PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 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
Esposito

178 cm
32
182 lbs
38 - 8 - 2

178 cm
31
176 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

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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 38 - 8 - 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 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall cracks the inside of Esposito's front leg.
Esposito misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Esposito 's knee.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall with a hook.

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Esposito tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Hall.

Esposito has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Hall blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Esposito slows down the pace here.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Esposito lands a nice elbow.
Hall working Esposito over with knees to the body.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Esposito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Hall slips under a jab from Esposito.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Esposito sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A cross from Hall lands.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Esposito.
Esposito cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Esposito throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito lands a head shot.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Esposito keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Hall throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Esposito there.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito lands a jab.
Esposito moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito thumps Hall with a low kick.
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Hall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Esposito misses.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Esposito shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Hall cracks Esposito with a good jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Esposito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Esposito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Esposito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall throws a lazy body kick
and Esposito finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.

Hall clinches up against the cage.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
Hall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with Hall's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito connects with a single shot there.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Esposito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Esposito as he checks the leg kick.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Hall.
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Esposito catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall wants to land a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall misses with a hook.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esposito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Esposito blocks the low kick.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall slips under a jab from Esposito.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hall moves forwards but Esposito connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esposito, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Esposito.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Hall.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall being controlled against the cage.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sam Hall did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Esposito lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Hall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esposito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall wants to clinch.
Esposito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
and Esposito counters with a good low kick that Hall was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Esposito lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Esposito misses
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Esposito.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hall checks a low kick from Esposito.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Esposito if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito slips under a jab from Hall.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sam Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Esposito swinging wildly here.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Hall misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hall throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Hall throws a right hand that Esposito ducks under and follows up with a left that Esposito also avoids with ease.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Esposito circles away.
Esposito wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Hall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Esposito throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hall misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick

and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Esposito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Esposito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Esposito.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Hall digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
Frank Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall slows down the pace here.
Hall working Esposito over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to stall.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Esposito in his tracks for a moment.
Esposito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito lands a damaging elbow.
Esposito lands a damaging elbow.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
A hook to the body from Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito lands a front kick.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
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.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall retains his welterweight title!
Sam Hall made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Now, gimme that pharao fucking pyramid pussy! I've got unfinished business with him!'.