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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Topham Hatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatt comes to the cage accompanied by .. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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212 cm
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282 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Topham Hatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Richter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hatt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hatt tries for a kimura but Richter is defending well.
Richter gets back to half guard.
Hatt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richter defending well though.
Richter tries to get to full guard but Hatt has control of the leg.
Richter is controlling Hatt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Richter is looking to control Hatt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richter avoid being mounted?
Richter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter wants to improve his position but Hatt is controlling well.
Hatt wants to work for an arm triangle but Richter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatt's head.
Richter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hatt.
It looks like Sir Topham Hatt has been cut.
Richter misses with a head kick.
Richter misses with a head kick.
Hatt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richter is trying to defend but Hatt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Richter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hatt.
Richter trying to control but Hatt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Richter wants to control but Hatt is keeping busy.
Hatt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hatt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatt seems to be looking for submissions.
Hatt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richter's head.
Richter wants to control but Hatt is keeping busy.
Richter controlling the position well.
Hatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hatt trying to control but Richter is working from the bottom.
Hatt stopping the sweep attempt from Richter.
Richter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hatt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Richter prevents Hatt from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatt defending well though.
Richter is looking for a kimura but Hatt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richter to get the leverage.
Richter is trying to control. Hatt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richter is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Richter stopping the sweep attempt from Hatt.
Hatt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hatt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richter wants to clinch.
Hatt cracks Richter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sir Topham Hatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sir Topham Hatt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Decent striking displayed by Hatt there.
Richter is looking to clinch but Hatt is avoiding it.
Hatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richter moves away.
Richter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatt counters with a shoot takedown. Richter fights it but they end up in guard.
Hatt throwing strikes from guard but Richter blocks nicely.
Hatt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richter wants to stand up but Hatt is controlling him.
Richter controls Hatt momentarily but Hatt frees himself.
Hatt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hatt has gone for a leg lock! Richter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hatt's guard.
Richter stopping the sweep attempt from Hatt.
Richter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatt is pulling down on Richter's head. It's preventing any offense from Richter, at least for the moment.
Hatt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richter postures up.
Richter postures up and lands a big shot to Hatt's brow.
Hatt wants to sweep but no luck.
Richter passes Hatt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt wants to control but Richter is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hatt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hatt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richter's guard.
Richter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hatt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hatt is stalling in the full guard.
Hatt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hatt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hatt won't allow Richter to sweep him here.
Richter is trying to control the position but Hatt postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab from Hatt.
Hatt throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Hatt thows a body shot but no joy.
Richter clinches but Hatt breaks the clinch
and Hatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Richter throws a head kick but Hatt moves out of range.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatt.
Richter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatt throws a body punch but Richter moves out of range.
Richter tries to clinch up but Hatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter tries to clinch up but Hatt circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatt slips a jab from Richter.
Hatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Richter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richter moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
Richter feints and as Hatt raises his hands in defense, Richter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richter is breathing heavily.
Richter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hatt is proving hard to escape from.
Richter looking to sit in guard and control but Hatt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hatt is working Richter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hatt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatt stopping the sweep attempt from Richter.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Topham Hatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sir Topham Hatt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hatt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Richter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hatt moves into full mount! Richter won't be happy about that!
Richter tries to hold on but Hatt postures up.
Hatt landing strikes from the mount and Richter is in trouble!
Hatt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hatt with a couple of short strikes.
Hatt is landing with some decent strikes but Richter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hatt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like John Richter has been cut.
Richter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatt working Richter over with strikes here.
Richter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hatt landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter is desperately trying to improve his position but Hatt has a good base and remains in mount.
Hatt wants to control the pace but Richter is squirming around nicely.
Hatt scoring with strikes but Richter is staying in there.
That has opened up John Richter's cut even more.
The referee warns Richter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Hatt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Richter wants to hold on but Hatt pushes him away.
Sir Topham Hatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatt looking for a guillotine from mount but Richter is having none of it.
Richter is looking to improve his position but Hatt isn't that keen on the idea.
Richter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richter's face.
John Richter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Richter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sir Topham Hatt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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