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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Hatfield (ranked 44 p4p, 127 weight class) and Darsin Bleak (ranked 10 p4p, 21 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Bleak has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Riley Hatfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 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 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleak feints the counter takedown.
Bleak gets the takedown into side control.
Hatfield explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hatfield 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.
Bleak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatfield pinned against the cage. Hatfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatfield lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield throws a hook but Bleak avoids it easily.
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but Hatfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bleak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bleak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Hatfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleak.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Bleak's body.
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.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatfield but Hatfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatfield jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Riley Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darsin Bleak.
Hatfield lands a big head kick that sends Bleak tumbling to the mat! Hatfield takes a step backwards and waves Bleak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bleak is rocked!
It looks like Darsin Bleak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield leaves Bleak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
Bleak scores with a jab.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hatfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Hatfield takes one to the chin there.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Bleak dives in for a single leg takedown but Hatfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bleak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleak scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatfield should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield connects with a single shot there.
Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatfield.
Hatfield leaves Bleak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Darsin Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bleak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bleak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hatfield just leaning against Bleak, taking a breather.
Bleak gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bleak lands a right hand.
Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Bleak blocks with his arms.
Bleak struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Bleak avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Bleak.
Hatfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bleak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bleak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hatfield gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bleak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riley Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bleak.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hatfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Bleak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bleak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darsin Bleak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bleak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bleak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hatfield is refusing to be controlled, as Bleak sits in half guard.
Bleak lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleak lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield is trying to stand back up but Bleak is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but Hatfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hatfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bleak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bleak prevents Hatfield from standing back up.
Hatfield tries to kick Bleak off in order to stand up. Bleak Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hatfield is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hatfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hatfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hatfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bleak throws a strike aimed at the side of Hatfield's head but Hatfield avoids it well.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but Hatfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bleak controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bleak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatfield keeps working.
Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hatfield to see if he's OK.
Bleak is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hatfield will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bleak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatfield keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bleak working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hatfield is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bleak has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hatfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hatfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bleak asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bleak working the ground and pound from side control.
Bleak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bleak scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bleak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bleak is putting a hurting on Hatfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hatfield taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bleak throws a strike aimed at the side of Hatfield's head but Hatfield avoids it well.
Bleak cracks Hatfield with a big elbow.
Hatfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bleak working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleak working the head with strikes.
Hatfield is trying to buck Bleak off.
Hatfield defending against the ground and pound.
Bleak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hatfield is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bleak lands an elbow.
Bleak scores with a couple of short elbows.
Darsin Bleak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet but Bleak drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darsin Bleak'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.
Bleak bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hatfield! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hatfield is rocked!
Hatfield is looking to stand up but Bleak isn't so interested in that idea.
Oh Hatfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bleak wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Hatfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bleak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield keeping full guard, as Bleak tries to pass.
Hatfield has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bleak off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bleak lands with a shot to the body.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Bleak with the counter takedown but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Hatfield ducks right into an uppercut from Bleak.
Bleak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hatfield did well to prevent Bleak getting side control.
Bleak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatfield is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bleak controlling the action here.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but Hatfield defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bleak drops an elbow to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield pushes Bleak off looking to stand but Bleak dives back in and keeps control.
Bleak winds up and cracks Hatfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but Hatfield defending well.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
Bleak trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Bleak there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bleak prevents Hatfield from standing back up.
Bleak lands strikes from half guard.
Bleak drops an elbow to the side of Hatfield's head.
Nice strikes from Bleak there.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Hatfield is defending well.
Bleak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bleak lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleak prevents Hatfield from standing back up.
Hatfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Bleak.
Hatfield pushes Bleak off looking to stand but Bleak dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hatfield is looking to get back to is feet but Bleak passes into side control.
Bleak lands a few punches from side control.
Bleak lands a few punches from side control.
Hatfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatfield knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hatfield tries to escape but Bleak is in control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darsin Bleak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bleak shoots in and bounces Hatfield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hatfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bleak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hatfield wants to stand but Bleak is controlling the position.
Bleak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak scoring with some ground and pound.
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but Hatfield blocks nicely.
Bleak won't allow Hatfield to get back to his feet.
Bleak forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield pushes Bleak off looking to stand but Bleak dives back in and keeps control.
Bleak slips a nice elbow through Hatfield's hands, connecting with Hatfield's forehead.
Bleak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hatfield is staying active underneath Bleak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hatfield makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleak with a poor takedown
enabling Hatfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bleak moves away.
Bleak throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Bleak does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Bleak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Bleak lands a slapping body shot.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hatfield as Bleak shoots in.
A punch lands to the side of Hatfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bleak drops Hatfield with a big left hand and mounts him. Hatfield is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak connects with a bit shot that sees Hatfield covering up! More strikes from Bleak and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bleak is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darsin Bleak!
A victorious Darsin Bleak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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