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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai comes to the cage accompanied by Loco. Hatfield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Country Boy Can Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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143 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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169 cm
25
143 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Xinhai as Hatfield shoots in.
Xinhai misses with a leg kick
and Hatfield counters by clinching up.
Hatfield fails to pull guard.
Xinhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xinhai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatfield under the eye.
Hatfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xinhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yang Xinhai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Hatfield.
Xinhai lands a right hook to the body.
Xinhai instigates a clinch.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield is trying to pull guard but Xinhai has him pressed against the cage.
Xinhai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield stalling.
Hatfield is trying to drag Xinhai to the mat but Xinhai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Xinhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with some punches.
Xinhai breaks from the clinch.
Xinhai has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Xinhai uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Xinhai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield looking for a guillotine here but Xinhai defends easily.
Xinhai postures up in Hatfield's guard and throws a big left but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Xinhai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xinhai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xinhai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatfield looking for a guillotine here but Xinhai defends easily.
Xinhai throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hatfield has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Xinhai is looking to defend but Hatfield has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Xinhai! Hatfield pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Xinhai taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Hatfield!
William Hatfield is the new bantamweight champion!
William Hatfield gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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