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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Clark!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Clark is working Hatfield over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hatfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hatfield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clark!
Clark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hatfield working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hatfield jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clark is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clark and Hatfield has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hatfield is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to get an arm triangle but Clark is defending well.
Hatfield tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
Hatfield tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clark can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hatfield tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
Clark struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hatfield looking to control but instead Clark has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hatfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hatfield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hatfield shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gordon Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Hatfield shoots in.
Clark scores with a hook.
Hatfield fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hatfield wants to clinch.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hatfield. No joy for Clark on that attempt.
Clark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hatfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark is in close to Hatfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark stands up over Hatfield, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clark trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Hatfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
Hatfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hatfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark postures up in Hatfield's guard and throws a big left but Hatfield blocks it.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark works over Hatfield with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Hatfield leaves Clark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Clark misses.
Hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatfield sprawls well. Hatfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hatfield off to one side.
Clark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hatfield sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clark somewhat.
William Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Clark.
Clark shoots in but Hatfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatfield has time to react.
Hatfield slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Hatfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hatfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Hatfield counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hatfield is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clark manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has control of Hatfield's left arm, preventing Hatfield from doing any damage.
Hatfield stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatfield looking to sit in guard and control but Clark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hatfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
William Hatfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Hatfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Hatfield.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hatfield!
An out of breath and clearly excited William Hatfield thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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