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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Tosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stepping Razor. 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.
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
33 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall avoids the head kick by Tosh.
Tosh missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall forces Tosh back against the cage and clinches.
Hall lands a nice elbow.
Tosh trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tosh is defending well for now.
Tosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Tosh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall takes a swing at Tosh's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosh.
Tosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosh lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Tosh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Tosh with that takedown attempt.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosh misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tosh's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Tosh.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Tosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Tosh sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tosh is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tosh wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall trying to control the position here.
Tosh preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Sam Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall cracks Tosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that 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.
A clash of legs there as Tosh blocks the low kick.
Tosh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Hall cracks Tosh with a good jab.
Tosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a leg kick but Tosh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tosh tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Tosh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosh moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Tosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Hall clinches up with Tosh and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tosh.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Tosh into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosh avoids the damage to the body.
Tosh has Hall pushed against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.
Tosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tosh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Tosh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tosh's brow.
Tosh lands a body shot.
Tosh is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a low kick as Tosh jumps back.
Tosh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tosh slips a jab from Hall.
Tosh connects with a body shot.
Tosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
A left lands for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall thumps Tosh with a low kick.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tosh doesn't seem bothered though.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
Hall moves out of range as Tosh strikes.
The crowd cheers as Tosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh throws a leg kick
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosh has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tosh throws a leg kick
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Tosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tosh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Hall.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tosh's efforts to push away.
Tosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tosh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tosh tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tosh manages to end up in side control.
Tosh is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is staying active underneath Tosh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall wants to control but Tosh is keeping busy.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Tosh trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tosh is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it.
Tosh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is not content to let Tosh control the position.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Tosh has control of the leg.
Tosh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Peter Tosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tosh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Poor strikes thrown by Tosh there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tosh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hall hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh looking to ground and pound but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall tries to hold on but Tosh pushes him away.
Tosh controlling the pace for now.
Hall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tosh wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tosh is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tosh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tosh is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh is not content to let Hall control the position.
Tosh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tosh is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall wants to stand but Tosh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tosh really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall takes a swing at Tosh's ribcage but misses.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Tosh lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosh tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a hook
and Tosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosh manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tosh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tosh.
Tosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Tosh
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tosh is looking to control Hall's arms but Hall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tosh has his back to the cage.
Tosh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Tosh is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tosh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tosh avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Tosh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Tosh is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Tosh has Hall pushed against the cage.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tosh working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall had his way with Peter Tosh in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosh.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tosh's calf.
Tosh checks a leg kick.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosh is just out of range.
Tosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tosh throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Tosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh avoids a kick to the body.
Tosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tosh ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Tosh's shoulder, as Tosh tries to avoid the shot.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peter Tosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosh moves away.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Tosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Tosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Tosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tosh.
Tosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tosh looking to pass the guard.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sam Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Tosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Tosh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tosh.
Tosh throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Sam Hall gave a big smile as he said 'Take that, rust bucket!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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