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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Burdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Burdoch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Burdoch.
Hatfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatfield lands with a kick to the temple. Burdoch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jeff Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Burdoch moves out of range easily.
Burdoch drives through and clinches with Hatfield against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatfield.
Burdoch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Burdoch has double underhooks.
Burdoch lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jeff Hatfield has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
Hatfield manages to pull guard.
Burdoch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hatfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burdoch defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield trying to keep a closed guard but Burdoch is proving a slippery customer.
Hatfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hatfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burdoch defends well.
Hatfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hatfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hatfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burdoch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burdoch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hatfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burdoch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hatfield throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hatfield throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Burdoch escapes and throws Hatfield's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hatfield gets back to half guard.
Burdoch wants to pass to mount but Hatfield is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatfield is trying to control but can't.
Burdoch not doing much here.
Hatfield won't allow Burdoch to pass to mount.
Hatfield trying to control from the bottom.
Hatfield looking for submissions off his back.
Burdoch is trying to control. Hatfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burdoch clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdoch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdoch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burdoch misses with a knee to the head.
Burdoch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Burdoch.
Hatfield has Burdoch pressed against the cage.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burdoch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Burdoch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burdoch fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Hatfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Hatfield.
Hatfield takes a swing at Burdoch's ribcage but misses.
Burdoch moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burdoch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burdoch landing knees to the head.
Burdoch connects with a knee to the head.
Hatfield working aggressively here.
Hatfield jumps guard but Burdoch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdoch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burdoch.
Burdoch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burdoch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burdoch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdoch working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
Burdoch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burdoch landing knees to the body.
Hatfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burdoch blocking some punches.
Burdoch scores with a knee to the head.
Burdoch misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Hatfield tries to circle away but Burdoch has him pinned against the cage.
Burdoch with a knee to the head.
Burdoch tries to land a knee to the head but Hatfield blocks with his arms.
Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Burdoch.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdoch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdoch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Burdoch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
Trevor Burdoch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hatfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Burdoch.
Burdoch blocking some punches.
Burdoch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burdoch connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Burdoch.
Burdoch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hatfield avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdoch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatfield is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hatfield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hatfield pulls guard effortlessly.
Hatfield is looking for a triangle but Burdoch pushes his legs off easily.
Hatfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burdoch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hatfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burdoch defends well.
Hatfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burdoch postures up.
Hatfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burdoch is aware though and is defending well.
Burdoch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hatfield wants to control but Burdoch passes easily into half guard.
Hatfield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hatfield tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Burdoch has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Burdoch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Hatfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burdoch clinches.
Burdoch blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Burdoch.
Burdoch lands a knee to the body.
Burdoch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield is looking to control Burdoch's arms but Burdoch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatfield has his back to the cage.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdoch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burdoch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burdoch with a knee to the head.
Burdoch working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burdoch looking to throw knees to the head but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
Burdoch tries a knee to the head but Hatfield blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burdoch smiles and moves away.
Hatfield fakes the leg kick and cracks Burdoch in the body.
Hatfield looks to land a body kick but Burdoch moved away.
Burdoch wants to counter the offense by Hatfield and move into the clinch position.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Burdoch's ribs.
Burdoch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burdoch instigates a clinch.
Burdoch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatfield manages to break the clinch.
Hatfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burdoch clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burdoch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burdoch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdoch is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
Hatfield jumps guard but Burdoch stands there with Hatfield around his waist. Hatfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatfield is trying to push Burdoch away but Burdoch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hatfield jumps guard but Burdoch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield is looking for a takedown.
Burdoch scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdoch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burdoch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burdoch.
Hatfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burdoch backwards.
A short right from Hatfield on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdoch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdoch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
A knee to the head by Burdoch.
Hatfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burdoch up against the cage.
Burdoch blocking some punches.
Burdoch is looking to control Hatfield's arms but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burdoch has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hatfield.
Burdoch tries to land a knee to the head but Hatfield blocks with his arms.
Burdoch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Burdoch backwards.
Burdoch looking to throw knees to the head but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdoch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield pulls guard.
Trevor Burdoch has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield working a defensive guard here.
Hatfield working for a triangle but Burdoch defends it easily.
Burdoch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hatfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeff Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevor Burdoch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burdoch defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Burdoch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burdoch 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Trevor Burdoch!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Trevor Burdoch!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Trevor Burdoch!
Trevor Burdoch wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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