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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 99 p4p, 394 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 17 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erdogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erdogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
letting Erdogan counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Erdogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erdogan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Erdogan.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Erdogan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Erdogan tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Erdogan tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Hall misses.
Erdogan is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
Erdogan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Erdogan.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall flicks out a counter leg kick but Erdogan steps away.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Erdogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall tries to move into range but Erdogan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Hall.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Erdogan misses with some punches.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erdogan.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan jabs at Hall's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erdogan.
Erdogan clinches.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall gets through Erdogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall working aggressively here.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Erdogan working aggressively here.
Erdogan cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Erdogan tries to tie him up.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall tries a body shot but Erdogan blocks it.
Erdogan lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Erdogan missing with knees to the body.
Hall avoiding damage as Erdogan throws knees to the body.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Erdogan as the two fighters clinch.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
A short left from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Erdogan lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Erdogan pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Erdogan.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erdogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erdogan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erdogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erdogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustafa Erdogan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erdogan.
Erdogan scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Erdogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erdogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Erdogan presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erdogan lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Henry Hall's cut even more.
Erdogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erdogan.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Erdogan keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Erdogan lands with a left to the head.
Erdogan blocks an uppercut.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall tries to stall but Erdogan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Erdogan lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Erdogan's head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Erdogan, against the cage.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Erdogan blocking some punches.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Henry Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Erdogan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Henry Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erdogan is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Erdogan has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
A short right from Erdogan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erdogan misses with a body punch.
Erdogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erdogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Erdogan.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Erdogan moves out of range easily.
Erdogan darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Erdogan scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erdogan lands a shot to the body.
Erdogan tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Erdogan backwards.
Hall misses with some punches.
Erdogan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Erdogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Hall.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall tries to work over Erdogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erdogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Erdogan.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Erdogan.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Erdogan lands a knee to the body.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Erdogan has Hall pressed against the cage.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Erdogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Erdogan.
Erdogan pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Erdogan works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan leaning against his opponent.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan retains his middleweight title!
Mustafa Erdogan very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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