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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 3102 p4p, 3098 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 316 p4p, 315 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Schmedgar Dimms! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dimms slips a jab from Hatfield. Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dimms lands with a cross. Hatfield misses with a straight right. Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it. Dimms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield. Hatfield scores with a jab. Dimms acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimms misses the target. Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield. Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Dimms's shoulder, as Dimms tries to avoid the shot. Hatfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimms.
Dimms fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatfield, pushing him back against the cage. Dimms just leaning against Hatfield, taking a breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Dimms takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hatfield scores with a nice strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dimms throws a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Dimms.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch. Hatfield throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range. Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Hatfield is predictable there and Dimms counters with a body kick. Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimms moves away. Dimms is looking to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch. Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimms throws a big counter combination but Hatfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it. Hatfield lands with an overhand left. Dimms staying out of range there. Hatfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Hatfield stuns Dimms with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hatfield. Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Hatfield throws out a powerful jab. Riley Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hatfield swings for the body but Dimms moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Dimms misses its target. Dimms chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hatfield can pounce on him.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Dimms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Dimms 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.
Hatfield 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. Dimms slips a straight right by Hatfield.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimms moves away. Dimms is looking to counter punch. Hatfield misses with a combination
and Dimms counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Dimms slips under a jab. Dimms tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hatfield manages to circle out of the way. A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target. Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Dimms misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick. Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a nice uppercut. Dimms takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield. Hatfield swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimms counters with a head kick. That will keep Hatfield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Dimms staying out of range there. Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it. Dimms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it. Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dimms. Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimms tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimms makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Dimms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Dimms. Hatfield misses with a hook. Dimms ducked under it nicely. Dimms tries to counter by clinching up but Hatfield breaks away and moves out of range. Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield. The crowd cheers as Hatfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimms doesn't seem phased though. An inside leg kick from Hatfield misses. Hatfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dimms in his tracks. Hatfield cracks Dimms with a right hand to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dimms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimms fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatfield, pushing him back against the cage. Hatfield is trying to stall.
Dimms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hatfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dimms had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Dimms connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hatfield misses with a straight left. A little feinted left hand from Dimms on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hatfield tries to land a leg kick but Dimms saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Dimms tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Dimms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dimms scores with a head kick.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield. Dimms was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dimms lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dimms to counter with a crisp jab. Dimms throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatfield's waist but Hatfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dimms off to one side. It looks like Dimms has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Hatfield lands a head shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hatfield lands an overhand right. Dimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield. Dimms slips a jab from Hatfield. Dimms is looking to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch. Hatfield throws a leg kick which misses Dimms's front leg but catches the back leg as Dimms tries to avoid it. Dimms connects with a body shot. Dimms throws a series of strikes that have Hatfield backpedaling.
A jab lands there for Hatfield. Hatfield motions for Dimms to come forward. Hatfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it. Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hatfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimms. Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hatfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hatfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimmss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Dimms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming. Dimms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatfield's head backwards. The crowd cheers as Hatfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimms doesn't seem phased though. A head kick misses from Dimms. A swing and a miss from Dimms.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hatfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimms's head backwards. Dimms lands a jab to Hatfield's midsection.
Dimms clinches with his opponent.
Hatfield breaks from the clinch.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Dimms sees it coming and checks it nicely. Dimms connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms. Nice defenses there by Dimms. A leg kick checked by Dimms. Dimms seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. A head kick misses from Dimms. Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw. A big left from Hatfield misses. Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy. Dimms is looking to counter punch. Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hatfield throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily. Hatfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Hatfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Hatfield misses the body punch
and Dimms counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dimms. Dimms keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatfield's efforts to push away.
Hatfield breaks the clinch.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimms. Hatfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dimms looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimms. Hatfield throws a head kick that misses. Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimms. Dimms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatfield misses with a hook. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Hatfield blocks a head kick by Dimms.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Dimms moved out of range. Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hatfield misses the jab. Dimms appears to be looking for a big counter. Dimms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dimms lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Hatfield misses with a looping right. Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Dimms ducked under it nicely. Dimms scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Dimms scores with a decent looking hook. Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab. Riley Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hatfield connects with a leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick. It looked like Dimms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A big right from Hatfield misses. Hatfield scores with a hook to the body. Dimms takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A lazy left from Dimms finds it's target. Hatfield throws the left hand but Dimms avoids the punch easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dimms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimms fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimms moves away from the strike by Hatfield. Dimms appears to be looking for a big counter. Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Dimms tries a knee to the head but Hatfield blocks it.
Dimms missing with knees to the body.
Dimms stalling in the clinch.
Dimms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. No luck with that takedown attempt from Dimms. Dimms throws a right and a left that both miss. Dimms throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hatfield lands with a nice body punch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hatfield connects with a leg kick. Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dimms counter with a right hand. Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dimms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield gets tackled into the cage by Dimms. Dimms maintains the clinch. A short body shot lands from Hatfield as the two fighters clinch.
Dimms has Hatfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hatfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatfield throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily. Dimms takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield lunges at Dimms with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dimms's hand. Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dimms bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hatfield throws a jab when Dimms was well out of range. Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield. Hatfield throws a head kick that misses
and Dimms counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Dimms.
A frustrated look appears on Hatfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Dimms moved out of range. Dimms looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield avoids the head kick by Dimms.
Dimms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hatfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hatfield misses with a head kick.
As Hatfield backs away, Dimms returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Dimms misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming. Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here. Dimms misses the shot to the body. It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hatfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimms was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it. Dimms slips a straight right by Hatfield. Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hatfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dimms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Dimms throws a body shot but no joy. Dimms loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch. Dimms wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance. No luck for Dimms with that takedown attempt. Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield. Dimms thinks about countering with a head kick. A big right from Hatfield misses. Hatfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimms. A swing and a miss from Hatfield. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dimms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield. Hatfield misses the jab. Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it. Hatfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Dimms lands a two punch combo.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Dimms counters with a stiff right hand. Hatfield throws a low kick but Dimms moves out of range easily. Hatfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Dimms's head but Dimms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dimms cracks Hatfield with a right hand to the side of the head. Hatfield lands a really nice looking cross but Dimms seems unphased.
Dimms checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dimms throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Dimms walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield. Hatfield misses the shot to the body. Dimms jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimms counters with a series of strikes. Hatfield will be more careful next time no doubt. Dimms throws a low kick but Hatfield avoids it. Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes. Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Dimms avoids it with no problem. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hatfield throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily. Hatfield scores with a jab to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Dimms throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range. Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch. Dimms takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms. Hatfield is looking to chop away at Dimms's legs. Dimms throwing a counter right hand but Hatfield manages to avoid it. Dimms is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target. Dimms defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand. Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Dimms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hatfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimms checks it well. An attempted straight right counter from Dimms misses the target. Hatfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hatfield misses with a right hand and Dimms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hatfield throws a series of punches but Dimms moves out of range. Dimms tried to counter with a leg kick but Hatfield avoided it. Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming. Riley Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Schmedgar Dimms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hatfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Schmedgar Dimms. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimms, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Riley Hatfield! Riley Hatfield seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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