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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandito comes into the arena with Slayer -- South of Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Hatfield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flirtin With Disaster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Hatfield attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bandito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatfield thuds his right hand into Bandito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatfield slips a jab from Bandito.
Hatfield clinches.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Hatfield lands an elbow just above Bandito 's eye.
Hatfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Bandito avoids the damage to the body.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
Bandito pulls guard.
Bandito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bandito working a defensive guard here.
Hatfield trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Bandito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hatfield looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito looking for a guillotine here but Hatfield defends easily.
Hatfield wants to stand but Bandito is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hatfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Bandito.
Bandito scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bandito is thwarting Hatfield's attempts to control the position.
Bandito is nestled in close to Hatfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hatfield regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bandito pushing down on Hatfield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is looking to take a break and control but Hatfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatfield gets full guard.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Hatfield has his foot on Bandito's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bandito works his way back into a safe position though.
Hatfield throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bandito uses it to pass to side control.
Hatfield wants to control but Bandito postures up.
Bandito in side control, throwing shots but Hatfield defends.
Bandito takes a little break here. Hatfield wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bandito working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hatfield has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hatfield manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hatfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hatfield prevents Bandito from getting the reversal.
Bandito gets back to half guard.
Hatfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandito keeps working.
Hatfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hatfield wants to control but Bandito is keeping him busy.
Bandito controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bandito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hatfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hatfield looking for a submission but Bandito manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Bandito keeps moving.
Hatfield postures up and lands a big shot to Bandito's brow.
Hatfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bandito is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.
Hatfield has closed the distance and engaged Bandito in a clinch.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bandito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bandito gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hatfield.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandito avoids it.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
Bandito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Bandito avoids the damage to the body.
Bandito managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Bandito looking to stall.
Bandito has had enough of the clinch but Hatfield keeps him there for the moment.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bandito is defending well for now.
Hatfield stalls.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bandito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Bandito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bandito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Bandito is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito lands with a left to the head.
Bandito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hatfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Bandito avoids the damage to the body.
Bandito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bandito lands a left hand.
Bandito has hold of one of Hatfield's legs. Hatfield is fighting the takedown attempt but Bandito gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bandito tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatfield is retaining full guard.
Bandito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bandito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hatfield is keeping the position for now.
Bandito slips nicely into half guard.
Hatfield is not content to let Bandito control the position.
Bandito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hatfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Bandito.
Bandito trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Bandito lands with a punch from half guard.
Bandito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bandito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Hatfield is trying to control but can't.
Hatfield is staying active underneath Bandito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bandito looks to land a strike but Hatfield avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bandito postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hatfield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bandito, into his guard.
Hatfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bandito's head.
Hatfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bandito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hatfield has managed to get both his arms back between Bandito's legs - danger averted.
Hatfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandito has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hatfield landing with the ground and pound.
Bandito keeping full guard, as Hatfield tries to pass.
Hatfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hatfield stopping the sweep attempt from Bandito.
Bandito controls Hatfield momentarily but Hatfield frees himself.
Bandito had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hatfield is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bandito Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hatfield's back instead.
Hatfield turns into Bandito and is now in his guard.
Bandito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hatfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chino Bandito will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bandito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hatfield avoids the head kick by Bandito.
Bandito throws a jab when Hatfield was well out of range.
Hatfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatfield sprawls well. Hatfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandito gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hatfield.
Bandito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bandito moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandito.
Bandito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bandito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hatfield - the referee stops the clock and Bandito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hatfield. Bandito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bandito throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Bandito swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Bandito throws a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bandito dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandito keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bandito.
Hatfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hatfield wants to clinch.
Bandito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatfield's head.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Hatfield. No joy for Bandito on that attempt.
Hatfield misses with a head kick.
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Bandito misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Hatfield.
Bandito breaks the clinch.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatfield cracks Bandito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bandito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hatfield!
Bandito raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to stand.
Hatfield holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bandito tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hatfield is looking to get to half guard.
Hatfield wants to hold on but Bandito pushes him away.
Bandito breaks from Hatfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bandito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chino Bandito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatfield tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito dominating with strikes here.
Bandito tries to control but Hatfield wriggling away.
Bandito avoids the attempt from Hatfield to control.
Bandito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatfield is squirming around, avoiding Bandito's attempts to control the action.
Bandito is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hatfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bandito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hatfield hang on?
Hatfield tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito landing strikes from the mount.
Hatfield tries to lock up and control but Bandito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bandito cracks Hatfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hatfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bandito looking to control but Hatfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bandito lands a nice shot to the head.
Hatfield is in a horrible position here. Bandito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bandito looking to ground and pound but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandito trying to control but Hatfield is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hatfield throws a leg kick which misses Bandito's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandito tries to avoid it.
Hatfield tests Bandito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandito dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Bandito scores with a decent looking hook.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bandito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bandito blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bandito.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Bandito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bandito works on Hatfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bandito is defending well for now.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Bandito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
Hatfield is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bandito breaks from the clinch.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandito throws out the jab.
Bandito looks to land a left hand but Hatfield moved out of range nicely.
Bandito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito blocks a jab.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Bandito avoids nicely.
Hatfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bandito with a hook.
Bandito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandito lands a body shot.
Bandito connects with a looping right hand.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bandito is defended easily by Hatfield.
Bandito shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bandito showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bandito in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield wants to improve his position but Bandito is controlling well.
Bandito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bandito trying to pass the guard but Hatfield defending well.
Hatfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bandito is working for a submission of some sort.
Hatfield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bandito is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bandito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hatfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Bandito is having none of it.
Hatfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bandito shoots in and drives through. Hatfield sprawls well.
Bandito swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Bandito throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hatfield has closed the distance and engaged Bandito in a clinch.
Bandito looking to throw knees to the head but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
Bandito can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bandito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hatfield has Bandito pushed against the cage.
Bandito throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bandito managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Bandito blocks it.
Hatfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hannibal Hatfield.
Bandito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chino Bandito had his way with Hannibal Hatfield in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bandito lands the left hand.
Bandito moves out of range as Hatfield throws a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bandito.
Chino Bandito is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandito on the side of the head.
Hatfield swinging wilding here.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Bandito.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Bandito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandito throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Bandito.
Hatfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Good work by Hatfield as he checks the leg kick.
Bandito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandito throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hatfield.
Bandito scores with a decent looking hook.
Hatfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield lands a nice looking body kick.
Bandito looks to throw the jab but Hatfield is out of range.
Bandito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatfield is fending him off so far but Bandito persists. Nope, Hatfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Bandito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bandito lands a high kick!
Hatfield tries to clinch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Bandito is having none of it.
Bandito jabs at Hatfield's body.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bandito.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Bandito moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Bandito blocks the elbow strike.
Bandito tries to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling the position.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandito avoids it.
Bandito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bandito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
Bandito landing knees to the head.
Bandito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Bandito ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandito also avoids with ease.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
Bandito feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Bandito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hatfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bandito.
Chino Bandito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hannibal Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandito looking to pass the guard.
Bandito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hatfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bandito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bandito. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
Hatfield looks to land a body kick but Bandito moved away.
Bandito cracks Hatfield with an open hand slap.
Bandito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandito keeps the fight on the outside.
Bandito lands a jab to the nose.
Bandito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandito moves away.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Bandito.
Bandito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandito stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chino Bandito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chino Bandito!
Chino Bandito retains his welterweight title!
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