Moments ago, at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, undefeated welterweight Kell Brook kept his unblemished record intact, outpointing Matthew Hatton over the course of 12 rounds to easily win a unanimous decision. Hatton was never really in the fight as the speed and superior technical skills of Brook were too much for him to handle. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results.
ROUND 1
Brook sticking the jab in Hatton's face. Both men feeling each other out. More jabs from Brook keeping Hatton at bay. Flurry from Hatton, but nothing really lands. Brook continues to stick the jab in Hatton's face. Fairly uneventful round won by Brook.
Brook 10 Hatton 9
ROUND 2
Brook backing Hatton up with his jab. Right hand lands for Brook. Hatton tries to flurry on the inside, but the punches are blocked. Right hand to the back of the head lands for Hatton. 1-2 lands for Brook. They trade to the body. Brook walking him down. More jabs from Brook. They trade jabs. 1-2 frm Brook backs Hatton up.
Brook 20 Hatton 18
ROUND 3
They trade jabs. Hatton lands a jab to the body. Left hook from Brook backs Hatton up. Right to the back of the head lands for Brook. Counter right lands for Brook. Hatton wrestles with him on the inside. Jab lands for Brook. Hatton not doing much of anything right now. Left hook from Brook gets in. They trade jabs. Nice right hand to the body lands for Brook. Hatton grazes him with a left hook. Brook continues to walk him down with his jab. Quick flurry gets in for Hatton. Lead right from Brook backs Hatton up. Nice right hand gets in for Hatton. Round to Brook.
Brook 30 Hatton 27
ROUND 4
A couple of jabs land for Hatton. Brook gets in a double left hook. Jab lands for Hatton. Brook switches to southpaw now. Nice combo to the body lands for Hatton. Brook continues to pick him apart from the outside though. 1-2 from Brook backs Hatton up. Another. Hatton misses wildly and holds on. Right to the body from Brook has Hatton covering up. Another sloppy right hand misses from Hatton and he holds on. Stiff jab lands for Brook. Round to Brook.
Brook 40 Hatton 36
ROUND 5
They trade jabs. Quick 1-2 lands for Brook. Hatton sneaks in a nice right. 1-2 gets in for Hatton. Left hook to the body lands for Hatton. Brook backs him with his jab. Three-punch combo lands for Brook. Right to the body lands for Brook. Hatton getting broken down a bit in there. Double left hook lands for Brook. Hard 1-2 from Brook batters Hatton backwards. Brook unloads a combo on Hatton. Round to Brook.
Brook 50 Hatton 45
ROUND 6
Wild swing and a miss from Hatton. Brook backs him up with his jab. Hatton holds on. They trade on the inside. Brook jabs to the body. Nice right hand upstairs lands for Brook. Left hook lands for Brook. Hatton missing with a lot of his punches. A couple of nice right hands and an uppercut lands for Brook. Hatton just getting picked apart. Round to Brook.
Brook 60 Hatton 54
ROUND 7
More of the same as Brook continues to pick Hatton apart, jabbing him upstairs and downstairs. 1-2 lands for Brook. Hatton digs in a nice body shot, then he eats another 1-2. Nice three-punch combo from Brook backs Hatton up. Hatton lands a right to the body. Hatton rakes him to the body again. Brook backs him up to the ropes. 1-2 lands for Brook. Round to Brook.
Brook 70 Hatton 63
ROUND 8
They trade jabs. Right hand gets in for Hatton. Brook lands his right. Triple jab from Brook. Some wrestling on the inside. 1-2 lands for Brook. Left hook from Hatton is partially blocked. Nice right hand from Brook has Hatton holding on. Hatton lands a short right hook. They trade on the inside. Left hook lands for Hatton. Brook backs him with his jab. Round to Brook.
Brook 80 Hatton 72
ROUND 9
Wild left hook misses for Hatton. Nice counter left hook lands for Brook and Hatton is down. He's up and takes the count. Left hand lands for Brook. Hatton leaps win with a left hook to the body. Short counter right lands for Brook and Hatton wobbles a bit. Three-punch combo from Brook backs Hatton up. Short right on the inside lands for Hatton. Right hook lands for Brook. They wrestle on the inside. Round to Brook.
Brook 90 Hatton 80
ROUND 10
They trade jabs. Two right hands over the top land for Brook. Left hook from Hatton gets in. Another. They trade on the inside. 1-2 to the body gets in for Hatton. Chopping right hand from Brook backs Hatton up. 1-2 lands for Brook. Both men get a warning for hitting to the back of the head. More jabs from Brook. Round to Brook.
Brook 100 Hatton 89
ROUND 11
Thus far, according to stats, Hatton has landed only 59 punches. Right hand from Brook backs Hatton up. Hatton covers up in the corner. Brook lands a couple more shots. Hatton holds on. Right hook from Brook has Hatton on the retreat and covering up. 1-2 from Brook has Hatton holding on. Right hand and an uppercut lands for Brook. Left hook lands for Brook. Round to Brook.
Brook 110 Hatton 98
ROUND 12
They trade jabs. 1-2 lands for Brook. Some roughhousing. Hatton gets warned for hitting to the back of the head again. Wild swing and a miss from Hatton. Brook lands a right hand. Uppercut lands for Brook. 1-2 lands for Brook. Hatton just covers up. The wrestle on the inside. Round to Brook.
Brook 120 Hatton 107
Official judges scorecards: 118-109, 119-108, 119-107
THE WINNER BY UNANMIOUS DECISION...KELL BROOK
STATS
Brook total punches: 185/524
Hatton total punches: 65/261
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