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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Coca (ranked 3639 p4p, 3584 weight class) and Giovani Hatfield (ranked 287 p4p, 281 weight class). Filippo Coca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filippo Coca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
letting Coca counter with a right hand.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coca circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Coca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coca lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatfield lands a body shot.
Hatfield lands a nice shot that snaps Coca's head back.
Hatfield lands with a good body shot.
Coca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield cracks a nice hook into Coca's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield stuns Coca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Coca is just out of range.
Coca lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatfield. That snapped Coca's head back.
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Coca to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hatfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coca doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
Coca misses with a straight left.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Coca avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hatfield.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield takes a swing at Coca's ribcage but misses.
Coca is looking to counter with head kicks.
Coca throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hatfield.
Coca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Coca looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hatfield cracks Coca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hatfield lands a body shot.
Hatfield lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Hatfield.
Coca throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range.
Coca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Coca with a series of wild strikes but Coca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatfield looks to land a combination. Coca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hatfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Coca's belly button to the back.
Coca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Coca off the cage and back into range.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Coca's ribs.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Coca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coca on the side of the head.
Hatfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coca in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Coca's ribs.
Hatfield throws a nice looking combination but Coca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield dominated that round.
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.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Coca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Coca.
Hatfield connects with a looping right hand.
Hatfield lands a right hook to the body.
Coca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Coca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield cracks Coca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Hatfield finds it's way through Coca's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a hook.
A low kick from Coca is predictable there
and Hatfield counters with a left to the body.
Coca misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coca throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield takes a swing at Coca's ribcage but misses.
Coca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hatfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coca rather than just go for the knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatfield as he connects with a hook.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Coca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hatfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
Coca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hatfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatfield cracks Coca with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Coca might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Coca is just out of range.
Hatfield misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Coca misses the target.
Hatfield jabs at Coca's body.
Hatfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coca.
It looked like Coca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab by Hatfield.
Coca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Coca misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Coca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hatfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Coca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Coca has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Coca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coca throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Coca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Coca is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Coca's shoulder, as Coca tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coca drops his hands momentarily and Hatfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Coca connects with a looping right hand.
Hatfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coca has time to react.
Hatfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coca can pounce on him.
Hatfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hatfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Coca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hatfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hatfield cracks Coca with an open hand slap.
Coca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coca avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coca blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Coca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield dips to his left and cracks Coca with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Coca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coca slips under a jab.
Coca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coca clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coca up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Coca backwards.
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!
Coca pulls guard.
Hatfield wanted to stand there but Coca had control of the position.
Hatfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coca is adopting a defensive guard.
Hatfield tries to stand but Coca is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coca looking for a sweep. Not yet Coca, not yet.
Hatfield controlling from the top position.
Coca is trying to keep Hatfield in close.
Coca pulls Hatfield in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Coca's body. Coca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Filippo Coca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coca staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Coca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hatfield scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Coca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Coca's shoulder, as Coca tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield jabs Coca right on the nose. Coca blinks but takes it well.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Coca's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Hatfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hatfield lands with a good body shot.
Coca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Hatfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Hatfield!
Giovani Hatfield very nearly forgot to thank Bloodbath MMA Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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