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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a leg kick but Alpha checks it.
Hall looks to land a combination but Alpha avoids it well.
Hall defending well as Alpha loads up on a big left hand.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alpha moves away.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alpha.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alpha.
Alpha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alpha throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Hall tenderised Alpha's leg. Alpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alpha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Alpha slips the punch.
Alpha moves out of range as Hall strikes.
A punch combination from Alpha misses.
Hall cracks Alpha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alpha avoids a kick to the body.
Alpha looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Alpha thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Alpha catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Alpha lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Alpha lands a shoulder strike.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alpha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alpha can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Alpha has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Alpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Alpha misses with a leg kick.
Hall moves away from the strike by Alpha.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alpha.
Hall lands a nice hook to Alpha's body. Alpha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alpha missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alpha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Alpha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Alpha scores with a jab to the body.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alpha throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alpha looks gassed!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alpha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall pushes Alpha up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alpha avoids the body shot from Hall.
Alpha throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a jab.
Alpha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alpha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Alpha is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Alpha misses the target.
Alpha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Alpha scores with a body shot.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Alpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alpha.
Alpha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Alpha checks the leg kick.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alpha throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Alpha.
An inside leg kick lands from Alpha.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Alpha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Hall gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Alpha has the dominant position.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Alpha is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Alpha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alpha fails to land.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall tries to break free but Alpha pushes him back against the cage.
Alpha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alpha has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Alpha's ribcage. Alpha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Alpha wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Alpha throws a nice head kick!
Alpha connects with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hank Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Alpha.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alpha staying out of range there.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Alpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alpha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha scores with a leg kick.
Alpha pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alpha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Alpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alpha throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Alpha misses with a body kick.
Alpha misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall blocks a head kick by Alpha.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a series of punches but Alpha moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hank Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Alpha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall dodges the punch combination from Alpha.
Alpha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Alpha throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Alpha scores with a decent looking hook.
Alpha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alpha keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Alpha down.
Alpha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alpha ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alpha is able to avoid easily.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall gets a clinch.
Alpha working aggressively here.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alpha is defending well for now.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alpha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alpha. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alpha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alpha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alpha looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alpha!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alphas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alpha looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alpha defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alpha duly obliges.
Hall rushes Alpha and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alpha.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aldo Alpha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alpha misses with a low kick.
Hall slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Alpha. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Alpha misses with a looping right.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall looks to land a combination but Alpha avoids it well.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Alpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall tries to move into range but Alpha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alpha lands a jab to the head.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Alpha is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Alpha is controlling him.
Alpha tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Alpha tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Alpha back against the cage.
Alpha keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alpha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alpha checks it well.
Hall walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alpha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Alpha moves out of range.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Alpha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alpha misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alpha throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Alpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall looks to land a combination but Alpha avoids it well.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Alpha.
A solid body kick from Hall.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Alpha. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alpha moves away.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alpha tries to land a body kick
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Alpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Hall lands a jab.
Alpha throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Alpha will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Alpha misses its intended target.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Alpha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alpha tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall defending well as Alpha loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Alpha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alpha.
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!
Hall misses with a double jab.
Alpha lands a right hook to the body.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Alpha off the cage and back into rage.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Alpha misses with a wild body shot.
Hall cracks Alpha with a good jab.
Alpha scores with a spinning back kick!
Hall throws a leg kick but Alpha sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws a body punch but Alpha moves out of range.
Alpha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alpha stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hank Hall.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Hall!
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