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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Flirtin With Disaster. Hannibal Hatfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barker showed some decent athleticism there.
Barker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barker wants to free his trapped foot but Hatfield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hatfield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barker pulls his head out easily.
Barker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hatfield wants to control but Barker is keeping busy.
Hatfield is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hatfield moves into full guard.
Hatfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatfield tries to clinch there but Barker circles away.
Hatfield slips a jab from Barker.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hatfield.
Hatfield walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barker.
Hatfield scores with a head kick.
Barker looks for the body kick but Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hatfield in the body.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Barker misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Barker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker slips a jab from Hatfield.
Barker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatfield's head.
It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barker throws a leg kick but Hatfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Barker cracks Hatfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barker throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
and Barker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hatfield!
Barker breaks from Hatfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barker unloading with bombs!
Barker landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Hatfield defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barker.
Barker landing punches.
Hatfield is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Barker.
Hannibal Hatfield's cut is getting worse.
Barker throws some wild stikes that Hatfield manages to avoid easily.
Hatfield tries to hold on but Barker pushes him away.
Barker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hatfield?
Barker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hatfield turns into him and now he's in Barker's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatfield is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Barker keeps moving.
Barker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Barker keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hatfield looking to control.
Barker is fighting to break Hatfield's control of his arms but Hatfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hatfield working a defensive guard here.
Barker looking to pass the guard.
Hatfield wants to sweep here but Barker controlling him for the moment.
Barker thows a big elbow that misses.
Hatfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barker counters with an inside leg kick.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick
and Barker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hatfield's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to keep Barker in close.
Barker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hatfield manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barker has Hatfield in his guard.
Barker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.
Barker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatfield is pulling down on Barker's head to control his posture.
Hatfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barker is breathing heavily.
Barker preventing the sweep.
Hatfield has his foot on Barker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barker works his way back into a safe position though.
William Barker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatfield can't keep his opponent in guard - Barker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hatfield is looking to control Barker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hatfield avoid being mounted?
Hatfield is looking to improve his position.
Hatfield is trying to maintain the position but Barker is very close to passing his half guard.
Hatfield wants to improve his position but Barker is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatfield tries to clinch there but Barker circles away.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield darts in trying to clinch
and Barker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hannibal Hatfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hannibal Hatfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Barker!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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