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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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213 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall blocks a head kick by Smith.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall thumps Smith with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Peter Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Hall wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Hall stalls from top position.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall takes a little break here. Smith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
Hall trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hall is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith pushes Hall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hall throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Hall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Smith with a hook.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Smith looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Hall is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith misses the jab.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peter Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Smith's head back.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with a head kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hall.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Smith connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Hall moves away from the strike by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hall.
Smith swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Hall looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Hall drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Hall trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Hall is trying to keep Smith in close.
Hall has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Smith should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hall has tightened it up now! Smith should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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