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Event:
G | 11: McGraugh x Guzman
Date: Jun 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mckean.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Hatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hatt throws the kick towards the body but Mckean avoids it.
Mckean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hatt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Hatt looks for the body kick but Mckean saw that one coming.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Hatt moved out of range nicely.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Hatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.#CL#
Mckean gets a clinch.
Mckean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Hatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Mckean tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatt avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
Hatt is trying to force a seperation but Mckean has the dominant position.
A short right from Mckean on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatt.
Hatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Hatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mckean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatt lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Mckean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Hatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mckean walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hatt.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatt tries to land a front kick but Mckean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mckean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatt swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Mckean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
William Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mckean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mckean rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hatt drops his hands momentarily and Mckean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mckean misses with a looping left.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mckean scores with a nice head shot.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckean.
Hatt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mckean throws a shot from downtown. Hatt moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Hatt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Hatt saw that one coming.
Mckean missing with a left hand there. Hatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Hatt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatt lands a nice hook to Mckean's body. Mckean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatt keeps Mckean at a distance using the push kick.
Hatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt tries to move into range but Mckean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mckean is looking to clinch.
Mckean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hatt slips under a jab.
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Hatt thinks about the counter body kick.
Hatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckean is just out of range.
Hatt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatt throws a head kick but Mckean moves out of range.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Hatt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mckean is out of range and Hatt settles back down.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mckean is looking to counter punch.
Mckean misses with a straight left.
Hatt staying out of range there.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Mckean tries to clinch but Hatt moves out of range.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
A punch lands to the side of Hatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatt moves away from the strike by Mckean.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mckean dominated that round.
That's time! Mckean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mckean misses the jab.
Hatt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mckean will feel that in the morning.
Hatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Mckean moves out of range of the body kick from Hatt.
Hatt misses with a straight left.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt misses the jab.
A jab from Mckean misses.
Hatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Mckean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hatt lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean has a couple of punches blocked by Hatt.
Hatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean blocking some punches.
Mckean misses with a knee strike.
Hatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Hatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hatt.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatt.
Hatt throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hatt scores with a hook to the body.
William Mckean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mckean fails to land.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatt's face.
#CUT#It looks like Topham Hatt has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatt.
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Hatt misses with the head strike.
Hatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hatt avoids it.
Hatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatt tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Hatt back against the cage.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards. #CUT2#It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Hatt lands a body shot.
A short right from Hatt on the inside.
Hatt avoiding damage.
Hatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatt misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Hatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mckean wants to clinch.#T3#
Mckean moves out of range of the leg kick from Hatt.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean throws a jab when Hatt was well out of range.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Hatt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatt's face.
Hatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
Hatt tries to stall but Mckean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Mckean.
Hatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatt stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mckean.
Hatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mckean up against the cage.#T4#
Mckean trying to land knees to the body.
Hatt tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatt is looking to control Mckean's arms but Mckean gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatt has his back to the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatt tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Mckean.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hatt.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Hatt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Topham Hatt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mckean wants to clinch up but Hatt keeps it at a distance.
Hatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatt misses the shot to the body.
Mckean checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt throws a leg kick but Mckean checks it.
Hatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatt is looking to land body kicks.
Hatt lands a slapping body shot.
Mckean misses with an uppercut.
Hatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Hatt blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt connects with a body shot that sends Mckean's belly button to the back.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean tries to clinch but Hatt is having none of it. #CL#
Hatt tries to keep at a distance but Mckean has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hatt - that landed with a thud.
Hatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean looking to stall.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hatt.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatt.
Hatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt blocking some punches.
Hatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow. #T2#
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckean takes a shot to the head.
Hatt managing to block the knees to the body from Mckean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatt has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Mckean looking to throw knees to the head but Hatt is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hatt fails to land.
Hatt lands with a right to the head.
Hatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mckeans head. #BC2#
Hatt manages to break the clinch.
Mckean misses the jab.
Mckean throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatt lands a body shot.
Hatt scores with a spinning back kick!
Hatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatt is looking to slow Mckean down with leg kicks. #T3#
Hatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hatt punishes Mckean's body with a nice straight punch.
Mckean walks into a stiff left hand from Hatt.
Hatt throws a solid leg kick but Mckean takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatt.
Hatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatt tries to land a front kick but Mckean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mckean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mckean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatt.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt throws a chopping leg kick but Mckean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
Hatt throws the kick towards the body but Mckean avoids it.
Hatt misses with a body kick.
Hatt takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing Hatt back against the cage.
Mckean working Hatt over with knees to the body.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckean as Hatt tries to tie him up.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topham Hatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatt 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Topham Hatt! |
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Event:
G | 9 : McGraugh x Mckean 2
Date: Jun 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt drops his hands momentarily and Campbell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campbell closes the distance but Hatt moves to the side
and Hatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
Earl Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Campbell forces Hatt back against the cage and clinches.
Hatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campbell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatt blocking some punches.
Hatt misses with some punches.
Hatt lands a shot to the body.
Hatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Hatt gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Hatt breaks from the clinch.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T1#
Hatt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campbell at a distance.
Hatt tries to score with a low kick but Campbell moves his leg out of the way.
Hatt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Campbell will feel that in the morning.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell moves out of range as Hatt throws a body kick.
Hatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Campbell clinches up against the cage.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Hatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hatt misses with a body punch.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatt's elbow.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatt.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Campbell is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatt.
Come on Hatt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2#
Campbell misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campbells head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatt misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hatt fails to land.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell presses Hatt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatt lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatt's elbow.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Hatt.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hatt.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hatt.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatt trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Good body shot from Hatt.
Hatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campbell up against the cage.
Hatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campbell.
Hatt lands a shoulder strike.
Hatt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hatt avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Hatt.
#T4#
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hatt as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatt is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Hatt scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Hatt.
Hatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hatt has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
A nice left hand lands by Hatt.
Hatt tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatt breaks from the clinch.
Hatt throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatt keeps Campbell at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topham Hatt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Campbell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatt lands a jab.#ROC2#Campbell is rocked!
Hatt jabs at Campbell's body.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatt punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Hatt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Hatt keeps it at a distance.
Hatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatt scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatt cracks Campbell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Campbell falls to his knees and Hatt doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Topham Hatt! |
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Event:
Gladius | 5: Camara vs Krueger
Date: May 16, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Hatt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wetherby looks winded!
Wetherby throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatt counters with a straight right hand.
Wetherby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Hatt.
Wetherby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Hatt.
Wetherby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt moves into the clinch.
Hatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wetherby backwards.
Hatt lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wetherby backwards.
Wetherby is rocked!
Hatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hatt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wetherby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wetherby drops to his knees and Hatt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Topham Hatt! |
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Event:
Gladius Fight Night 1
Date: Apr 29, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Mckean clinches up with Hatt and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckean.
Mckean has Hatt pushed against the cage.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Hatt blocks with his arms.
Hatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mckean keeps control of Hatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hatt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatt.
Mckean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mckean tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatt avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mckean obliges.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Hatt blocks with his arms.
Mckean prevents Hatt from breaking the clinch.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hatt prevents a body shot from Mckean. #T1#
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
Hatt being controlled against the cage.
Hatt tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Hatt breaks the clinch.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Hatt moved out of range.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mckean is able to avoid easily.
Hatt throws a low kick but Mckean moves out of range easily.
Mckean throws the left hand but Hatt avoids the punch easily.
Mckean moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Hatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#
It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Hatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatt connects with a nice looking jab.
#T2#
Mckean connects with a crisp jab.
Hatt cracks a nice hook into Mckean's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatt.
Hatt lands a right hook to the body.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hatt throws a body punch but Mckean moves out of range.
Hatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mckean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Hatt scores with a hook to the body. Mckean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
William Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatt takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses.
Mckean slips a straight right by Hatt.
Hatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Mckean sizes up Hatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatt scores with a sloppy right hand. Mckean should have avoided that one.
Hatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Hatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hatt is looking to wear down Mckean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Hatt.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mckean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatt throws a chopping leg kick but Mckean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckean moves away from the strike by Hatt.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Hatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatt counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Hatt saw that one coming.
Hatt tries to score with a low kick but Mckean moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Hatt moved out of range nicely.
Hatt slips under a jab from Mckean.#CL2#
Mckean clinches.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatt working aggressively here.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Hatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatt's head.
Hatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatt connects with a body shot that sends Mckean's belly button to the back.
Hatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckean misses with a left hand
enabling Hatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckean looks winded!
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Mckean blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Mckean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Mckean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Mckean's head.
Hatt throws a leg kick that misses.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Hatt.
Mckean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mckean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatt.
A big right from Hatt misses.
Hatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatt swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatt misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL2#
Mckean closes the distance and pushes Hatt back into the cage.
Hatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Hatt is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Mckean lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Topham Hatt has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Hatt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatt can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Hatt is trying to break free.
Hatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Hatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Mckean to work.
Mckean lands with a light punch inside.
Mckean with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Hatt is rocked!
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
Oh Hatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
William Mckean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatt's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckean as Hatt tries to tie him up.
Hatt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
The referee calls for Hatt to work.
Hatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mckean up against the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean. #T3#
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Hatt.
Hatt is struggling to control the position.
Hatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatt misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean prevents Hatt from breaking the clinch.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T4#
Mckean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatt.
Hatt can't break the clinch.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Hatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatt misses with a body shot.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mckean blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Hatt.
Hatt throws a wild body kick that Mckean sees coming a mile off.
Hatt tries to land a leg kick but Mckean saw it coming and moves away.
Hatt missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Mckean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
#R3#
Mckean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Topham Hatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatt takes one on the button.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Hatt takes one to the side of the head.
Hatt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mckean checks it well.
Hatt misses with an uppercut.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatt misses with a looping right.
Hatt clobbers Mckean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatt misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
A lazy left from Mckean finds it's target.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Hatt slips a jab from Mckean.
Hatt missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mckean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mckean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
letting Hatt counter with a right hand.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Mckean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mckean lands a really nice looking cross but Hatt seems unphased.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Hatt.
Hatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckean.
Mckean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Hatt uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt lands a nice shot that snaps Mckean's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean slips under a jab.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt is looking to chop away at Mckean's legs.
Hatt thuds a left hand into Mckean's body.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hatt misses its target.
Hatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mckean has time to react.#T3#
Hatt cracks Mckean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hatt.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Hatt's shoulder, as Hatt tries to avoid the shot.
Hatt misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Mckean swings widly with a right hand
and Hatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Hatt.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatt moves away from the strike by Mckean.
It looked like Hatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mckean.
Hatt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatt has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatt. That snapped Mckean's head back.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Mckean.
Mckean walks into a straight right hand from Hatt.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mckean momentarily.
Hatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatt.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatt in his tracks.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Hatt moved out of range.
Hatt throwing a counter right hand but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatt.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mckean lunges at Hatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatt's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Hatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mckean checks it well.
Mckean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hatt throws a low kick but Mckean moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Mckean finds it's target.
Mckean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Topham Hatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Hatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Topham Hatt.
I think Mckean 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Mckean!
William Mckean seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2020 |
#R1#
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
Camara wants to clinch but Hatt slips to the side
and Camara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Camara moves into the clinch.
Hatt cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Hatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hatt taking a breather.
Hatt throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Camara pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Camara has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hatt doesn't defend quickly enough and Camara has managed to lock this one up! Can Hatt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Camara on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mbaku Camara!
Mbaku Camara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Maru throws a body shot but no joy.
Maru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Hatt finds it's target.
Maru takes a swing at Hatt's ribcage but misses.
Hatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maru on the side of the head.
No luck for Hatt with that takedown attempt.
Hatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Maru.
Hatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Topham Hatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatt connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Hatt is looking to chop away at Maru's legs.
Maru darts in trying to clinch
and Hatt counters with a nice body shot. #KD2#
Maru lands a head kick that stumbles Hatt and the fighters go to the mat. #ROC2#
Hatt is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Topham Hatt has been cut.
Hatt working a defensive guard here.
Oh Hatt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatt pulls Maru in to control the position.
Maru pushing down on Hatt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maru is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maru stops Hatt from getting back to his feet.
#T2#
Hatt is looking to control Maru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hatt avoid being mounted?
Hatt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maru is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hatt is looking for a sweep. Maru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maru is looking to take a break and control but Hatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maru might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hatt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hatt scores with a body shot.
Hatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maru throws a head kick but Hatt moves out of range.
#T3#
Hatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maru. That did some damage!
Hatt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hatt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maru moves out of range as Hatt throws a body kick.
Hatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hatt lands a nice shot that snaps Maru's head back.
Hatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatt throws a wild body kick that Maru sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Maru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maru tries to clinch up.
Hatt half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hatt can pounce on him.
Maru is looking to clinch.
Hatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Hatt.
Hatt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hatt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maru misses with a wild body shot.
Hatt scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Hatt tries to keep at a distance but Maru has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topham Hatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Topham Hatt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hatt lands with a shot to the body.
Maru tries to clinch but Hatt moves out of range.
Maru sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maru can do to turn this around?#TD#
Hatt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maru on his heels. He'll look to pass Maru's guard now, I'm sure.
Maru looking for a sweep. Not yet Maru, not yet. #SUB2#
Maru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatt defends well.
Maru 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Hatt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Maru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hatt!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hatt.
#CL#
Hatt gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maru.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maru can't break the clinch.
Maru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Hatt.
A short right from Hatt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatt blocks a body shot from Maru. #T2#
Maru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Hatt jumps into guard, dragging Maru to the mat.
Maru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maru throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatt keeping moving, preventing Maru from controlling successfully.
Hatt working a defensive guard here.
Hatt is pulling down on Maru's head. It's preventing any offense from Maru, at least for the moment.
Hatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hatt tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Hatt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Maru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Maru drops back looking for a leg! Hatt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hatt manages to kick Maru off! Maru jumps back into Hatt's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Hatt lands.
Maru misses with a right hand
and Hatt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
Hatt connects with a crisp jab.
Hatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Topham Hatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatt jabs Maru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hatt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maru there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maru ducks right into an uppercut from Hatt.
Maru tries to clinch but Hatt is having none of it.
It appears Hatt was looking to counter with a kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topham Hatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Topham Hatt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maru's sensitive parts.
Maru moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatt wants a takedown.
Maru lands with a left to the head.
Hatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Maru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Maru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Hatt connects with a looping right hand.
Hatt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maru is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maru.
Hatt misses with a low kick.
And Maru tries to counter it with a takedown but Hatt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hatt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hatt.
Maru takes one to the chin there.
Maru checks a low kick from Hatt.
Maru has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hatt.
Hatt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hatt connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hatt - that will leave a mark!
#T2#
Hatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hatt throws a leg kick which misses Maru's front leg but catches the back leg as Maru tries to avoid it.
Maru needs to keep his hands up - Hatt had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maru if he has to take too many more of those.
Maru moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
Maru is looking to clinch.
Hatt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maru defends well and Hatt ends up having to push Maru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatt lands an overhand right.#T3#
Hatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maru sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maru with the counter takedown but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatt scores with a nice body kick.
Maru's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maru closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Maru blocks the leg kick.
Maru wants to clinch.#T4#
Hatt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hatt lands a leg kick that knocks Maru off balance momentarily.
Hatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maru blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Topham Hatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Topham Hatt!
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