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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horace Cuba (ranked 1058 p4p, 1788 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 146 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Cuba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuba moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cuba.
Hall lands with a cross.
A jab from Hall misses.
Cuba seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cuba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hall manages to circle out of the way.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Cuba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Cuba uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Cuba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuba throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Cuba swinging wildly here.
A big right from Cuba misses.
Cuba walks into a left hand.
Cuba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Cuba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuba blocks a leg kick.
Cuba tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuba misses with a wild body shot.
Horace Cuba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall cracks Cuba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cuba throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuba.
A swing and a miss from Cuba.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuba misses with a straight right.
Cuba dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Cuba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cuba takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Cuba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Cuba is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with the combination.
Cuba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall cracks Cuba with an open hand slap.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuba circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Cuba.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuba misses the target.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cuba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuba has time to react.
Hall misses with a hook
and Cuba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuba lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Cuba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall throws a hook but Cuba avoids it easily.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuba darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Cuba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuba won't allow it.
I was talking to Cuba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cuba backwards.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuba.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall lands the left hand.
Cuba misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cuba moves into the clinch.
Cuba has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Cuba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuba won't allow it.
Cuba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cuba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall is trying to break free.
Hall jumps guard but Cuba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Cuba.
That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuba won't allow it.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuba off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuba misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall misses the jab.
Cuba walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Cuba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Cuba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Cuba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuba tries to counter by clinching up but Hall breaks away and moves out of range.
Cuba looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Cuba clinches with his opponent.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Hall misses.
Cuba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Cuba.
Hall throws a jab when Cuba was well out of range.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuba throws out the jab.
Cuba has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall successfully pulls guard.
Cuba sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Cuba is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba content to stall in guard here.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cuba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Cuba.
That's two 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.
Cuba checks a low kick from Hall.
Cuba slips a jab from Hall.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Cuba.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Cuba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall dives in and grabs Cuba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cuba pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Cuba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cuba blocks the body kick.
Cuba cracks Hall with a good jab.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cuba on the side of the head.
Hall avoids the body shot from Cuba.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuba.
Horace Cuba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Cuba's head back.
Cuba is rocked!
Hall catches Cuba with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Cuba forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Hall!
A relieved looking Charlie Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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