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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Cluzet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cluzet comes to the cage accompanied by Fracture Design - Emotions (Mage Remix) . 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Cluzet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Cluzet.
Cluzet motions for Hall to come forward. Cluzet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cluzet throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
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.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Cluzet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Omar Cluzet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Cluzet is just out of range.
Cluzet throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cluzet.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cluzet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Hall misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Hall goes for a double leg but Cluzet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cluzet continues to drive forward.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cluzet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Cluzet keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Cluzet.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hall.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cluzet can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Cluzet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cluzet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall is trying to drag Cluzet to the mat but Cluzet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cluzet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cluzet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall has picked Cluzet up - he's going for a ride! Hall dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Cluzet wants to sweep but Hall has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cluzet regains half guard.
Cluzet moves into full guard.
Cluzet pulls Hall in close to his closed guard and prevents Hall from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cluzet has control of Hall's left arm, preventing Hall from doing any damage.
Hall wants to control from the top but Cluzet keeps moving.
Hall won't allow Cluzet to sweep him here.
Hall trying to control but Cluzet is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Cluzet. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cluzet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall throws a hook but Cluzet avoids it easily.
Cluzet moves away from the strike by Hall.
Cluzet tries to clinch up
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cluzet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cluzet misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Cluzet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Omar Cluzet will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cluzet connects with a crisp jab.
Cluzet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cluzet throws a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Cluzet counters with a straight right hand.
Cluzet closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Cluzet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Cluzet struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cluzet working aggressively here.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cluzet seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hall can turn it around.
Cluzet misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall blocking some punches.
Cluzet lands a nice uppercut.
Cluzet lands a shot to the body.
Cluzet lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Cluzet has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hall.
Cluzet tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Cluzet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cluzet stalls.
Cluzet scores with a shoulder strike.
Cluzet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Cluzet lands an uppercut.
Hall can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cluzet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Cluzet tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cluzet lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cluzet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cluzet.
Omar Cluzet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cluzet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cluzet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cluzet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cluzet lands with a light punch inside.
Hall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cluzet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cluzet.
Hall tries for a takedown but Cluzet manages to get underhooks.
Cluzet lands a left hand.
Cluzet controlling the action here for a moment.
Hall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cluzet is defending well.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cluzet misses the shot to the body.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Cluzet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cluzet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet misses with a wild body shot.
Cluzet tries to clinch up.
Hall with a poor takedown
and Cluzet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cluzet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cluzet scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cluzet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Cluzet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Cluzet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cluzet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Cluzet dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cluzet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Cluzet counters with a left to the body.
Hall misses with a hook
and Cluzet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Omar Cluzet is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cluzet sprawls well. Cluzet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Cluzet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cluzet throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Cluzet is looking to score with low kicks.
Cluzet lands a right hook to the body.
Cluzet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cluzet is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cluzet takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Justin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Cluzet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries for a takedown but Cluzet manages to get underhooks.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hall.
A head punch on the inside from Cluzet fails to land.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cluzet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cluzet prevents it.
Cluzet tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Cluzet lands a right hand.
Cluzet scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Cluzet misses with a punch on the inside.
Cluzet lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Cluzet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cluzet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cluzet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Cluzet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cluzet. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cluzet.
Nice takedown defense from Cluzet. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
An inside leg kick from Cluzet misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cluzet misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cluzet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cluzet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cluzet tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Cluzet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall avoids the body shot from Cluzet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Cluzet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cluzet 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Cluzet!
Our winner, Omar Cluzet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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