatham showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracovic pushes Hatham off looking to stand but Hatham dives back in and keeps control.
Hatham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dracovic's head.
Hatham wants to pass to mount but Dracovic is defending the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatham seems to be working for a kimura but Dracovic defends the submission attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dracovic lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Dracovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hatham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hatham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dracovic misses with a wild combination.
Hatham checks a leg kick.
Hatham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dracovic.
Igor Dracovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatham pushes Dracovic up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatham pulls guard effortlessly.
Hatham wants to sweep but no luck.
Hatham tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatham scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dracovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dracovic really felt that one!
Dracovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatham can do to turn this around?
Dracovic throws a series of punches but Hatham avoids them all with ease.
Hatham tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hatham moves into the clinch.
Hatham manages to pull guard.
Hatham 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.
Hatham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dracovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dracovic won't allow Hatham to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatham has Dracovic pulled in close to control his posture.
Dracovic stopping the sweep attempt from Hatham.
Hatham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dracovic wants to stand but Hatham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dracovic throws a combination that misses
and Hatham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dracovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dracovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dracovic wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dracovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dracovic wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hatham is breathing heavily.
Dracovic misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatham shoots in for a takedown but Dracovic shows good takedown defense.
Igor Dracovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Hatham.
Dracovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dracovic throws a series of punches but Hatham moves out of range.
Dracovic throws out a powerful jab.
Hatham ducks under a wild hook from Dracovic.
Sloppy strikes from Dracovic. Those never looked like landing.
Hatham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crunch! Hatham slams his shin into Dracovic's torso.
Dracovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dracovic wants to stand but Hatham is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatham with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatham forces his way into half guard.
Hatham decides to stand and escape the position.
A punch combination from Dracovic misses.
Hatham throws a counter combo.
Hatham shoots in looking for a takedown. Dracovic tries to sprawl out of it but Hatham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dracovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dracovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dracovic is looking to counter the offense by Hatham and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jones Hatham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hatham tries to clinch but Dracovic is having none of it.
Hatham gets a clinch.
Hatham scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Igor Dracovic has been cut.
Hatham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Dracovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Hatham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dracovic throws a right and a left that Hatham avoids nicely.
Hatham wants to counter the offense by Dracovic and move into the clinch position.
Dracovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dracovic throws a right and a left that Hatham avoids nicely.
Hatham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dracovic, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatham is trying to pull guard but Dracovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatham slowing the pace effectively.
Hatham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dracovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracovic is trying to force a seperation but Hatham has the dominant position.
Hatham ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hatham no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hatham is on top in guard.
Hatham is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hatham is continuing to stall.
Dracovic wants to stand but Hatham is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hatham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hatham prevents Dracovic from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dracovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatham fails with the takedown.
Igor Dracovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jones Hatham.
Dracovic throws a right hand that Hatham ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatham also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Dracovic. No joy for Hatham on that attempt.
Hatham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dracovic as he avoids it easily.
Dracovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dracovic throws a series of punches but Hatham avoids them all with ease.
Hatham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dracovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dracovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dracovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Dracovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dracovic feinted with a counter takedown.
Dracovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatham shoots in for a takedown but Dracovic shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatham dodges the punch combination from Dracovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatham lands a head shot.
Dracovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatham.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Dracovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dracovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Dracovic!
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energy
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