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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Outerspace- Revolution. A fine choice. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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174 cm
31
182 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale throws a body shot but no joy.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay scores with a jab to the body.
Flay throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a thumping low kick.
Flay blocks a leg kick.
Flay tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Flay moves out of range easily.
Flay throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hale wants it to stay on the feet.
Hale throws a front kick aimed at Flay's knee but Flay avoids it well.
Flay shoots in and drives through. Hale sprawls well.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Flay misses with a wild combination.
Hale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flay lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Flay misses with a kick to the body.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Flay.
Hale defending well as Flay loads up on a big left hand.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flay is out of range and Hale settles back down.
Flay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hale.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Flay lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Flay is out of range.
Flay ducks right into an uppercut from Hale.
A punch lands to the side of Hale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Flay misses with a hook to the body
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Flay.
Flay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hale sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hale.
Flay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flay fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tantalus Flay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flay jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flay misses with a takedown attempt - Hale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with an uppercut.
Hale tries a quick counter leg kick but Flay is wise to it.
Flay throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flay checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Flay.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flay on the side of the head.
Hale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flay misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flay attempts a counter takedown but Hale avoids it well and moves away.
Flay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Flay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flay!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale lands a few punches from side control.
Flay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flay is avoiding damage well.
Flay tries to buck Hale off but Hale is having none of it.
Hale trying to control the position but Flay is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hale swings around for an armbar but Flay sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hale's guard.
Hale controlling the position.
Flay looking to sit in guard and control but Hale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hale is one step ahead there.
Hale content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flay trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flay has his hands on Hale's head, controlling the position.
Hale postures up and lands a big shot to Flay's brow.
Flay looking for a sweep. Not yet Flay, not yet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hale wants to control from the top but Flay keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Flay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hale misses with a hook. Flay ducked under it nicely.
Flay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Hale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Hale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hale throws a jab when Flay was well out of range.
Flay tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Flay finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Good work by Flay as he checks the leg kick.
A cross from Flay lands.
Hale works Flay's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Flay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flay throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Flay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Hale.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:10
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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