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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 1657 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 224 p4p, 191 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pinball Wizard. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacplesis walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacplesis throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lacplesis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis is pushing Hall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Lacplesis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Hall jumps guard and drags Lacplesis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lacplesis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lacplesis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lacplesis is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Hall working for a triangle but Lacplesis defends it easily.
Lacplesis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lacplesis wants to stand but Hall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lacplesis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Lacplesis is going to stand back up.
Lacplesis stands up out of the half guard.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacplesis as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Lacplesis tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Lacplesis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hall misses its target.
Lacplesis throws a head kick that misses
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Hall tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lacplesis lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Lacplesis.
Ralph Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Lacplesis.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacplesis slowing the pace effectively.
Hall lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Lacplesis, against the cage.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Lacplesis throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Lacplesis.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall jumps guard but Lacplesis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacplesis walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacplesis tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ralph Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses the jab.
Lacplesis misses with a wild combination.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall slips a jab from Lacplesis.
Hall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lacplesis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Lacplesis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacplesis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Lacplesis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Lacplesis from controlling successfully.
Lacplesis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lacplesis has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Lacplesis is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Lacplesis stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Lacplesis from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lacplesis closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Ralph Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lacplesis. That's going to slow Hall down.
Lacplesis wants to clinch.
It looked like Hall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Hall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacplesis connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Lacplesis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall throwing a counter right hand but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacplesis lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacplesis circles away.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lacplesis smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall blocks a head kick by Lacplesis.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall moves out of range as Lacplesis strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to pull guard but Lacplesis won't allow it.
A short left from Lacplesis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lacplesis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
After the big win, Humors Lacplesis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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