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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hatton (ranked 2922 p4p, 1696 weight class) and Callum Neenan (ranked 324 p4p, 198 weight class). Rick Hatton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Neenan!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neenan is looking for the big counter here.
Hatton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neenan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Neenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Rick Hatton has been cut.
Hatton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatton.
A swing and a miss from Hatton.
Neenan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neenan misses with a looping right.
Neenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatton.
Hatton takes a swing at Neenan's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Neenan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatton tries to clinch up
and Neenan counters with a series of strikes. Hatton will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Hatton.
Neenan tries to bum rush Hatton with a series of wild strikes but Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton wants to clinch up but Neenan keeps it at a distance.
Hatton slips under a jab from Neenan.
Neenan throws a body punch but Hatton moves out of range.
Neenan takes a swing at Hatton's ribcage but misses.
Neenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatton is just out of range.
Neenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatton.
Hatton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neenan.
Neenan misses with a hook. Hatton ducked under it nicely.
Hatton throwing a counter right hand but Neenan manages to avoid it.
Neenan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neenan lands a slapping body shot.
Hatton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatton throws a big shot that misses.
Neenan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hatton slips under a jab.
Hatton misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hatton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hatton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hatton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatton misses with the combination.
Neenan connects with a body shot that sends Hatton's belly button to the back.
Neenan blocks a jab.
Neenan lands a right hook to the body.
Hatton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatton.
Hatton throws a series of punches but Neenan avoids them all with ease.
Hatton misses with an uppercut.
Neenan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neenan lands a jab to Hatton's midsection.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
A big right from Hatton misses.
Neenan motions for Hatton to come forward. Neenan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Neenan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hatton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neenan.
Neenan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatton misses with a wild body shot.
Neenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatton.
Hatton throws a right and a left that Neenan avoids nicely.
Neenan misses with a straight left.
Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neenan.
Hatton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hatton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neenan.
Hatton with a hook.
Neenan throws a lazy right hand but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neenan missing with a left hand there. Hatton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neenan throws a hook to the side of Hatton's head but Hatton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hatton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Neenan throws a hook but Hatton blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hatton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hatton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neenan lands with an overhand left.
Rick Hatton's cut is getting worse.
Hatton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Neenan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neenan throws a series of punches but Hatton moves out of range.
Neenan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Hatton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neenan on the side of the head.
Hatton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neenan.
Neenan takes a swing at Hatton's ribcage but misses.
Neenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatton lunges at Neenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neenan's hand.
Neenan slips under a jab.
Hatton throws the left hand but Neenan avoids the punch easily.
Neenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatton under the eye.
Rick Hatton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Neenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Hatton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hatton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neenan cracks Hatton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hatton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hatton throws a sloppy body shot
and Neenan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatton misses with a straight left.
Neenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatton throws a nice looking combination but Neenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neenan lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatton. Neenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatton 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.
Hatton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Neenan there.
Jeez, Rick Hatton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Neenan looks to land a right hand but Hatton moved out of range.
Hatton throws a hook but Neenan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Callum Neenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hatton duly obliges.
Neenan lands a big uppercut and Hatton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hatton looks OK. Neenan waves Hatton back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rick Hatton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Callum Neenan!
Callum Neenan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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