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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Hatfield (ranked 1357 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Jane Malley (ranked 178 p4p, 138 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Jane Malley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hatfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Malley ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Malley.
Some wild striking there from Hatfield.
Hatfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malley can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jane Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Malley avoids the punch easily.
Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hatfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malley scores with a nice head shot.
Hatfield scores with a nice strike.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatfield off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick from Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield misses the jab.
Malley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hatfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hatfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Hatfield misses the target.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield with a jab.
Hatfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malley slips a jab from Hatfield.
Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malley is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Hatfield takes one on the button.
Malley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hatfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malley with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malley throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
It looked like Hatfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Malley lands a body shot.
Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatfield's hands.
Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malley lands with a right hand.
Malley defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hatfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
A clash of legs there as Hatfield blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Hatfield throws the kick towards the body but Malley avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Malley misses with a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield lands a big head kick that sends Malley tumbling to the mat! Hatfield takes a step backwards and waves Malley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malley is rocked!
Malley slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatfield finish him?
Malley throws a head kick that Hatfield semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatfield tests Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hatfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malley moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malley.
Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Hatfield blocks a leg kick.
Hatfield cracks Malley with a good jab.
Hatfield lands a head shot.
Malley defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malley checks a leg kick.
Malley lands a head kick!
Hatfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jane Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malley slips a straight right by Hatfield.
Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hatfield checks it well.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Malley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malley throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malley misses the jab.
Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Malley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hatfield connects with a right hand. Malley shakes it off.
Hatfield throws a combination that misses
and Malley counters with a nice leg kick.
Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Hatfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Hatfield misses the target.
Hatfield throws a head kick but Malley moves out of range.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Malley moved out of range.
Hatfield misses with a low kick as Malley jumps back.
Malley throws a fast counter high kick but Hatfield manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Malley as he connects with a hook.
Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Malley counters with an inside leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malley.
Hatfield misses with a body kick.
Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malley thumps Hatfield with a low kick.
Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hatfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
It looked like Hatfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Malley moved out of range.
Malley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Malley.
Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malley throws a front kick aimed at Hatfield's knee but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield catches Malley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malley defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Malley throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malley.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jane Malley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hatfield checks it well.
Malley tries to work over Hatfield's front leg with a kick but Hatfield checks it.
Malley throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Malley ducked under it nicely.
Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Hatfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Malley lands with a shot to the body.
Hatfield lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield moves forwards but Malley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Malley throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Nice cross by Malley.
Malley lands a high kick!
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Malley coming out on top.
Malley throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hatfield misses its target.
Malley thumps Hatfield with a low kick.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Malley slips the punch.
Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Malley avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Malley finds it's target.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hatfield might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malley throws out the jab.
Hatfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malley. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
Hatfield misses with a body punch
and Malley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
Malley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield connects with the punch.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Malley's body. Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
Hatfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hatfield takes a swing at Malley's ribcage but misses.
Malley cracks Hatfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
Malley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hatfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Malley's body. Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Malley is out of range.
Malley staying out of range there.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malley scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley scores with a head kick. Hatfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Malley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Malley throws a front kick aimed at Hatfield's knee but Hatfield avoids it well.
Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Malley is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malley slips under a jab.
Malley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riley Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jane Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malley 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jane Malley!
Jane Malley wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jane Malley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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