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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Banuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Flirtin With Disaster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 12 - 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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Victor Banuelos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Banuelos.
Banuelos is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Banuelos throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield avoids a kick to the body.
Banuelos throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Banuelos moves out of range easily.
Banuelos lands with a straight right. Hatfield didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Banuelos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hatfield is able to avoid easily.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banuelos throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield lands a jab to Banuelos's midsection.
Good work by Banuelos as he checks the leg kick.
Victor Banuelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banuelos lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banuelos lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banuelos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banuelos looking to throw knees to the head but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
Banuelos misses with a punch to the body.
Banuelos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Banuelos blocks with his arms.
Banuelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banuelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banuelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Banuelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banuelos throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Banuelos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banuelos scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Banuelos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banuelos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banuelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatfield slips under a jab from Banuelos.
Banuelos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banuelos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banuelos scores with a shoulder strike.
Banuelos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Banuelos blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Banuelos.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banuelos blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Banuelos scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Banuelos is blocking nicely.
Hatfield blocking some punches.
Hatfield is trying to stall.
Banuelos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Banuelos gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Banuelos scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banuelos.
A shot in the inside from Banuelos.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banuelos lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Banuelos blocks with his arms.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banuelos avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Banuelos lands with a left to the head.
Banuelos slows down the pace here.
Banuelos prevents a body shot from Hatfield.
Banuelos stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hatfield.
Banuelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banuelos lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos blocks an elbow strike.
Banuelos misses with the head strike.
Hatfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Banuelos looking to throw knees to the head but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Banuelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banuelos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatfield gets tackled into the cage by Banuelos. Banuelos maintains the clinch.
Banuelos misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Banuelos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Banuelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banuelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Banuelos.
Banuelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Banuelos misses.
Banuelos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banuelos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banuelos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Banuelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatfield.
Banuelos throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos scores with the left hand. Hatfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banuelos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor Banuelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banuelos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banuelos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Banuelos moved out of range.
Banuelos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banuelos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hatfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hatfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Banuelos avoids it well.
Banuelos scoring well with a low kick there.
Banuelos throws a head kick that Hatfield semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banuelos.
Hatfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banuelos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters with a low kick, right behind Banuelos 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banuelos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banuelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Banuelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatfield blocks the leg kick.
Banuelos misses with a low kick.
Banuelos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Banuelos is predictable there
letting Hatfield counter with a right hand.
Banuelos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banuelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banuelos.
Banuelos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield has Banuelos pressed against the cage, preventing Banuelos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banuelos.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Banuelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
Banuelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banuelos tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Banuelos connects with a high kick.
Hatfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banuelos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hatfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banuelos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hatfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Banuelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Banuelos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banuelos.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Banuelos circles away.
Banuelos lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banuelos.
Banuelos throws a front kick aimed at Hatfield's knee but Hatfield avoids it well.
Banuelos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatfield tried to score with a low kick but Banuelos checks it.
Banuelos wants to land a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Banuelos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Banuelos rushes Hatfield and presses him up against the cage.
Banuelos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banuelos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banuelos.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike.
Banuelos misses with a body punch.
Banuelos can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
Banuelos breaks the clinch.
Hatfield wants to clinch up but Banuelos keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Banuelos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Banuelos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banuelos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banuelos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banuelos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatfield's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banuelos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hatfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banuelos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banuelos connects with a solid leg kick.
Banuelos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banuelos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hatfield's head.
Banuelos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Banuelos.
Banuelos clinches up against the cage.
Banuelos managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a body punch.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banuelos is defending well for now.
Banuelos wants to get back to striking at distance but Hatfield won't allow it.
Banuelos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banuelos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Banuelos avoids the damage to the body.
Banuelos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield stalling.
Banuelos lands with a right to the head.
Victor Banuelos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield has Banuelos pressed against the cage.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Banuelos is blocking nicely.
Banuelos is stalling here.
Hannibal Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Banuelos is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banuelos.
Banuelos lands a knee to the body.
Banuelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banuelos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banuelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banuelos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banuelos scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banuelos is stalling here.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banuelos avoids it.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Banuelos is blocking nicely.
Banuelos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Banuelos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Banuelos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Banuelos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banuelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banuelos pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banuelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Banuelos finds it's target.
Banuelos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banuelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banuelos throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banuelos throws a head kick that Hatfield semi-blocks.
Banuelos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banuelos throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Banuelos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banuelos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Banuelos!
A very excited looking Victor Banuelos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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