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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robby Hatton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton lands a jab to the nose.
Hatton lands with a right hand.
Kung has his takedown stuffed
and Hatton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Hatton.
Kung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hatton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hatton thuds a left hand into Kung's body.
Hatton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatton scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Hatton.
Kung is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatton.
Hatton lands a nice shot that snaps Kung's head back.
Hatton throws a right and a left that Kung avoids nicely.
Hatton scores with a punch to the head.
Hatton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kung pushes Hatton up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kung lands an elbow inside that Hatton shrugs off.
Hatton throws a head punch that misses.
Kung has Hatton pressed against the cage, preventing Hatton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hatton looks gassed!
Kung lands a good knee to the midsection. Hatton won't want to take too many of those.
Kung working Hatton over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton is having none of it.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hatton swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung dives in and grabs Hatton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatton pushes down on Kung's head and hops out.
Hatton throws an off balance right hand
and Kung counters with a big head kick but Hatton shrugs it off.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jin Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Kung finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kung closes the distance and clinches.
Kung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kung lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kung.
Kung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hatton pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatton scores with a three punch combo!
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Kung.
Kung avoids the body shot from Hatton.
Kung looks for a takedown but Hatton sprawls well.
Robby Hatton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kung wants to clinch up but Hatton keeps it at a distance.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Kung connects with a jab.
Kung throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton sizes up Kung with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kung tries for a takedown but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hatton finds it's way round the side to connect with Kung's head.
Hatton throws a combination that misses
and Kung counters by moving into the clinch.
Kung blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kung as Hatton tries to tie him up.
Hatton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kung lands a knee to the head.
Hatton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kung misses with a knee strike.
Kung breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Hatton.
Decent striking displayed by Hatton there.
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.
Hatton leaves Kung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hatton misses with a straight right.
Kung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kung rushes Hatton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatton misses with a wild combination.
Hatton connects with a crisp jab.
Kung fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Hatton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton lands a nice shot that snaps Kung's head back.
Hatton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kung fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hatton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kung tries for a takedown but Hatton circles away easily
and Hatton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatton lands a jab.
Hatton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatton thuds his right hand into Kung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hatton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hatton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatton scores with a jab.
Kung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hatton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton lands a right hook to the body.
Hatton stalks Kung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kung's face. Kung staggers backwards, shaken.
Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kung at a distance.
Hatton scores with a hook.
Kung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kung doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatton circles away.
Kung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Hatton.
Kung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hatton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kung has time to react.
Kung wants to clinch but Hatton slips to the side
and Hatton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kung momentarily.
Kung has his takedown stuffed
and Hatton counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatton lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kung clinches with his opponent.
Kung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kung pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kung's head.
Kung moves into the clinch successfully.
Kung with a knee to the head.
Hatton trying to stall but Kung improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kung.
Kung landing knees to the head.
Hatton has Kung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hatton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kung breaks from the clinch.
Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kung.
Crunch! Kung slams his shin into Hatton's torso.
Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kung. That's going to slow Hatton down.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatton throws a series of punches but Kung avoids them all with ease.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton jabs Kung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton is having none of it.
Hatton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hatton swings for the body but Kung moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hatton.
Kung explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hatton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hatton jabs Kung right on the nose. Kung blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Hatton. Those never looked like landing.
Kung walks into a left hand.
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown but Hatton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hatton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatton connects with the punch.
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Kung.
Kung tries to clinch there but Hatton circles away.
Hatton lands with a right hand.
Hatton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hatton to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatton jabs Kung to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hatton swings for the body but Kung moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Hatton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body kick from Kung.
Hatton swats away the attempt to clinch by Kung.
Kung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hatton counter with a right hand.
Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kung misses with a takedown
and Hatton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatton throws a good cross that connects.
Hatton looks to land a combination. Kung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hatton's corner calls for a 1-2. Hatton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kung fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatton swings for the body but Kung moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kung.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton scores with the left hand. Kung knows he should have avoided that one.
Hatton cracks a nice hook into Kung's ribs.
Hatton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kung tries to clinch up but Hatton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatton lands with a right hand.
Kung tries to clinch up.
Kung wants to clinch up but Hatton keeps it at a distance.
Kung is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatton.
Kung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kung gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hatton fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kung lands a good knee to the midsection. Hatton won't want to take too many of those.
Kung crunches a lovely knee into Hatton's ribcage.
Kung lands a nice knee to the body.
Kung manages to break the clinch.
Hatton misses with a few strikes there.
Hatton with a jab.
Kung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatton is fending him off so far but Kung persists. Nope, Hatton circles away and we're back to standing.
Kung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hatton jabs at Kung's body.
Hatton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kung.
Robby Hatton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kung shoots in for a double leg but Hatton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hatton lands a jab-cross combination.
Hatton stalks Kung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kung's face. Kung staggers backwards, shaken.
A cross from Hatton lands.
Hatton keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung fails with the takedown
and Hatton counters with a left to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hatton.
Kung tries to clinch there but Hatton circles away.
Kung misses with a takedown attempt
and Hatton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatton lands with a nice combination. Kung backs away looking to recover.
Hatton throws an overhand right that lands on Kung's shoulder, as Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Kung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kung shoots and misses
and Hatton counters with a nice body shot.
Hatton lands a nice shot that snaps Kung's head back.
Kung moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.
Kung moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.
Hatton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kung fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hatton lands with a right hand.
Hatton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hatton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kung.
Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hatton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hatton.
Hatton throws a hook but Kung blocks it.
Kung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hatton. Those never looked like landing.
Kung tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hatton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatton misses with an uppercut
and Kung counters by clinching up.
Kung trying to land knees to the body.
Hatton has had enough of the clinch but Kung keeps him there for the moment.
Hatton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robby Hatton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robby Hatton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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