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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Hatfield (ranked 4528 p4p, 25132 weight class) and William Freeman (ranked 225 p4p, 254 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman wants to clinch.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Hatfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the body from Hatfield misses
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.
Hatfield is trying to break free.
Hatfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman tries to stall but Hatfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Hatfield blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
Hatfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to break free.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Hatfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage.
Hatfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Freeman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freeman looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Freeman.
Hatfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like William Freeman has been cut.
Freeman slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Freeman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hatfield with a hook.
Hatfield lands a jab.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman slips under a jab.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Freeman doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatfield swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Freeman throws a counter combo.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freeman stalling the fight.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatfield avoids the elbow strike from Freeman, against the cage.
Hatfield avoids the elbow strike from Freeman, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatfield tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
Freeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatfield.
Hatfield blocks the elbow strike.
Hatfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Hatfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Freeman's cut.
That's time! Hatfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield misses with a straight left.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Hatfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Freeman won't allow it.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hatfield blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling him.
Hatfield can't break the clinch.
Freeman lands a knee to the body.
Hatfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hatfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Hatfield blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Freeman has Hatfield pressed against the cage.
Freeman wants to stall.
Hatfield tries to break the clinch but Freeman is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hatfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Freeman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Hatfield managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Hatfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatfield is trying to force a seperation but Freeman has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman keeps control of Hatfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatfield avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
It looks like Giovani Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
Hatfield has had enough of the clinch but Freeman keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Freeman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hatfield working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Freeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Hatfield throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hatfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freeman's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.
Hatfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Freeman wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Freeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Freeman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hatfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hatfield.
Giovani Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Freeman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Freeman looks to move away, Hatfield throws a big counter combo but Freeman just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Freeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Freeman avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Freeman.
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hatfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freeman is trying to maintain a safe position but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns Freeman into the cage.
Hatfield tries to break free but Freeman pushes him back against the cage.
Hatfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freeman has Hatfield pressed against the cage, preventing Hatfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Freeman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatfield's efforts to push away.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hatfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
William Freeman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freeman lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Hatfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hatfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Hatfield!
After the big win, Giovani Hatfield made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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