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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Hatfield (ranked 5185 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Jones (ranked 7936 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Hatfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hatfield leaning against his opponent.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Hatfield persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Hatfield drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Hatfield off! Hatfield jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones has his hands on Hatfield's head, controlling the position.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield with a nice head shot there.
Jones wants to control the position but Hatfield says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hatfield is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Hatfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hatfield prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hatfield.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hatfield decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hatfield clinches up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Hatfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hatfield manages to pull guard.
Jones trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Jones wanted to stand there but Hatfield had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Hatfield dominated that round.
That's time! Hatfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatfield is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Hatfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Hatfield is controlling him
Hatfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hatfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hatfield lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Hatfield decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Hatfield rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hatfield is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hatfield presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Hatfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hatfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Hatfield counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hatfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones tries to roll over but Hatfield keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to control Hatfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hatfield prevents Jones from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura here.
Hatfield prevents Jones from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Hatfield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hatfield rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Hatfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Knees to the body from Hatfield.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hatfield smiles and moves away.
Jones clinches.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hatfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatfield pulls Jones into guard.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hatfield has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is being controlled here.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Hatfield throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Hatfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Royce Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Jones.
Hatfield moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hatfield.
Hatfield avoiding damage.
Hatfield gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hatfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hatfield.
Hatfield 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatfield decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Hatfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hatfield, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Hatfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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