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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 2
Date: Mar 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Hatto gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Jaki Hatto has been cut.#BC#
Man breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.
Hatto 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.
Man has Hatto pressed against the cage.
#TD#
Man jumps guard.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SU#
Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hatto dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hatto fails with the takedown#CL#
and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Hatto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Hit Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaki Hatto.#T2##BC#
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Man jumps guard.
#SUB#
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatto defends well.
Hatto looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Hatto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatto 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.
Man 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. #T3##SU#
Man gets to his feet - Hatto follows without any prompting.
Hatto tries to clinch but Man moves out of range. #CL#
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatto looks winded!#BC#
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Hatto stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatto as he jumps to the side.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatto tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hatto was covering up waiting for the punch and Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Man manages to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hit Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.#TD2#
Hatto pulls guard.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man won't allow Hatto to sweep him here.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is pushing down on Hatto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hatto is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man stalling. #T1#
Man throwing shots but Hatto is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hatto is breathing heavily.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man working Hatto over with strikes.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man'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.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hatto has eaten all the pies!
Hatto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Man manages to mount him!
Man controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#SU#
Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hatto doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD#
Man pulls guard successfully.
Hatto is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4##ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Man manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hatto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hit Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man looks for a takedown but Hatto sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hit Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto'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#
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hatto.
Hatto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatto wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Man clinches.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hatto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Man breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Hatto backing up. Hatto nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T1#
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Man jumps guard.
Hatto throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hatto's guard. Nice move by Man!#REVR##SUB2#
Hatto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB#
Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hatto is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
Hatto is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hatto seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.#SU#
Man stands up and beckons Hatto to his feet.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3##CL#
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatto is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Man turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hatto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Hatto tries to buck him off.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatto can do to turn this around?
Man is landing with strikes from the back. #T4#
Good control from Man.#SUB#
Man is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hatto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Man is looking for the choke from the back position but Hatto is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jaki Hatto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hit Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hit Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Hit Man!
Hit Man wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 1
Date: Mar 12, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Watkins has managed to clinch.
Watkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Hatto.
Watkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Watkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hatto tries to break free but Watkins pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Hatto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watkins dives in and grabs Hatto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatto pushes down on Watkins's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jagger Watkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Hatto closes the distance and clinches.
Hatto trying to land knees to the body.
Watkins jumps guard but Hatto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatto pushes Watkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Hatto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hatto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hatto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watkins is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Hatto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1##SUB#
Watkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hatto dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Watkins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hatto has passed into side control.
#SU2#
Hatto decides to stand back up. Hatto steps back and let's Watkins get back to his feet.
Watkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hatto throws a lazy body kick
and Hatto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Hatto dives in and scores a takedown into Watkins's guard.#T2#
Watkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hatto controls the pace.
Hatto pushing down on Watkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watkins has hold of Hatto's hands but Hatto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Hatto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watkins defending well though.
Hatto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hatto not doing much here.
#T3#
Hatto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Watkins!
Watkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hatto on the ground.
Hatto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Hatto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hatto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Hatto has control of Watkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T4#
Hatto controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Hatto is working for a guillotine from mount but Watkins frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Hatto working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaki Hatto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watkins.
Jagger Watkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watkins fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Hatto gets a double leg takedown into Watkins's guard.
Watkins wants to get back to his feet but Hatto passes into half guard.
Hatto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#REVR#
Hatto blocks the strikes from Watkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Hatto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Hatto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hatto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hatto looking for a guillotine from mount but Watkins is having none of it. #SUB2#
Hatto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T2#
Hatto controlling from the full mount.
Watkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatto.
#SUB2#
Hatto looking for a guillotine from mount but Watkins is having none of it.
Hatto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatto.
Hatto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3##SUB2#
Hatto looking to secure an arm triangle but Watkins defends it well.
Hatto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hatto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hatto content just to control the position here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hatto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#SUB2#
Hatto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Watkins manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Hatto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Hatto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaki Hatto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Hatto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet.
Hatto content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Hatto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hatto tries to stand and escape but Watkins is controlling the position.
Hatto 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.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hatto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Hatto shoots in and gets a takedown into Watkins's guard.
Watkins is wriggling around but Hatto manages to pass to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#REVR#
Hatto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2##SU2#
Hatto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Watkins to stand up.
Watkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatto.#CL2#
Hatto moves into range and clinches up with Watkins.
Hatto wants to get back to striking at distance but Watkins won't allow it.
#TD2#
Hatto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jaki Hatto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watkins looking to sit in guard and control but Hatto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatto looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Watkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hatto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatto is looking to work some ground and pound but Watkins has wrist control.
Hatto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hatto forces his way into half guard.
Hatto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hatto performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Hatto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watkins is just riding it out for now. Hatto eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaki Hatto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hatto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Jaki Hatto!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jaki Hatto!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jaki Hatto!
Jaki Hatto wins by unanimous decision! |
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