PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hall
vs
Crescent

178 cm
25
178 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Crescent dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Crescent's head and hops out.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Crescent counter with a right hand.
Crescent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crescent off to one side.
Crescent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crescent.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mornington Crescent.
Hall throws a body punch but Crescent moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Crescent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall misses with a hook to the body
and Crescent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Crescent scores with a four punch combination!
Hall misses with a shot to the body

and Crescent counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hall preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hall is staying active underneath Crescent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crescent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Crescent is working for a submission of some sort.
Crescent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall is trying to escape back to his feet but Crescent uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Crescent working away.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Crescent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crescent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall trying to control here.
Crescent is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Crescent is controlling him well.
Crescent is looking to stall here but Hall recovers full guard.
Crescent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crescent thows a big elbow that misses.
Crescent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crescent passes into half guard.
Well, if Crescent is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four 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.
Hall wants to improve his position but Crescent is controlling well.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Crescent throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Crescent has control of the leg.
Crescent wants to free his trapped foot but Hall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mornington Crescent dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crescent checks it well.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crescent jabs Hall right on the nose. Hall blinks but takes it well.
Hall takes a swing at Crescent's ribcage but misses.

Crescent rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Crescent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall working Crescent over with knees to the body.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Crescent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Hall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Crescent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Crescent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crescent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crescent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crescent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
Crescent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crescent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Crescent blocks it.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
Crescent misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes Crescent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Crescent is breathing heavily.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crescent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crescent's face.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crescent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crescent or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Crescent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Crescent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall working Crescent over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
Crescent takes an elbow to the temple.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crescent is defending well for now.
Crescent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crescent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Crescent misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crescent's face.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
Crescent lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Crescent.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crescent's face.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crescent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crescent.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.
Crescent misses with a punch to the body.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crescent misses with the head strike.
Crescent has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crescent working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall is looking to wear down Crescent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Crescent clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall blocks a body shot from Crescent.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crescent blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Crescent.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crescent avoids it.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hall.
Crescent misses with the head strike.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crescent misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Crescent is blocking nicely.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall pushes Crescent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Crescent is blocking nicely.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Crescent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crescent lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Crescent misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crescent's defenses.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Crescent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
A short right from Crescent on the inside.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crescent lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Hall.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crescent backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crescent's face.
Knees to the body from Hall.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Hall digs a right hand into Crescent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crescent's gas tank.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crescent avoids it.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crescent blocks it with crossed arms.
Crescent misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall working Crescent over with knees to the body.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hall.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall pushes Crescent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crescent avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Hall.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crescent or not.
Crescent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crescents head.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Crescent misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Crescent misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Crescent digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.
Crescent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Crescent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Crescent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall blocks a body shot from Crescent.
A hook to the body from Crescent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Crescent.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot

and Crescent decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Hall wants to get back to his feet but Crescent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Crescent trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crescent postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Crescent is having none of it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hall is trying to keep Crescent in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crescent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crescent moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Crescent misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall misses with a body shot.

Crescent forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crescent scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Crescent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crescent gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Crescent is blocking nicely.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crescent is defending well for now.
A short right from Crescent on the inside.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crescent lands an uppercut.
Crescent lands with a left to the head.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall digs a right hand into Crescent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crescent's gas tank.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Crescent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Crescent is blocking nicely.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Hall.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crescent is defending well for now.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Crescent in his tracks for a moment.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Crescent managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
Nice body punch from Crescent.
Crescent misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crescent.
Crescent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crescent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crescent lands with a right to the head.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Crescent in his tracks for a moment.
Crescent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall working aggressively here.
Crescent working aggressively here.
Hall blocking some punches.
A short left from Crescent.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent lands with a left to the head.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.
Crescent misses with the head strike.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mornington Crescent dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Hall lands the left hand.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Crescent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Crescent closes the distance and clinches.
Crescent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crescent blocks the elbow strike.
Crescent misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hall.
Crescent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Crescent.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Crescent blocks it.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crescent is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crescent digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Crescent avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
A nice left hand lands by Crescent.
Crescent has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crescent lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
A body shot lands from Crescent.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
Crescent working aggressively here.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Crescent avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Crescent lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
Crescent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crescent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crescent avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Crescent.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent scores with a hook to the body.
Crescent scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Crescent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Crescent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Crescent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crescent.
Crescent tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crescent is defending well for now.
Crescent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crescent misses with a body punch.
Crescent misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Crescent.
Crescent lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Crescent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crescent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crescent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
Crescent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Crescent.
Crescent cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Crescent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crescent.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Crescent's head.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Crescent as the two fighters clinch.
Crescent tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall works on Crescent's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crescent - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Crescent scores with a hook to the body.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crescent misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crescent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crescent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Crescent blocks with his arms.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crescent is working Hall over against the cage.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crescent's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crescent fails to land.
Hall prevents a body shot from Crescent.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crescent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mornington Crescent!
Mornington Crescent is the new welterweight champion!