Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Fazekas vs Bonaparte
Date: Jan 12, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Inhanamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draught fails with the takedown.
A slow jab from Inhanamoto misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Draught off balance momentarily.
Draught shoots in but no luck this time.
Inhanamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Inhanamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draught's head.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Giro Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inhanamoto misses with a head kick.
Draught wants to clinch but Inhanamoto slips to the side
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draught shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draught bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Draught tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2##TD#
Draught dives in and scores a takedown into Inhanamoto's guard.

Inhanamoto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Draught off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inhanamoto misses with a low kick.
Draught tries to clinch but Inhanamoto moves away
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Draught fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Draught tries to close the distance and clinch but Inhanamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draught shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inhanamoto as he jumps to the side.
Inhanamoto counters with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Inhanamoto as Draught shoots in.
Nice cross by Draught.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Inhanamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto jabs at Draught's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Inhanamoto tries to keep at a distance but Draught has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giro Inhanamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
That's time! Draught's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A jab from Inhanamoto misses.
Draught is looking to counter punch.
Inhanamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Draught counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draught scores with a jab.
Draught misses with a shot to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a leg kick.
Inhanamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Draught has Inhanamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Inhanamoto as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Inhanamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
Inhanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inhanamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
Inhanamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Inhanamoto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Inhanamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Inhanamoto presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inhanamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Inhanamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draughts head. #CUT2#Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand. #T2#
Inhanamoto tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Inhanamoto as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inhanamoto.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giro Inhanamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Giro Inhanamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Kalske vs Brown
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bonaparte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draught scores with a nice right hand.
Draught tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1##CL#
Draught gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draught is defending well for now.
Draught misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD#
Draught gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Bonaparte has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Draught is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Draught tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonaparte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
Draught is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte pushes Draught back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2#
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draught on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte - that landed with a thud.
Bonaparte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte is leaning against Draught and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draught avoids it.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte. #T3#
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Bonaparte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte crunches a lovely knee into Draught's ribcage.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draught is defending well for now.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Draught managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Draught has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bonaparte after a bit of a struggle.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those.
Bonaparte digs a right hand into Draught's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draught's gas tank.
Draught has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonaparte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draught in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Bonaparte works on Draught's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonaparte pushes Draught back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte working Draught over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Draught tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonaparte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Draught gets a takedown into half guard.
Bonaparte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonaparte looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonaparte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draught lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonaparte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Draught throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Bonaparte is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Bonaparte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.
Bonaparte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonaparte trying to control from the bottom.
Bonaparte won't allow Draught to pass to mount.
Bonaparte wants to get back to his feet.
Bonaparte wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well. #SUB#
Draught is working for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending it quite comfortably.
Draught 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.
Draught moves nicely into side control. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bonaparte is pushing Draught's head away, looking to escape. Draught manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending well.
Draught has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonaparte!
Draught can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaparte is looking to escape.
Bonaparte really wants to buck Draught off and get back to his feet. #T3##SUB#
Bonaparte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Draught.
Bonaparte is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Draught moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonaparte has worked his arm free - good work by Bonaparte!
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Draught wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonaparte, who protects the arm well.
Draught looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bonaparte is avoiding damage well. #SUB#
Draught tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Draught has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draught trying to control the position but Bonaparte is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bonaparte's legs. #SUB#
Draught is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonaparte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Draught is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonaparte is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Draught thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Draught is defended easily by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Draught looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.#T1#
Bonaparte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draught tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonaparte defends well and Draught ends up having to push Bonaparte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Bonaparte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draught prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Draught pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draught controls his hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bonaparte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Draught is trying to drag Bonaparte to the mat but Bonaparte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Draught throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Draught scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Maximilian Bonaparte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Draught controls the action.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte is working Draught over against the cage.
Bonaparte tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draught is looking for a takedown.
Draught blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte tries a body shot but Draught blocks it.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte digs a right hand underneath Draught's ribcage. Draught let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Bonaparte is leaning against Draught and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Draught prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draught lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draught takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draught.
Good body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draught avoids it.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Draught controls his hands.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Draught on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonaparte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T4#
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte working Draught over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonaparte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonaparte presses Draught against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Draught avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught is trying to drag Bonaparte to the mat but Bonaparte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximilian Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonaparte 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Veainu vs Denver
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Draught lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draught throws an off balance right hand
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
A lazy left from Draught finds it's target.
Abner is looking to clinch. #TD#
Draught gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Draught wants to work for an arm triangle but Abner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draught wants to pass to mount but Abner is defending the position.
Draught is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Abner is defending against the submission attempts here by Draught.
Draught moves into full mount! Abner won't be happy about that! #T1##SUB#
Draught has hold of Abner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Abner is in all sorts of trouble here. #SUB#
Draught goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abner turns into him and now he's in Draught's guard. #SUB#
Abner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet. #T2#
Draught has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abner has passed into side control.
Abner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Draught trying to control but Abner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Draught is trying to break free.
Abner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abner doesn't have the hooks in and Draught manages to turn into his guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draught pushes down on Abner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Draught throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draught stalling.
Draught tries to pass to full mount but Abner defends it.
Draught wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abner keeps working. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abner trying to control but Draught postures up. #SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura but Abner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draught to get the leverage.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Abner defending well.
Draught moves into full mount! Abner won't be happy about that! #SUB#
Draught has hold of Abner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Draught throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Abner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Draught had a free shot at his head there.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abner throws a solid leg kick but Draught takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abner.
It looked like Draught wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draught misses the body punch
and Abner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abner moves forwards but Draught connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Abner thinks about the counter body kick.
Abner moves forwards but Draught connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draught. #T1#
Abner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beau Abner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draught scores with a jab to the body.
Abner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Draught has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#TD#
Draught drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abner prevents Draught from improving position.
Draught looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Abner is avoiding damage well.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abner tries to improve position but can't. #T2##SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura but Abner is defending well.
Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Abner's legs.
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draught has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Abner!
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!#SUB#
Draught goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abner turns into him and now he's in Draught's guard.
Abner preventing the sweep.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard. #REVR#
Abner keeping full guard, as Draught tries to pass. #T3#
Draught is looking to pass into half guard but Abner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abner is in guard.#REVB#
Abner preventing the sweep.
Abner tries to free his leg and advance position but Draught is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Draught looking for subs off his back but Abner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Draught is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abner's back!#SUB#
Draught looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
Abner is in a bad position with Draught working for a choke. Abner manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. #T4#
Draught wants to sweep but no luck.
Abner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draught is keeping the position for now.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard. #REVR#
Draught wants to pass the guard but Abner is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draught slips nicely into half guard.
Draught trying to mount his opponent but Abner defends it.
Abner moves into full guard.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Abner is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Abner tries to clinch but Draught moves out of range.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draught.
Abner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlton Draught is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Abner drives through and clinches with Draught against the cage. #TD#
Draught tightens his grip and picks Abner up, before dumping him to the ground. Abner manages to land in guard.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abner is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner seems keen to control Draught's posture.
Draught slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Abner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draught frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draught looking to control but Abner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Draught is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Abner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Abner!
Draught can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abner controls the pace.
Draught tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beau Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abner's guard. #REVR#
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draught throws a big elbow that misses.
Draught stands and throws Abner's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Draught in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Abner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlton Draught!
After winning the bout, Carlton Draught thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Bonaparte vs Draught
Date: Oct 27, 2024

#R1#
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Draught fails with the takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draught waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaparte.
Sloppy strikes from Draught. Those never looked like landing.
Draught misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Draught throws a nice looking combination but Bonaparte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draught throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte counters with an outside leg kick.
Draught throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draught will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draught on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Draught misses with an uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a thumping low kick.
Draught looks winded!
Draught looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD#
Bonaparte drops Draught with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Draught looks back up at him and smiles so Bonaparte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #T1#
Bonaparte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draught is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Draught throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonaparte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draught thinking. #KD#
Bonaparte sends Draught crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bonaparte is motioning to the referee to let Draught up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Draught is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Carlton Draught's cut even more.
Draught throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a left to the body.
Draught is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Bonaparte connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Draught out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Bonaparte!
After winning the bout, Maximilian Bonaparte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Drago vs Veainu
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
A punch combination from Draught misses.
Barrels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draught manages to avoid it.
Draught connects with a right that clearly hurt Barrels. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Draught proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Barrels collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Franc vs Crazyhorse
Date: Sep 01, 2024

#R1#
Draught looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denver moves out of range of the strikes.
Denver throws the left hand but Draught avoids the punch easily.
Denver digs a good body shot into Draught's ribs.
Draught looks to score with a jab to the body but Denver is just out of range.#TD#
Draught decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Denver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Denver.
Denver keeping full guard, as Draught tries to pass.
Denver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Denver is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Denver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draught defends it easily.#SUB2#
Draught avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T1#
Denver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Draught tries to get to full guard but Denver has control of the leg.
Denver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Denver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Draught moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Denver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Draught is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denver stopping the sweep attempt from Draught.#T2#
Draught is working hard here to advance position.
Denver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denver scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Denver lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Draught has his foot on Denver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denver works his way back into a safe position though.
Denver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draught tries to buck Denver off but Denver is having none of it.#SUB2#
Denver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draught, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Draught down. #SUB2#
Denver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draught tries to buck Denver off but Denver is having none of it.#T3#
Draught can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Denver tries for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Denver works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Draught takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Draught sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denver winds up and cracks Draught with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draught trying to hold on to Denver's head to control him but Denver postures up.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
Draught gets back to full guard. #T4##SUB#
Draught has his foot on Denver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denver works his way back into a safe position though.
Draught bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Denver's guard. #REVR#
Draught has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draught is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Denver has his foot on Draught's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draught works his way back into a safe position though.
Draught passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draught not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Denver looking for submissions off his back.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denver wants to control but Draught is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lemuel Denver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Draught manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Denver on his heels. He'll look to pass Denver's guard now, I'm sure.
Denver is trying to keep Draught in close.
Denver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught passes into half guard.
Denver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draught looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Draught got a little sloppy there for a moment and Denver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draught has managed to get both his arms back between Denver's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Denver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Denver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draught wants to pass the guard but Denver is keeping the position.
Denver pulls Draught in close to prevent any damage.
Denver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draught manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Denver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draught's head.
Denver chips away with some ground and pound.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver works over Draught with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Denver wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Denver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Denver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Denver preventing the sweep.
Lemuel Denver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Denver working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Draught is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denver lands a couple of digs.
Denver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Denver from controlling successfully.
Denver preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Denver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Denver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Denver lands a couple of elbows.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Denver trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denver working some strikes from top position.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Denver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Denver landing some decent shots from guard.
Denver pushing down on Draught's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T4#
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.#SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Denver working over Draught with some ground and pound. Draught looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Denver there.
Draught has hold of Denver's hands but Denver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denver prevents Draught from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver controlling the action here.
Draught wants to improve his position but Denver is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lemuel Denver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Draught takes a swing at Denver's ribcage but misses.
Denver just misses with a punch to the body.
Draught misses with a body shot
and Denver counters with a left to the body.
Draught closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denver circles away.
Denver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Draught is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Draught shoots in and drives through. Denver sprawls well.
Draught tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denver counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Denver scores with a shot to the body.
Denver catches Draught with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draught shoots in but Denver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draught gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Denver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draught won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denver staying calm.
Denver in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB2#
Denver tries for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Denver wants to control but Draught is keeping him busy.
Denver lands a decent elbow from side control.
Denver cracks Draught with a big elbow.
Draught manages to work his way to half guard, despite Denver's best efforts.
Draught wants to get back to full guard.
Denver winds up and cracks Draught with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Denver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Denver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draught is looking for a sweep. Denver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Denver trying to mount his opponent but Draught defends it.
Denver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Draught wants to improve his position but Denver is controlling well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Denver. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Denver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draught does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Denver performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Denver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Denver with a couple of short strikes.#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Denver landing punches. #CUT2#Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lemuel Denver!
After winning the bout, Lemuel Denver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Krylov vs Barkley
Date: Aug 04, 2024

#R1#
Barrels throws a hook but Draught blocks it.
Barrels connects with a jab.
Draught tries to clinch up
and Barrels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrels tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Draught fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrels, pushing him back against the cage.
Draught lands with a right to the head.
Barrels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Draught blocks an uppercut.
Draught cracks Barrels with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Barrels manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Draught slips under a jab.
Draught misses the jab.#TD#
Draught shoots in and bounces Barrels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draught throwing strikes from guard but Barrels blocks nicely. #T1#
Barrels keeping full guard, as Draught tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught with a nice head shot there.
Barrels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draught's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrels preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Barrels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draught can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
Barrels is trying to control. Draught wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Draught regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels preventing the sweep.
Barrels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barrels landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Draught looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barrels distracts Draught with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barrels pushing down on Draught's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Draught is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barrels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barrels's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draught not allowing Barrels to control his hands. #T3#
Draught is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Draught gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Draught gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Draught apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Draught misses with a right hand
and Barrels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Barrels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draught rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draught throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barrels throws a body shot but no joy.
Draught with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Draught tries to sprawl but Barrels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barrels looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draught is trying to get back to full guard.
Barrels lands with a punch from half guard.
Draught gets full guard.
Barrels trying to control but Draught is working from the bottom.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Draught lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Draught won't allow Barrels to sweep him here.
Draught lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barrels manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Barrels trying to control but Draught is working from the bottom.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet. #SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Draught is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barrels defends well.
Barrels with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlton Draught will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Draught darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
so Barrels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draught swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Draught has his foot on Barrels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barrels works his way back into a safe position though.
Barrels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barrels landing with the ground and pound.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Draught tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draught swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Draught has wrist control.
Barrels is in close to Draught's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving. #SUB#
Draught is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Draught wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draught wants to sweep here but Barrels controlling him for the moment.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Draught is keeping the position.#T2##SUB#
Draught is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Draught is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draught looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrels is one step ahead there.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
Barrels passes Draught's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Draught actively working from the bottom here.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Draught wants to sweep but no luck.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Draught can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrels controls the pace.#SUB#
Draught is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
Barrels looking to sit in guard and control but Draught gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet. #T4#
Draught wants to stand but Barrels is controlling his posture from full guard.
Draught stopping the sweep attempt from Barrels.
Draught in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draught with a nice head shot there.
Draught throws a big elbow that misses.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draught cracks Barrels with a solid left hand.
Draught advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tu Barrels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Draught misses with a looping left.
Draught tries to clinch up but Barrels circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrels misses with the combination.
Draught shoots in and drives through. Barrels sprawls well.
Draught moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarrels.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draught.
A swing and a miss from Draught.
Draught misses with an uppercut.
Barrels now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Draught looks to throw the jab but Barrels is out of range.
Draught is looking to clinch.
Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrels connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Barrels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL#
Draught pushes Barrels up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrels looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Barrels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draught moves out of range as Barrels throws a body kick. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draught.
Draught misses with a straight right.
A big left from Draught misses.
Draught drops his hands momentarily and Barrels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD#
Draught decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barrels is trying to control but Draught manages to pass to mount!
Barrels is trying desperately to improve position.
Draught landing shots from mount. #ROC#Barrels is rocked!
Draught postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Barrels out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Draught goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlton Draught!
A very excited looking Carlton Draught made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Dankovich vs Drago
Date: Jul 07, 2024

#R1#
Romanow scores with a jab. Draught acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Romanow has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Draught looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow throws a nice looking combination but Draught bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draught changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Romanow forces Draught back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Draught just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanow's brow.
A right hand to the body from Romanow.
Draught working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romanow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draught misses with some punches.
Romanow misses with some punches.
Draught misses with some punches.
Draught lands an elbow just above Romanow 's eye.
Romanow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanow lands a body shot.
Romanow scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romanow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
Romanow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romanow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romanow.
A nice left hand lands by Romanow.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Draught.
Draught misses with a body punch.
Romanow blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Draught just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanow's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Draught just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanow's brow.
Romanow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romanow.
Draught lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Romanow breaks from the clinch.
Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romanow swings for the body but Draught moves out of range. #CL#
Draught has managed to clinch.
Romanow scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head.
Romanow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romanow blocking some punches.
A short left from Romanow. #CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Draught lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanow has Draught pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draught manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Romanow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Draught shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T2#
Romanow wants to control but Draught is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romanow gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Romanow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draught is aware though and is defending well.
Romanow trying to keep a closed guard but Draught is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Romanow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draught doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Draught manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draught stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romanow swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Romanow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romanow keeping moving, preventing Draught from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Romanow working for a triangle but Draught defends it easily.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Romanow is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romanow is on top in guard. #REVB#
Romanow stands up over Draught, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Draught wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Draught throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romanow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Romanow throwing strikes but missing.
Draught 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.
Romanow connects with a couple of short punches.
Draught tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Draught throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
That's time! Draught's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Draught shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romanow defends it nicely.
Romanow with the counter takedown but Draught avoids it easily.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught cracks Romanow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draught closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Romanow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draught half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Romanow tries to move into range but Draught moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Draught scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Draught changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romanow tries to avoid it but Draught manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romanow to the ground. Romanow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Romanow as Draught shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draught throws a hook to the side of Romanow's head but Romanow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanow throws a hook but Draught blocks it.
Romanow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draught. Draught circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Draught just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romanow swats away the attempt to clinch by Draught.
And Romanow tries to counter it with a takedown but Draught pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Romanow sizes up Draught with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Draught throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draught bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow leaves Draught with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Draught looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romanow trying to control the position here.
Romanow controls Draught momentarily but Draught frees himself.
Romanow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught is pushing down on Romanow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romanow is fighting to maintain full guard but Draught has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2#
Draught wants to pass the guard but Romanow is defending well.
Romanow gets full guard.
Draught stands up over Romanow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romanow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romanow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Romanow is trying to control the action in half guard but Draught is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draught makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Draught.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Draught is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romanow defends well.#SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
Romanow content to stall in guard here.
Romanow distracts Draught with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Draught will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcel Romanow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romanow working some strikes from top position.
Draught trying to keep a closed guard but Romanow is proving a slippery customer.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving. #T4#
Romanow cracks Draught with a solid left hand.
Romanow distracts Draught with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Draught is looking for a triangle but Romanow pushes his legs off easily.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Romanow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Romanow working some strikes from top position.
Romanow trying to control but Draught is working from the bottom.
Draught 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.#SUB#
Romanow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draught has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romanow has managed to get both his arms back between Draught's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlton Draught will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Romanow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draught.
Draught wants to clinch.
Romanow changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Romanow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draught misses with a straight right.
Draught takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draught looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Draught tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romanow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Draught somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught cracks Romanow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Draught throws a right and a left that Romanow avoids nicely.
Draught fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Romanow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draught.
Draught steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow ducks right into an uppercut from Draught.
Romanow tests Draught's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romanow moves out of range as Draught strikes.
Draught throws a hook to the side of Romanow's head but Romanow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draught avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romanow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcel Romanow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draught takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draught gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanow.
Romanow lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draught fails with the takedown.#T2#
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draught appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Draught missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draught on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Draught catches Romanow right on the button with a cross.
Romanow with a jab.
Draught drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draught takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romanow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romanow connects with a jab.
Jab by Romanow.
Draught throws an overhand right that lands on Romanow's shoulder, as Romanow tries to avoid the shot.
Romanow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Draught.
Draught moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC2#Draught is rocked!
Draught is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Draught is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draught fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Draught walks straight into a right hand from Romanow - that's dropped him! Romanow jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Draught from any more punishment! Draught complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcel Romanow!
A relieved looking Marcel Romanow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Cedillo vs Sitsongrit 2
Date: Jun 09, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Magomedov tries to keep at a distance but Draught has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Draught turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Magomedov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draught fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Magomedov jumps guard but Draught stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksud Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Draught walks away with a smile on his face. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Draught stuffs the takedown.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Draught defends it nicely.#CL2#
Draught fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draught fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD2#
Draught shoots in and gets a takedown into Magomedov's guard.#T1#
Draught trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Magomedov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Draught trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draught is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Draught has wrist control.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Magomedov landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Draught working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draught keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Magomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Draught is retaining full guard.
Magomedov preventing the sweep.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Draught is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Magomedov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Draught has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Magomedov manages to get his head free but now Draught has transitioned to an armbar! Magomedov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Draught! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlton Draught!
Our winner, Carlton Draught, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: STRIKE! - MMA 3
Date: Mar 09, 2024

#R1#
Draught tries to clinch
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Draught takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Draught fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Draught swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target. #CL#
Draught clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hart throws an elbow but misses.
Draught throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draught lands a nice elbow.
Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Draught.
Draught lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hart or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart avoids a wild elbow strike from Draught.
Draught prevents a body shot from Hart.
Still in the clinch, Draught scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Hart blocking some punches.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
Draught scores with a shoulder strike.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught prevents a body shot from Hart.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draught tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hart stalling in the clinch but Draught improves position.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draught.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Hart blocking some punches.
Draught lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Gaetan Hart has been cut.
Hart taking a breather.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draught fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Draught has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch. #T2#
Draught makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught misses with an elbow over the top.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draught throws an elbow but it misses.
Draught lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draught can't get the takedown.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
Hart is trying to maintain a safe position but Draught gets an underhook and turns Hart into the cage.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
Draught lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Gaetan Hart's cut even more.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Hart tries to circle away but Draught has him pinned against the cage.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hart.
Draught blocking some punches.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart lands an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with some punches.
Hart misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hart lands a left hand.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T4#
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Draught, against the cage.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draught goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draught working aggressively here.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart tries to break free but Draught pushes him back against the cage.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart blocking some punches.
Hart has Draught pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Hart releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Hart sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hart tries to throw a body punch but Draught avoids it by throwing Hart back against the cage.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught working aggressively here.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draught or not.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught misses with some punches.
Draught throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Draught pushes off an throws an elbow but Hart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlton Draught has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hart stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught. #T1#
Draught working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draught fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draught pushes off an throws an elbow but Hart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draught is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Draught is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Hart blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Draught looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Draught tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Draught back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart gets through Draught's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draught fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draught is keeping busy.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
Draught misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hart to work.
Hart pushes Draught back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draught lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draught avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaetan Hart.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Draught uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart lands an uppercut.
Draught misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draught creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draught looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Draught working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draught.
Draught tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draught misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Nice body punch from Hart.
Hart trying to stall but Draught improves his position.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draught lands with a light punch inside.
Draught has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hart after a bit of a struggle.
Draught cracks Hart with a nice body shot.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Draught lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draught misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draught swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draught misses with the head strike.
Draught lands a body shot.
Draught lands a left hand.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Draught makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draught misses with a body punch
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draught, as that shot connected.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Hart slips a jab from Draught.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draught lands with a right hand.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
Draught misses with a body shot.
Hart throws out a counter right but Draught avoids it with no problem.
Draught connects with a crisp jab.
Draught keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlton Draught is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draught rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draught tries to clinch up.
Draught sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draught lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased. #T1#
Draught lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draught dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Draught's shoulder, as Draught tries to avoid the shot.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart takes one to the chin there.
Draught lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.#CL#
Draught closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draught pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Draught keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hart stalling in the clinch.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
Hart misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draught.
Hart stalling.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Draught avoids the damage to the body.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draught pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaetan Hart.
A left lands for Draught.
It looks like Draught has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T3#
Draught paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draught feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart throws a leg kick but Draught checks it.
Draught throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draught tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Hart misses.
A little feinted left hand from Draught on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draught misses with a body shot.
Hart appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draught lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draught.
Draught scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD#
Draught closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hart quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Draught stalling. #T4#
Draught's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Draught showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draught 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Draught!
A very excited looking Carlton Draught made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: STRIKE! - MMA
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Draught scores with a punch to the head.
Draught ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draught lands with a good body shot.
Draught misses the shot to the body.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Draught was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught lands a nice hook to Clarke's body. Clarke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draught scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Draught.
Draught connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clarke. Clarke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Left hook, right uppercut from Draught. #CUT#It looks like Mark Clarke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draught keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draught scores with a hook.
Draught takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clarke's coach down at Final Mile was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clarke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Draught. Beautiful body shot.
Draught throws a good cross that connects.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draught connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clarke's hands.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Draught stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draught tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clarke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clarke walks into a jab.
Clarke looks for a takedown but Draught sprawls well.
Clarke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draught lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draught is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#KD#
Draught lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Clarke sprawling to the canvas. Draught follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Clarke hang on? #ROC#Clarke is rocked!
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!#SUB#
Draught looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clarke is still in real trouble! Can Draught finish him?
Draught trying to pass the guard but Clarke defending well.
Clarke seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Clarke holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Clarke won't allow Draught to pass to mount. #SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clarke defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.
Draught moves into full mount! Clarke won't be happy about that!
Draught lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #T3#
Clarke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Draught lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clarke tries to get to full guard but Draught has control of the leg.
Draught seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clarke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draught thows a huge punch but Clarke dodges it nicely.
Draught trying to control from Clarke's half guard. Clarke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Draught stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
Draught 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.#T4#
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draught accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarke is retaining full guard.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Clarke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Clarke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Draught throws the left hand but Clarke avoids the punch easily.
Clarke feints the counter takedown.
Draught scores with a hook.
Draught throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draught connects with a right hand. Clarke shakes it off.
Draught scores with a jab. Clarke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clarke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draught is fending him off so far but Clarke persists. Nope, Draught circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlton Draught is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke fails to land the takedown.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draught lands a jab to the head.
Draught lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Draught.
Clarke throws a right hand that Draught ducks under and follows up with a left that Draught also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
Draught connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draught misses with a looping right.
Clarke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draught swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
Draught just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Draught misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Draught finds it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clarke.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Clarke.
Draught throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Draught. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Draught.
Clarke throws a jab but it's blocked by Draught.
Clarke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draught.
Draught 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.
Draught lunges at Clarke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clarke's hand.
Draught throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
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!
Clarke looks for a takedown but Draught sprawls well.#T2#
Draught with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Draught.
Draught throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke feints the counter takedown.
Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Draught had a free shot at his head there.#KD#
Nice combo by Draught! Oh, that's hurt him - Clarke falls to the canvas and Draught follows him into side control. #ROC#Clarke is rocked!#SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clarke is still in real trouble! Can Draught finish him?
Draught working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Draught passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Clarke!
Clarke seems to have recovered his senses.
Draught looking to finish with strikes here!
Draught throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T3#
Clarke working to try and regain half guard.
Draught punishing his opponent with strikes.
Draught misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Draught postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Clarke badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Draught around the waist but Draught pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Draught is the winner by TKO! Draught jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Mark Clarke had this to say: 'You beat me again... Well played. I wish you the best of luck in the future... However this is my final fight, thank you to everyone who supported me.. I want to pass the torch to Handerson. Good work brother.'.

Event: HFC 112: Godwin vs Cango
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1##TD#
Thevenet gets caught napping as Draught dives in and scores a takedown. Thevenet manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thevenet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draught slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thevenet is trying to improve his position.
Thevenet stops Draught from passing to mount. #SUB#
Draught is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thevenet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thevenet tries to bench press Draught off him but Draught keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught cracks Thevenet with a big elbow.
Thevenet can't do much from the bottom here.
Draught working the ground and pound.
Thevenet is looking to regain half guard here but Draught keeps moving and retains side control. #T1##SUB#
Draught tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Draught has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thevenet is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Draught.
Thevenet is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Draught is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thevenet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Draught tries to advance to mount but can't. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thevenet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draught wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thevenet tries to bench press Draught off him but Draught keeps the position.
Draught looking to control but instead Thevenet has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Draught working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Thevenet's thigh. Thevenet counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Draught tries to free his leg and advance position but Thevenet is retaining full guard.
Draught passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
The strikes coming from Draught are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura but Thevenet is defending well.
Thevenet struggling a bit here.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Draught trying to control the action but Thevenet is working from the bottom.
Thevenet struggling a bit here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thevenet is looking to regain half guard here but Draught keeps moving and retains side control.
Thevenet prevents Draught from moving into mount.
Draught tries to move to full mount but Thevenet actually manages to regain half guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Thevenet defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Draught is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Draught works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Thevenet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Thevenet as Draught shoots in.#TD#
Draught drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Thevenet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thevenet looking to control but Draught passes into half guard.
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Thevenet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thevenet wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Draught seems to be working for a kimura but Thevenet defends the submission attempt.
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Thevenet won't allow Draught to pass to mount.
Draught is working hard here to advance position.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thevenet wants to get back to full guard.
Thevenet is still trying to improve position.#SUB#
Draught is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thevenet sees it coming and defends easily.
Draught wants to control but Thevenet is keeping him busy.
Thevenet tries to roll over but Draught keeps him under control.
Draught wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thevenet keeps working. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thevenet trying to control here.
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Thevenet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thevenet is trying to maintain the position but Draught is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thevenet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thevenet wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Thevenet. No joy for Draught on that attempt.
Thevenet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draught shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Draught scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thevenet gets back to half guard.
Thevenet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draught passes Thevenet's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Thevenet tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Draught has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draught tries to control but Thevenet wriggling away.
Draught can't control as he wanted to and Thevenet manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Thevenet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thevenet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Draught postures up.
Draught stands and throws Thevenet's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
Thevenet prevents Draught from moving into mount.
Thevenet regains half guard, as Draught was trying to land strikes.
Thevenet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draught tries to pass to full mount but Thevenet defends it.
Thevenet controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thevenet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Draught tries to pass to full mount but Thevenet defends it.
Draught slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
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##TD#
Draught gets a takedown into half guard.
Draught uses his free foot to push down on Thevenet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thevenet.
Draught trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thevenet tries to hold on but Draught postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thevenet wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Draught.
Draught lands a couple of good shots and Thevenet has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T1#
Draught is striking well from the back but Thevenet escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Draught trying to advance position but Thevenet counters by regaining guard.
Thevenet looking for a sweep. Not yet Thevenet, not yet.
Thevenet can't keep his opponent in guard - Draught advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Thevenet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draught scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thevenet is holding on to half guard well.
Thevenet felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Draught looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlton Draught is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Draught with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amadeo Thevenet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thevenet is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught content to control rather than advance.
Draught wants to pass to mount but Thevenet is defending the position.
Draught not doing much here.
Draught works his way into full mount! #T3#
Draught controlling from mount.
Thevenet wants to hold on but Draught pushes him away.
Thevenet slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Draught is looking to take a break and control but Thevenet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Draught trying to control the pace.
Thevenet is trying to maintain the position but Draught is very close to passing his half guard.
Draught seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draught has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Draught showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draught, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: HFC 108: Hernandez vs Cedillo
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Draught walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draught tries to clinch
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Drago lands a big right hand that sends Draught crashing to the mat! Drago stays standing though and waves Draught back to his feet!#ROC2#Draught is rocked!#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago throws out a loose jab but Draught uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Draught is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draught tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Drago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Draught seems to have got his legs back now.
Draught closes the distance but Drago moves to the side
and Drago scores with a counter punch that sends Draught to the canvas! Drago smells blood - he's punishing Draught with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Draught has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to mention his sponsor, Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥ in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 101: Masamba vs Chai
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Vakhtangishvili gets caught flat footed, as Draught shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Draught advances to half guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili defending well.
Draught has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draught looking to finish with strikes here!
Vakhtangishvili in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has been cut.
Draught wants to control the pace but Vakhtangishvili is squirming around nicely.
Draught is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
Draught working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vakhtangishvili really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T1#
A nice elbow there by Draught.#CUT2#Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Draught trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vakhtangishvili definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Draught working for a guillotine from mount but Vakhtangishvili is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Draught is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vakhtangishvili can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vakhtangishvili is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Vakhtangishvili that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Draught working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC2#Vakhtangishvili is rocked!#CUT2#Jeez, Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zurabi Vakhtangishvili's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlton Draught!
A very excited looking Carlton Draught made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMAHKI 67
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Draught throws a nice looking combination but Surakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught shoots in but no luck this time.
Surakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from Surakka.
Surakka scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Surakka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Draught dives in and grabs Surakka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surakka pushes down on Draught's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surakka misses with a hook.
Draught throws a big counter combination but Surakka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Surakka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Surakka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draught wants a takedown.
Surakka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draught being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surakka cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Draught is breathing heavily.#T1#
Surakka is working Draught over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Surakka.
Draught has a couple of punches blocked by Surakka.
A left hand lands to the body for Surakka. #BC2#
Surakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Draught throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Surakka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Draught is in Surakka's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surakka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Surakka is looking to stand up but Draught isn't so interested in that idea.
Surakka pulls Draught in close to his closed guard and prevents Draught from doing any damage or advancing position.
Surakka trying to keep a closed guard but Draught is proving a slippery customer.
Draught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Surakka can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Draught with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draught looking to pass the guard.
Draught wants to control from the top but Surakka keeps moving.
Draught looking to pass the guard.
Surakka is looking to stand back up but Draught counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Surakka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surakka wants to get back to full guard.
Surakka is looking to get back to full guard here but Draught has managed to pass to side control instead.
Draught working the body and head with strikes.
Surakka is not content to let Draught control the position.
Draught prevents Surakka from escaping the position.#T3#
Surakka is trying to get back to half guard.
Draught tries to score with some ground and pound. Surakka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draught tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Draught 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.#SUB#
Draught is trying to get an arm triangle but Surakka is defending well.
Surakka tries to improve position but can't.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Surakka wants to get back to his feet but Draught drags him back down.
Draught tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Surakka is not content to let Draught control the position. #T4#
Surakka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Surakka wants to get back to his feet.
Surakka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Surakka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draught moves into full mount! Surakka won't be happy about that!
Draught trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Surakka tries to hold on but Draught pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aimo Surakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Draught walks into a straight right hand from Surakka.
Carlton Draught is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draught is looking for a counter combo.
Draught misses with a takedown attempt
and Surakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draught doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Surakka misses.
Surakka misses with a body shot.
Draught is looking for a counter combo.
Surakka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Surakka thuds a left hand into Draught's body.
Surakka with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Draught shoots in for a takedown but Surakka shows good takedown defense.
Surakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draught's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Surakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draught scrambles back to his feet.
Surakka thuds his right hand into Draught's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Surakka coming out on top.
Surakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Surakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Aimo Surakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surakka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Surakka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Draught on the side of the head.
Surakka scores with a hook to the body. Draught takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Draught. Draught gets slowly back to his feet.
Draught on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surakka stuns Draught with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Surakka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draught has his takedown stuffed
and Surakka counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Surakka catches Draught right on the button with a cross.
Draught needs to keep his hands up - Surakka had a free shot at his head there.
Draught takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draught gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Surakka counters with a left to the body.
Draught takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Draught shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draught takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Surakka lands a nice hook to Draught's body. Draught takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Surakka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aimo Surakka!

Event: MMAHKI 61
Date: Jun 30, 2023

#R1##TD#
Waterman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Waterman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Waterman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Draught is defending against the submission attempts here by Waterman.
Draught is looking for a sweep. Waterman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught keeps trying to improve his position.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Draught looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught 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.#T1##SUB#
Waterman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waterman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Waterman trying to control but Draught is working from the bottom.
Waterman advances position into side control!#SUB#
Waterman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Draught knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Waterman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Draught is squirming around, avoiding Waterman's attempts to control the action.
Draught is in all sorts of trouble here.
Draught is still trying to improve position.#T2#
Waterman is trying to take his opponent's back.
Draught is squirming around, avoiding Waterman's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Waterman wants to finish this one by submission but Draught is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Waterman.
Draught is trying desperately to improve position.
Waterman is looking to work his way around to Draught's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Waterman works his way to his opponent's back.
Draught tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Waterman with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish. #SUB#
Waterman working for a guillotine from mount but Draught is in no mood to give up.
Draught tries to reverse the position but Waterman maintains control.#T3#
Draught manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draught looking to control.
Waterman looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Draught is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Waterman is aware though and is defending well.
Waterman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draught is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Waterman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Waterman stands and throws Draught's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Waterman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Draught's legs.
Draught gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Waterman is looking for a kimura here.
We've been informed that Draught has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
Waterman is looking to advance position but Draught won't allow it.
Waterman is working hard here to advance position.
Draught is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Waterman is working for a kimura but Draught is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draught is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Waterman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Waterman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draught tries to avoid it but Waterman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draught to the ground. Draught escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waterman tries for a takedown but Draught sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Draught looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Waterman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draught is aware though and is defending well.
Draught wants to control from the top but Waterman keeps moving.
Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draught sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Draught in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Waterman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Draught avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Waterman working for a triangle but Draught defends it easily.
Draught advances position into side control!#T1#
Draught landing strikes. #SUB2#
Draught tries for a kimura but Waterman is defending well.
Waterman is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry Waterman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waterman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Waterman prevents Draught from improving his position.#SUB#
Waterman is working for a kimura but Draught is defending it quite comfortably.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2#
Waterman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draught is on top in guard. #REVB#
Draught trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Waterman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Draught gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Draught trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draught is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Draught is looking to work some ground and pound but Waterman has wrist control.
Waterman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waterman wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Waterman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draught can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Draught avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Draught slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Waterman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Draught looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Draught trying to control but Waterman postures up.
Waterman passes to side control. #SUB#
Waterman tries for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Draught sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Draught gets back to full guard.
Draught 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.
Waterman wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving. #SUB2#
Draught is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Waterman passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Waterman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Waterman has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Draught is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Waterman yanks on the arm and Draught is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Waterman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Waterman!
A relieved looking Henry Waterman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: MMAHKI 54
Date: Jun 02, 2023

#R1#
Gayweather defending well as Draught loads up on a big left hand.
Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Draught shakes him off and moves away.
Draught misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Gayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gayweather lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those.
Gayweather with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Gayweather scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head.
Draught tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Draught takes a shot to the head.
Draught is working for takedown but Gayweather is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gayweather pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gayweather stops a takedown attempt from Draught.
Draught wants to take the fight to the mat but Gayweather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Draught's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gayweather.
Draught is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Gayweather as the two fighters clinch.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather lands an uppercut.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Gayweather. #T1#
Gayweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gayweather landing knees to the head.
Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gayweather lands a knee to the body.
Gayweather lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gayweather obliges.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draught's face.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draught blocks it with crossed arms.
Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Draught has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draught shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Draught's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gayweather slips a jab from Draught.
Gayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Draught shoots and misses #CL2#
and Gayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Gayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Draught seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around.#TD#
Draught has clasped his hands together around Gayweather's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Draught throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Draught is looking to take a break and control but Gayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draught working away.
Draught tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gayweather is trying to get back to half guard.
Gayweather is trying to buck Draught off.#T3#
Draught postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Draught misses with the ground and pound.
Gayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draught is controlling him well.
Gayweather tries to improve position but can't.
Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gayweather's legs.
Gayweather regains half guard, as Draught was trying to land strikes.
Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Gayweather is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gayweather pushes Draught off looking to stand but Draught dives back in and keeps control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draught trying to mount his opponent but Gayweather defends it.
Gayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gayweather pushes Draught off looking to stand but Draught dives back in and keeps control.
Gayweather is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught stalling away here and it's allowed Gayweather to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Draught trying to control but Gayweather is working from the bottom.
Gayweather is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Gayweather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Draught.
Gayweather looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gayweather wants it to stay on the feet.
Draught throws a hook but Gayweather avoids it easily.
Draught shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gayweather defends it nicely.
Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draught with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Gayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gayweather.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gayweather stalls.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Draught has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Draught shakes him off and moves away.
Gayweather pushes Draught back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Gayweather taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Floyd Gayweather seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Gayweather - that landed with a thud. #T1#
Draught is looking for a takedown.
Gayweather stalling in the clinch.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather crunches a lovely knee into Draught's ribcage.
Gayweather lands a right hand.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head.
Gayweather dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gayweather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draught looking for a takedown.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gayweather lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Draught letting Gayweather take a breather here.
Gayweather lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gayweather lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Gayweather.
Gayweather slows down the pace here.
Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gayweather.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather stops a takedown attempt from Draught.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draught's face.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A knee to the head by Gayweather.
Gayweather slows down the pace here.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gayweather stalling the fight. #T3#
Gayweather landing knees to the head.
Draught is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gayweather is defending well.
Gayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Draught takes a shot to the head.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Draught blocks with his arms.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gayweather gets underhooks to prevent Draught's takedown attempt.
Gayweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Gayweather stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Gayweather.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather!

Event: MMAHKI 45
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Draught with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Draught looks to clinch
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Draught with that takedown attempt. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Graves has knocked Draught down with a huge combo! Graves steps away and waves a wobbly Draught back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Draught is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Draught instigates a clinch.
Graves stops a takedown attempt from Draught.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Graves lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Graves cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Draught letting Graves take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draught blocks a body shot from Graves.
Draught blocks a body shot from Graves.
Draught is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Draught looking for a takedown.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Draught is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Graves.#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Draught tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graves defends well and Draught ends up having to push Graves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graves lands a body shot.
Draught is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Graves.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head.
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!
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves just leaning against Draught, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves stalls.
Graves lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Graves breaks from the clinch. #KD2#
Graves cracks Draught with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Graves has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Draught to stand back up!
Oh Draught is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrone Graves!
Post fight, Tyrone Graves stared into the camera and said 'Choo-Choo beeetoch!!! Hype train derailed baby! Next stop, Henry Waterman station!! Make it happen!'.

Event: MMAHKI 41
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Cubbedge Iii as Draught shoots in.
Cubbedge Iii punishes Draught's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Cubbedge Iii misses.
Cubbedge Iii misses with a hook.
Cubbedge Iii throws a hook to the side of Draught's head but Draught sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cubbedge Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Draught changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cubbedge Iii looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Draught in side control, throwing shots but Cubbedge Iii defends.
Cubbedge Iii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Draught off and has taken his back!
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!
Draught turns into Cubbedge Iii and is now in his guard.
Draught works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Draught wants to work for an arm triangle but Cubbedge Iii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Draught is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cubbedge Iii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Draught.
Draught 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.
Cubbedge Iii won't allow Draught to pass to mount. #T1##SUB#
Draught is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Draught seems to be working for a kimura but Cubbedge Iii defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Draught is working for a kimura but Cubbedge Iii is defending it quite comfortably.
Draught wants to control but Cubbedge Iii is keeping him busy.
Cubbedge Iii felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cubbedge Iii controlling the position well.
Cubbedge Iii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Draught seems to be working for a kimura but Cubbedge Iii defends the submission attempt.
Cubbedge Iii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Draught is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Draught thows a huge punch but Cubbedge Iii dodges it nicely. #T3##SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura but Cubbedge Iii is defending well.
Cubbedge Iii trying to control but Draught postures up. #SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura here.
Draught frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Draught looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T4#
Cubbedge Iii stops Draught from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Draught wants to control the action but instead Cubbedge Iii gets a body lock and reverses into Draught's guard! Nice work! #SUB#
Draught is looking for a triangle here but Cubbedge Iii uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Draught is looking to regain half guard here but Cubbedge Iii keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlton Draught will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Draught takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Draught shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cubbedge Iii as he jumps to the side.
Cubbedge Iii unleashes a big counter combination but Draught bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cubbedge Iii misses with an uppercut. Draught saw that one coming.
Cubbedge Iii looks to throw the jab but Draught is out of range.
A big right from Cubbedge Iii misses. #TD#
Draught drives through with a takedown into Cubbedge Iii's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Draught trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cubbedge Iii manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Draught looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cubbedge Iii is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Draught escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge Iii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Draught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cubbedge Iii controlling from the top position. #T1#
Cubbedge Iii preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Draught working for a triangle but Cubbedge Iii defends it easily.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Draught looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cubbedge Iii puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Draught wants to improve his position but Cubbedge Iii is controlling well.
Cubbedge Iii is taking a breather. Draught says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Draught working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cubbedge Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cubbedge Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cubbedge Iii wants to pass the guard but Draught is keeping the position.#SUB#
Cubbedge Iii is posturing up here but Draught has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cubbedge Iii tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cubbedge Iii has to tap! Slick submission there by Draught!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlton Draught!
Our winner, Carlton Draught, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MMAHKI 34
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1##TD#
Draught closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Draught lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Somer working for a triangle but Draught defends it easily.
Draught slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Somer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draught slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura but Somer is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somer is looking for a sweep.
Somer keeps trying to improve his position.
Somer struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Draught is trying to get an arm triangle but Somer is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Somer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Somer is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Somer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught advances to full mount. #SUB#
Draught is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Somer is surviving well by controlling Draught's body position as best he can.
Somer tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Somer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Somer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Somer wants to stand up but Draught is controlling the position.
My spies in RÃ¤kÃ¤lÃ¤ inform me that Somer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Somer wants to work for an arm triangle but Draught is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Somer seems to be working for a kimura but Draught defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Draught looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Draught is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Somer is looking for a kimura here.
Somer is pressing down on Draught's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draught is holding on for now. #T3#
Draught tries to roll over but Somer keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Somer is trying to work for a kimura but Draught is defending well. #SUB2#
Somer is looking for a kimura but Draught is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Somer to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Somer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draught works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Somer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Draught is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Somer, into his guard. #REVR##SUB#
Draught thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draught stands and throws Somer's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
Somer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Somer is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Somer looking for submissions off his back.
Somer is refusing to be controlled, as Draught sits in half guard.
Draught passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Somer!
Draught misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somer tries to reverse the position but Draught maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Somer wants to control but Draught is having none of it.
Draught wants to control the pace but Somer is squirming around nicely.
Draught mounts Somer! Really nice guard pass there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Draught darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carlton Draught overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Somer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draught pulls his head out easily.
Somer is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Draught is working for a submission of some sort.
Draught passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Somer has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Draught looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Somer struggling a bit here.#T1#
Draught tries to advance to mount but can't. #SUB#
Draught tries for a kimura but Somer is defending well. #SUB#
Draught is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Somer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Draught moves into full mount!
Somer is working to get back to half guard.
Somer has given up his back here. Will Draught look for the submission or keep pounding away? #SUB#
Draught working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Somer is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Draught has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Somer taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMAHKI 26
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
A left lands for Tyson.#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
Draught on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Draught shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draught.
An attempted straight right counter from Draught misses the target.
Draught needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson stuns Draught with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draught is breathing heavily.
Draught misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draught was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Draught keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draught walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.#CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Horrible takedown attempt by Draught or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.#KD2#
Tyson cracks Draught with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tyson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Draught to stand back up!#ROC2#Draught is rocked!#TD#
Draught closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyson to the mat! Tyson manages to get full guard.
Oh Draught is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draught stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draught in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draught seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Tyson is looking to stand up but Draught isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyson pulls Draught in close to prevent any damage.
Draught pushing down on Tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well. #SUB#
Draught is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Draught is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Draught is trying to control. Tyson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Draught is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Tyson is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Draught seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Draught has control of the leg. #SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well. #SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura but Tyson is defending well. #T3#
Tyson is in trouble now - Draught has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Draught working for a submission but Tyson is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Draught is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Tyson is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlton Draught!
An out of breath Carlton Draught thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAHKI 22
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Draught has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Draught's head. #CUT#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.#CL2#
Draught moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson is trying to maintain a safe position but Draught gets an underhook and turns Tyson into the cage.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Draught wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Draught turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Draught manages to end up in side control.
Tyson struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Draught has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tyson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Draught yanks on the arm and Tyson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Draught.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlton Draught!
A relieved looking Carlton Draught thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: MMAHKI 17
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Draught drops his hands momentarily and Gun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gun throws a jab but it's blocked by Draught.
Draught walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Draught closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gun tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB#
Draught sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Gun taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMAHKI 6
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Jack has a takedown stuffed.
Jack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draught counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlton Draught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cactus Jack.
Jack dives in and grabs Draught's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draught pushes down on Jack's head and hops out.
Draught stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draught wants it to stay on the feet.
Draught swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
Draught drives through with a takedown into Jack's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draught controls the pace.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught is looking to stand up but Jack won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack keeping moving, preventing Draught from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Jack is trying to control the position here. Draught has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Jack tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Draught jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlton Draught!
Our winner, Carlton Draught, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MMAHKI 3
Date: Oct 22, 2022

#R1##TD#
Draught scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Draught is working for a kimura but El Shaarawy is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura but El Shaarawy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draught to get the leverage. #SUB#
Draught is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Draught is sneakily working for an arm triangle but El Shaarawy sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
El Shaarawy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draught pulls his head out easily.
El Shaarawy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Draught is working for a kimura but El Shaarawy is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shaarawy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, El Shaarawy has managed to free his arm - good work.
El Shaarawy is holding on to half guard well.
Draught looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Shaarawy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draught's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draught's back!
El Shaarawy trying to control momentarily.
Draught tries to escape but El Shaarawy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Draught could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
Draught wants to control his opponent's hands but El Shaarawy gets his hands free. #SUB2#
El Shaarawy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Draught knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Draught for a finish.
Draught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Shaarawy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Will El Shaarawy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
El Shaarawy has the hooks in. Draught is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
El Shaarawy controls the action.
Draught avoids the strikes from El Shaarawy.
El Shaarawy is not going to allow Draught to sit and survive in this position.
Draught tries to escape but El Shaarawy has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T3#
El Shaarawy is looking to control Draught but Draught is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Draught tries to escape the position.
El Shaarawy is trying to stick to Draught's back but Draught is turning into El Shaarawy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in El Shaarawy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Draught.
Draught wants to control from the top but El Shaarawy keeps moving.
El Shaarawy wants to stand and escape but Draught is having none of it.
Draught pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Shaarawy is keeping the position for now.
Draught not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
Draught postures up in El Shaarawy's guard and throws a big left but El Shaarawy blocks it.
Draught wants to control from the top but El Shaarawy keeps moving.
El Shaarawy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draught passes into half guard.
Draught prevents El Shaarawy from improving his position.
Draught seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Shaarawy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Shaarawy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Draught content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlton Draught will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
El Shaarawy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
El Shaarawy has a closed guard, preventing Draught from standing up.
Draught slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught wants to stand up but El Shaarawy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
El Shaarawy is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shaarawy is trying to stand back up but Draught is controlling him
Draught is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Shaarawy can do to turn this around?
El Shaarawy won't allow Draught to pass to mount.
Draught prevents El Shaarawy from standing back up. #T1##SUB#
Draught is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Draught is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so El Shaarawy is just riding it out for now. Draught eventually gives up the hold.
El Shaarawy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
El Shaarawy is kicking away at Draught from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Draught grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with El Shaarawy trying to push Draught off... El Shaarawy taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: QFC Tournament 1121 Round 4
Date: Oct 04, 2022

#R1#
Harklie misses with a straight left.
Draught misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harklie.
Harklie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Harklie moves into the clinch.
Harklie misses with a punch to the body.
Harklie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draught up against the cage.#TD#
Harklie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Draught is trying to keep an underhook but Harklie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Draught gets full guard.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draught swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draught can't keep his opponent in guard - Harklie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Draught regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Harklie.
Draught looking for a sweep. Not yet Draught, not yet.
Draught throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T1#
Draught will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harklie looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Harklie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Harklie has gone for a leg lock! Draught slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harklie's guard.#REVB#
Harklie is trying to control the position but Draught postures up.
Harklie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harklie trying to strike off his back.
Draught won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Harklie looking to control. #T2#
Draught is looking to work some ground and pound but Harklie has wrist control.
Harklie looking for a sweep. Not yet Harklie, not yet.
Draught is looking to work some ground and pound but Harklie has wrist control.
Harklie really is a fat lump.
Draught preventing the sweep.
Draught postures up.
Draught works over Harklie with some ground and pound from guard.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Harklie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draught scoring with some ground and pound.
Draught trying to control but Harklie is working from the bottom.
Harklie is trying to control the position but Draught postures up.
Harklie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draught is one step ahead there. #T3#
Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Harklie has an active guard here but Draught has managed to pass into half guard.
Draught throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Draught is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draught is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Draught prevents Harklie from improving his position.
Draught working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Draught throwing shots but Harklie is blocking nicely.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Nice strikes from Draught there. #T4#
Draught not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Harklie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Draught working the head and body with strikes.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draught wants to control but Harklie is keeping him busy.
Draught throwing shots but Harklie is blocking nicely.
Harklie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draught is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie taking some punishment here, with Draught in his half guard.
Harklie is trying to maintain the position but Draught is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draught stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Draught misses with a wild body shot.
Draught throws a series of punches but Harklie avoids them all with ease.
Draught slips a straight right by Harklie.
Harklie dodges the punch combination from Draught. #CL#
Harklie drives through and clinches with Draught against the cage.
Harklie misses with some punches.
Harklie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow.
Draught tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draught misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Draught as Harklie tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Draught fails to land.
Harklie blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Draught is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harklie can't fight it off and eventually Draught manages to take the fight to the floor. Harklie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draught showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Harklie looking for a sweep. Not yet Harklie, not yet.
Draught postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Draught trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harklie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draught with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draught scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harklie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draught's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draught lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Draught working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harklie looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2##SUB#
Harklie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draught defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harklie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draught.
Carlton Draught has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draught postures up in Harklie's guard and throws a big left but Harklie blocks it.
Harklie wants to sweep here but Draught controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Harklie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draught trying to control the position from guard on top but Harklie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Draught got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harklie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draught has managed to get both his arms back between Harklie's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Draught stays in close to Harklie's body and controls the position.
Harklie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draught accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draught postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draught won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Draught passes Harklie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Draught not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harklie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Draught tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Harklie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harklie tries to get out of the position.
Draught missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draught has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draught thows a huge punch but Harklie dodges it nicely.
Draught throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught is looking to take a break and control but Harklie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draught sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harklie defending well though.
Harklie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Draught throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie is looking to get to half guard.
Draught pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Draught showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harklie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Harklie drives through with a takedown into Draught's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Draught has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draught doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Draught tries to strike from the bottom.
Harklie lands a couple of digs.
Draught throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harklie wants to control from the top but Draught keeps moving.
Draught is looking to stand up but Harklie isn't so interested in that idea.
Harklie advances to half guard.
Draught flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draught is looking to control Harklie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draught avoid being mounted?
Draught is pressing down on Harklie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Draught is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Harklie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
Draught is thwarting Harklie's attempts to control the position.
Draught is keen to just control but Harklie is a slippery customer.
Harklie is looking for a sweep. Draught is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harklie is staying active underneath Draught, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Draught sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harklie defending well though.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well. #SUB#
Harklie looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draught controlling the pace.
Harklie wants to control but Draught passes into side.
Draught lands some shots froms side control.
Draught sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harklie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Draught working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harklie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Draught's best efforts.
Draught tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Draught thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Draught is controlling well. #T3#
Draught wants to take a breather but Harklie is having none of it.
Draught thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harklie's head.
Draught trying to control from half guard but Harklie is working away.
Draught prevents Harklie from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Draught connects with a nice short shot to Harklie's temple.
Draught is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlton Draught is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draught perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harklie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Draught trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Harklie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Draught seems content to control.
Draught works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harklie wants to hold on but Draught pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draught throwing strikes here but Harklie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Draught takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grant Harklie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draught prevents Harklie from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Draught comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draught winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Carlton Draught!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Carlton Draught!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Carlton Draught!

Carlton Draught wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Carlton Draught, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: QFC Tournament 1121 Round 3
Date: Oct 03, 2022

#R1#
Vasilev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Draught bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Draught takes a little break here. Vasilev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vasilev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draught on the ground.
Draught is looking to take a break and control but Vasilev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draught should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev is trying to control Draught's posture but Draught avoids it.
Vasilev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Draught wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Draught throws an elbow but Vasilev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Draught has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1##SUB2#
Draught is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasilev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Draught looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draught laying and praying for a moment but Vasilev takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vasilev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Draught looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Vasilev defending well. #T2##SUB2#
Draught seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draught throwing shots but Vasilev is blocking nicely.
Draught prevents Vasilev from improving his position.
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasilev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Draught is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasilev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draught is looking to advance position but Vasilev won't allow it. #T3#
Draught scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasilev has his hands clasped together around Draught's back. He's all about the action.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Vasilev defending well. #SUB2#
Draught seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vasilev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlton Draught!
A relieved looking Carlton Draught thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: QFC Tournament 1121 Round 2
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1##TD#
Nacho looking to score a takedown here. Draught is defending well but Nacho drives through and ends up in Draught's guard.
Draught is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Nacho trying to hold on to Draught's head to control him but Draught postures up.
Nacho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nacho looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Draught has gone for a leg lock! Nacho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Draught's guard.#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nacho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draught swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nacho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Draught is trying to keep Nacho in close. #T1##SUB2#
Draught isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nacho stacks Draught on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nacho!
Draught on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Draught manages to get back to half guard.
Nacho not doing much here.
Draught is looking for a sweep. Nacho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draught should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nacho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Draught is looking for a sweep. Nacho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nacho is looking to take a break and control but Draught is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2##SUB2#
Draught looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draught is looking to escape.
Nacho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Draught looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Draught is defending against the submission attempts here by Nacho.
Nacho is trying to control. Draught wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Nacho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Nacho is trying to work for a kimura but Draught is defending well.
Draught wants to improve his position but Nacho is controlling well.
Draught has hold of Nacho's hands but Nacho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draught trying to hold on to Nacho's head to control him but Nacho postures up.
Draught is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Draught moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Nacho is posturing up here but Draught has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nacho tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nacho has to tap! Slick submission there by Draught!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlton Draught!
A relieved looking Carlton Draught thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: QFC Tournament 1121 Round 1
Date: Oct 01, 2022

#R1##CL#
Snow clinches. #TD2#
Draught has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Snow is trying to keep an underhook but Draught manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Snow wants to get back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Draught has eaten all the pies!
Draught is trying to control the action in half guard but Snow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draught trying to pass the guard but Snow defending well. #SUB2#
Draught is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Snow defends it well. #SUB2#
Draught seems to be working for a kimura but Snow defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Draught seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Snow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlton Draught!
An out of breath Carlton Draught thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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