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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avan Strash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avan Strash!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strash throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall with a nice cross.
Hall thuds a left hand into Strash's body.
Hall slips a straight right by Strash.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Strash misses with a double jab
and Strash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strash throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strash is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
Strash takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Avan Strash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strash misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Strash missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall avoids the body shot from Strash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Strash is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strash has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Hall.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall cracks Strash with a nice body shot.
Strash is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strash looks gassed!
Hall taking a breather.
Hall wants the takedown. Strash is fighting it off but Hall persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strash's guard against the cage.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strash keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strash can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strash avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall won't let Strash get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall controlling from mount.
Hall is landing with some decent strikes but Strash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strash?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Strash's guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall trying to control but Strash is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Hall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Hall is trying to trip Strash. He has hold of a leg but Strash is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hall persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Strash is keeping the position.
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Strash's brow.
Jonathan Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strash can do to turn this around?
Strash keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonathan Hall.
Strash looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Strash off the cage and back into range.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall scores with the left hand. Strash knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Hall tenderised Strash's leg. Strash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strash is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Strash misses the target.
Strash misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hall slips under a jab.
Strash throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Strash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall connects with a jab.
Strash throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Hall tenderised Strash's leg. Strash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall cracks Strash with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Strash to stand back up!
Strash is rocked!
Strash tries to get into range but Hall steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Strash! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hall scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Hall!
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hype
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