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Event:
MMA Hype -10-
Date: Nov 10, 2024 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Perez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Hatfield.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Perez throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Hatfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Perez clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield. #BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Perez throws a one two combo.
Hatfield connects with the punch.
Hatfield throws a good cross that connects.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez throws a big counter combination but Hatfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hatfield jabs at Perez's body.
Hatfield swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Hatfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Perez has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2##CL#
Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Perez tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hatfield lands a slapping body shot.
Perez tries to move into range but Hatfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Perez rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez tries to clinch
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hatfield, as that shot connected.
#ROC2#Perez is rocked!
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Perez throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
Hatfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatfield jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hatfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatfield trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez walks into a jab.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Perez works over Hatfield's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Perez forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perez throws a series of punches but Hatfield moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hatfield misses.
Jab by Hatfield.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hatfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Hatfield 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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with the combination.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perez eats them both and turns towards Hatfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Perez manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez wants to clinch.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Hatfield throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Perez drives through and clinches with Hatfield against the cage.
Hatfield trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Hatfield lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC#
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatfield counters with a straight right hand.
Perez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hatfield eats them both and turns towards Perez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Hatfield throws a one two combo.
#T3#
Hatfield connects with a crisp jab.
Hatfield misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hatfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatfield scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Perez clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Perez has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Hatfield with a hook.#CL#
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez taking a breather.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Perez rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Santiago Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.#T1##CL#
Perez clinches. #BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield connects with a jab.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez tries to clinch up.#CL#
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Perez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez 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.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Perez moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Perez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Hatfield tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Hatfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hatfield looking to stall.
Perez is struggling to control the position.#T3#
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage. #BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hatfield throws a shot to the body.
#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
#BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perez is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Hatfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatfield lands a jab to the head.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4##KD2#
Hatfield lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Hatfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez tries to clinch
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez tries to clinch there but Hatfield circles away.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield working aggressively here.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Hatfield!
Giovani Hatfield gave a mention to Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
HFA 19
Date: Sep 28, 2024 |
#R1#
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 #CL2#
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.
#T1#
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.
#T2#
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.#CUT#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.
#T3#
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. #CL2#
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.
#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T1#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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. #CUT2#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!#R3#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL2#
Freeman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Freeman avoiding damage.
#T3#
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. #T4#
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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Event:
QFC Tournament 1202 Round 1
Date: Aug 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Espinoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Some wild striking there from Espinoza.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Espinoza's head.
Espinoza misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Espinoza does no damage.
Espinoza misses with a double jab.
#T1#
Espinoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Espinoza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Espinoza throws a right and a left that Hatfield avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Espinoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Espinoza misses.
Espinoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Espinoza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espinoza. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espinoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Espinoza thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Espinoza eats them both and turns towards Hatfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hatfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T2#
Espinoza misses with a wild body shot.
Espinoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hatfield scores with a one two! Espinoza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield.
Espinoza is looking to wear down Hatfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Espinoza throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Espinoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Espinoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hatfield looks winded!
Espinoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Espinoza dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Espinoza avoids it well.
Espinoza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Espinoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Espinoza stalling.
#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Espinoza.
Espinoza lands a body shot.
Espinoza pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espinoza presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield takes a shot to the head.
Hatfield letting Espinoza take a breather here.
Espinoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espinoza lands a nice uppercut.
Espinoza leaning his opponent against the cage.#T4#
Espinoza lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Espinoza lands a right hand. #ROC#Hatfield is rocked!
Espinoza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hatfield! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Espinoza is unloading with more strikes now! Hatfield drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Espinoza! |
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