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Event:
SSSD 24: Cartwright vs Asprin
Date: Jun 26, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
McKenna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hatham seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McKenna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatham looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKenna is one step ahead there.
Hatham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKenna manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
McKenna trying to keep a closed guard but Hatham is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna pulls Hatham in close to prevent any damage.
McKenna controls Hatham momentarily but Hatham frees himself. #SUB2#
McKenna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1##SUB2#
McKenna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hatham defends it easily.
McKenna is trying to control the position but Hatham postures up.
Hatham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hatham trying to control but McKenna is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
McKenna is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hatham rolls with it to try and escape but McKenna cranks on the arm and Hatham is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donte McKenna! |
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Event:
SSSD 17: Nwaoge vs Vurris 4
Date: May 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Smart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hatham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smart pinned against the cage. Smart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smart tries a head kick but it misses.
Smart keeps Hatham at a distance using the push kick.
Smart works Hatham's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart swings for the body but Hatham moves out of range.
Hatham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hatham shoots in looking for a takedown. Smart tries to sprawl out of it but Hatham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Hatham. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Hatham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hatham attempts a counter takedown but Smart avoids it well and moves away.
Smart gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Hatham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hatham has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Hatham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smart keeping hold of Hatham's head, controlling as best he can.
Hatham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hatham prevents Smart from improving his position.
Hatham trying to control from half guard but Smart is working away. #T2#
Smart is trying is best to control the position here.
Hatham trying to control the action but Smart is working from the bottom.
Hatham is breathing heavily.
Smart keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smart trying to control the position here.
Hatham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hatham trying to control but Smart is working from the bottom. #T3#
Smart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatham's guard. #REVB#
Hatham keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Smart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smart advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Smart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hatham tries to get to full guard but Smart has control of the leg.
Smart wants to pass to mount but Hatham is defending the position. #T4#
Smart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smart trying to mount his opponent but Hatham defends it.
Smart controlling the action here.
Smart passes to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smart with good strikes from the mount here!
Smart dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Smart dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Smart misses with a straight left. #TD2#
Smart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hatham was covering up waiting for the punch and Smart finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hatham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hatham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smart controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smart wants to pass the guard but Hatham is keeping the position.
Smart controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Smart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smart advances position into side control!
Hatham is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smart is working Hatham over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hatham is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Smart is trying to get an arm triangle but Hatham is defending well. #T2#
Hatham is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Smart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Smart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smart controlling the position from side mount.
Smart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatham keeps working. #T3#
Hatham can't do much from the bottom here.
Hatham is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Smart is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hatham wants to control but Smart is having none of it.
Smart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hatham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hatham is looking to escape.
Smart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4##SUB2#
Smart is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hatham to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hatham shrugs it off.
Smart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Hatham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smart avoids the attempt from Hatham to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Smart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Smart wants to land a leg kick but Hatham is out of range.
Smart swinging wildly here.
Hatham attempts a counter takedown but Smart avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Smart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smart working away.
Smart scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatham is looking to reverse the position.
Edward Smart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smart advances to mount.
Smart unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smart content just to control the position here. #T1#
Hatham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smart wants to pass to mount but Hatham is defending the position.
Smart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Smart maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hatham could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smart has cracked it and Hatham is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Smart!
A victorious Edward Smart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2021 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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!
#ROC#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.
#CL#
Dracovic has closed the distance and engaged Hatham in a clinch.
#T2#
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. #TD2#
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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3##TD2#
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.#T4#
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.#SUB2#
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.#REF3#
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!#R2##CL2#
Hatham gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
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.#CL2#
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.#TD2#
Hatham pulls guard effortlessly.
Hatham wants to sweep but no luck.
Hatham tries to strike from the bottom.
#T1##ES2#
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.#CL2#
Hatham moves into the clinch.#TD2#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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.
#T3#
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.#TD2#
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. #T4#
Hatham forces his way into half guard.#SU2#
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!#R3#
Hatham tries to clinch but Dracovic is having none of it. #CL2#
Hatham gets a clinch.
Hatham scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Igor Dracovic has been cut.#BC2#
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. #CL2#
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.#T1#
Dracovic is trying to force a seperation but Hatham has the dominant position.#TD2#
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.
#REVB#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
Hatham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
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.#T4#
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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