Charles Hatley vs Chris Chatman
Thie first televised fight of the night was Charles Hatley vs Chris Chatman. First thing you notice about Chatman is that he drops his right hand a lot especially when he his throwing a straight left to the body. Trying to do defend an early Hatley flurry with philly shell like defense he ends being caught with a double left hook straight right hand combination. Hatley does a good job of trying to finish with a huge left hook and right hand but Chatman as tough as he is, is able to survive round 1.
Good fight in the 2nd round both trading on the inside. Chatman pushes forward, not giving himself space to punch or land combinations, but is aggressive using his body to smother the longer Chatman.
Round 3 Chatman still very aggressive keeps Hatley off balance by making him miss and pushing forward. When Chatman stands on the outside it is very dangerous because Hatley fires off great shots when in his range. Hatley missing a lot over the top when Chatman is close ducking close near the belt line. Wonder why he doesn’t use the upper cut more, maybe because the over hand hook counters but definitely is something he should be using more since Chatman is ducking his head so much and not always countering back with anything.
Round 4 Hatley has been trying to catch Chatman while coming in but while back pedaling a lot of his power is gone, but still landing some nice left hooks, right hands here and there. Chatman does a good job when pushing Hatley against the ropes while throwing combinations on the inside, but when he only uses upper body movement and not his feet to move around he is susceptible to Hatley’s arsenal and is in danger of getting dropped or rocked anytime.
Round 5 throughout the fight when Hatley misses and is off balance and or doesn’t bring his gloves back to his face after throwing, Chatman is not there to counter or make him pay for him miss/being off balance. Hatley is still not using his uppercut to counter Chatman’s low head movement, but instead just keeps firing off shots missing over the top of Chatmans head. He is still having trouble establishing his jab rarely you can see him throw a double jab, he uses his jab more to find his opponent to try and land a straight right.
Round 6 Hatley uses his footwork more and keeps on the outside not letting Chatman bully his way inside as frequently.
Round 7 Hatley still using a lot of footwork trying to pick Chatman apart on the outside and tries to catch Chatman coming in and doing it well.
Round 8 A straight left lands after a right hook inbetween Hatley’s gloves and knocks him down. After getting up Hatley is still feeling the effects of the punch as Chatman aggressively tries to finish he fight. The fight ends with Hatley in danger and keeps fans wondering if it was a 10 round fight maybe Chatman could have finished the fight.
Majority Draw, Judges score it (73-77)(75-75)(75-75)
Ray Ximenez Jr. vs Alfredo Berto
Round 1 Ximenez jr, looking good with great hands speed and nice combinations. With a right uppercut left hook hurting Berto starts the onslaught as Ray lands at will with combinations of all sorts. The ref could step in anytime but lets it go as Ray doesn’t get over confident and doesn’t over extend himself to finish he keeps his range and keeps picking Berto apart.
Round 2 Berto is way over matched but is showing heart, though eating shots almost every combination Ximenez is throwing he stays in there getting caught more on the side of his head than straight in the face.
Round 3 Ray does more of the same, keeping the fight in his range, fighting when he wants to engage and never gets over extended and confident. Ray switches from orthodox to southpaw near the end of the round showing his versatility.
Round 4 More of the same, but for the difference in skill level in the match I really expected Ray Ximenez to turn it up and finish it, surprising the fight went to a decision.
Unanimous decision for Ray Ximenez Jr., all 3 judges (40-36)
Sergio Mora vs Bryan Vera
Round 1 Mora hasn’t found his jab in this round. Vera aggressive coming in with his double jab and right hand after pushing Mora back, though unable to land. Vera catches Mora with a left hook the most significant shot of the round as Mora nods to acknowledge he got caught but shows no sign of damage as he comes back with a flurry of his own to end the round
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Round 2 Vera is aggressive coming forward; Mora tries to out slick his opponent against the ropes and back pedaling, but is unable to dodge everything. Vera landing some nice combinations and landing while Mora is leaning back. Vera is landing more and outworking Mora while Mora is more on the defense but still landing with nice countering left hooks.
Round 3 Mora staying slick, but is caught with some shots against the ropes, the body head left hook combination from Vera is working and has landed multiple times in this fight so far. Mora mixing it up out boxing and closing the distance gives Vera a hard time finding Mora in this round.
Round 4 Mora making Vera miss but hasn’t done much to capitalize. Switching from southpaw and orthodox keeps Vera guessing and opens up Mora’s straight left from the southpaw stance. Mora being more aggressive this round ends up in clinches for his efforts. Vera lands a left that’s the most significant punch in the round, but Mora still is the more aggressive fighter in this round having Vera back pedal more than he has in any other round.
Round 5 Vera catches Mora with a left hook while pivoting to the right catches Mora off guard, but is unfazed by the punch. Both men trying to find their rhythm as they exchange and work on the inside.
Round 6 Mora is landing the cleaner punches countering effectively on the inside but when caught against the ropes it is harder for Mora to dodge Vera’s combinations. Vera lands a big right hand while Mora is laying against the ropes.
Round 7 Mora does good work on the outside but gets into a defensive mode again letting Vera get off when he lays against the ropes. Mora tries to work with his back against the ropes for the majority of the round, both men landing inside shots, nothing significant.
Round 8 Vera is pushing forward with aggression Mora lands a few shots when he comes in but not much.
Round 9 Mora has success countering moving backwards, and more in this round. Vera’s assault and aggression is subdued by Mora’s good body work.
Round 10 Mora seems to have more energy as he lands some shots on the outside while making Vera miss. Mora pushes the pace and working more than Vera in this round. Though Vera is pushing forward he is getting caught with Mora left hooks on the inside.
Split decision for Bryan Vera, Judges (94-96)(94-96)(96-94)
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