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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacIntyre's entrance music is Forever, by Throwdown. A fine choice. Hatton has chosen Bret Hart theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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186 cm
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217 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam MacIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hatton there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hatton.
MacIntyre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MacIntyre showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatton taking some punishment here, with MacIntyre in his half guard.
Hatton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
MacIntyre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hatton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MacIntyre is nestled in close to Hatton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacIntyre seems to be looking for submissions.
MacIntyre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hatton is looking for a sweep. MacIntyre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacIntyre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
MacIntyre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hatton is trying to control MacIntyre's posture but MacIntyre avoids it.
MacIntyre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hatton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacIntyre lands some shots froms side control.
MacIntyre is chipping away with strikes.
Hatton is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre grinds an elbow into Hatton's temple.
Hatton gets back to half guard.
MacIntyre trying to mount his opponent but Hatton defends it.
MacIntyre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacIntyre thows a huge punch but Hatton dodges it nicely.
MacIntyre trying to control from half guard but Hatton is working away.
MacIntyre is breathing heavily.
Hatton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hatton.
MacIntyre trying to control but Hatton is working from the bottom.
Hatton punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying to keep MacIntyre in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MacIntyre tries for a takedown but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatton tries a head kick but it misses.
MacIntyre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatton is fending him off so far but MacIntyre persists. Nope, Hatton circles away and we're back to standing.
MacIntyre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacIntyre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacIntyre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam MacIntyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hatton duly obliges.
Hatton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hatton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hatton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
MacIntyre 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.
MacIntyre wants to sweep here but Hatton controlling him for the moment.
Hatton drops back looking for a leg! MacIntyre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacIntyre manages to kick Hatton off! Hatton jumps back into MacIntyre's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hatton gets to his feet. MacIntyre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hatton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
MacIntyre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hatton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacIntyre's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacIntyre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hatton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 Adam MacIntyre will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hatton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hatton looks to land a combination but MacIntyre avoids it well.
MacIntyre misses with a takedown attempt
so Hatton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hatton trying to control but MacIntyre is working from the bottom.
MacIntyre 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.
Hatton tries to stand but MacIntyre is controlling from the bottom.
MacIntyre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatton wants to stand and escape but instead MacIntyre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
MacIntyre pushes down on Hatton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adam MacIntyre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre is tying to control. Hatton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MacIntyre working over Hatton with some ground and pound. Hatton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacIntyre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hatton looking for submissions off his back.
MacIntyre trying to control from half guard but Hatton is working away.
MacIntyre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hatton regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for MacIntyre!
Hatton with good strikes from the mount here!
Hatton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MacIntyre looks a forlorn figure.
Hatton looking to control but MacIntyre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MacIntyre wants to control but Hatton is having none of it.
Hatton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
MacIntyre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so MacIntyre is just riding it out for now. Hatton eventually gives up the hold.
Hatton passes to side control.
MacIntyre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
MacIntyre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacIntyre is trying to work for a kimura but Hatton is defending well.
MacIntyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatton defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hatton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hatton wants to get back to full guard.
Hatton tries to kick MacIntyre off but MacIntyre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MacIntyre tries for a takedown but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from MacIntyre.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Hatton scores with a spinning back kick!
MacIntyre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacIntyre tries for a takedown but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam MacIntyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacIntyre.
Hatton scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hatton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
MacIntyre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacIntyre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatton gets a takedown into half guard.
MacIntyre is trying to get back to full guard.
MacIntyre is trying to control but can't.
Hatton wants to pass the guard but MacIntyre is defending well.
Hatton wants to take a breather but MacIntyre is having none of it.
Hatton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacIntyre is pressing down on Hatton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacIntyre is keeping the position for now.
Hatton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
MacIntyre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatton tries to avoid it but MacIntyre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatton to the ground. Hatton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
MacIntyre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacIntyre regains half guard.
MacIntyre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatton is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
MacIntyre is staying active underneath Hatton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacIntyre gets back to full guard.
Hatton wants to pass the guard but MacIntyre is keeping the position.
Hatton trying to control but MacIntyre is working from the bottom.
MacIntyre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatton manages to get himself to full guard.
MacIntyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacIntyre's guard.
Hatton trying to control but MacIntyre is working from the bottom.
MacIntyre keeping full guard, as Hatton tries to pass.
Hatton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
MacIntyre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hatton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Hatton has his foot on MacIntyre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MacIntyre works his way back into a safe position though.
MacIntyre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hatton's head.
MacIntyre chips away with some ground and pound.
MacIntyre distracts Hatton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hatton keeping moving, preventing MacIntyre from controlling successfully.
MacIntyre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hatton's guard.
MacIntyre trying to control the action but Hatton is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hatton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hatton!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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