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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob. Hatfield has chosen Flirtin With Disaster as his entrance music. Virgil Beck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatfield staying out of range there.
Beck scores with a takedown into Hatfield's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Beck throws an elbow that misses. Hatfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beck's guard. Nice move by Hatfield!
Hatfield is stalling in the full guard.
Beck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hatfield won't allow Beck to sweep him here.
Beck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck lands a couple of elbows.
Beck scoring with some ground and pound.
Hatfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beck.
Hatfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beck.
Beck drops back looking for a leg! Hatfield is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hatfield manages to kick Beck off! Beck jumps back into Hatfield's guard.
Hatfield is trying to keep Beck in close.
Beck throwing strikes but missing.
Beck throws an elbow that misses. Hatfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beck's guard. Nice move by Hatfield!
Beck trying to keep a closed guard but Hatfield is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Beck is working hard here to advance position.
Beck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hatfield is aware though and is defending well.
Beck is controlling Hatfield's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beck wants to sweep here but Hatfield controlling him for the moment.
Hatfield trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck can't keep his opponent in guard - Hatfield advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Beck actively working from the bottom here.
Beck is not content to let Hatfield control the position.
Hatfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck manages to get to full guard.
Beck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands a left hand.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Beck backwards.
Beck breaks from the clinch.
Beck fails to land the takedown.
Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hatfield's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck throwing shots but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck wants to work for an arm triangle but Hatfield is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hatfield is looking for a sweep. Beck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Beck dominated that round.
That's time! Beck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hatfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beck lands with a straight right. Hatfield didn't see that one coming.
Beck throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hatfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Beck.
Beck loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
Beck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hatfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beck postures up.
Hatfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck chips away with some ground and pound.
Hatfield pulls Beck in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hatfield's head.
Beck is pushing down on Hatfield's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hatfield is fighting to maintain full guard but Beck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hatfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hatfield tries to roll over but Beck keeps him under control.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Beck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hatfield doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatfield throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hatfield tries to get to full guard but Beck has control of the leg.
Hatfield trying to control from the bottom.
Beck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield tries to roll over but Beck keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beck stands up from half guard.
Beck tests Hatfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beck throws a good cross that connects.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Beck moves out of range.
Beck shoots in and bounces Hatfield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Beck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
Beck keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range and Beck settles back down.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Beck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beck.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virgil Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Beck lands but Hatfield takes it in his stride.
Beck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?
Beck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatfield. Hatfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Beck drops his hands momentarily and Hatfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatfield's guard.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hatfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hatfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beck landing with the ground and pound.
Hatfield is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
Hatfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beck puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Beck working Hatfield over with strikes.
Beck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hatfield wants to improve his position but Beck is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beck connects with a nice short shot to Hatfield's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beck thows a huge punch but Hatfield dodges it nicely.
Beck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hatfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hannibal Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hatfield is trying to maintain the position but Beck is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beck working over Hatfield with some ground and pound. Hatfield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck slows the pace down in half guard.
Beck working Hatfield over with strikes.
Hatfield trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
Beck trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Beck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hatfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to maintain the position but Beck is very close to passing his half guard.
Beck winds up and cracks Hatfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Beck working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beck lands a nice short elbow.
Virgil Beck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Beck seems to be working for a kimura but Hatfield defends the submission attempt.
Beck trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Beck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Beck!
After winning the bout, Virgil Beck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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