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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jed Morris enters the cage!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jed Morris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Morris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Morris throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Morris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Hall misses the jab.
Morris tries to clinch up.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Jed Morris has been cut.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Morris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Morris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kirk Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirk Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Morris settles back down.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morris stalling.
Morris taking a breather.
Morris gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hall manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Morris keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Morris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Morris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Morris wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morris is looking to advance position but Hall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jed Morris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall misses with a combination
and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hall cracks Morris with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Hall misses with a combination
and Morris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall misses with a hook.
Morris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants a takedown but no success here.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Kirk Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morris.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Kirk Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morris.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall feints a jab promting Morris to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Morris is rocked!
Morris shoots in and bounces Hall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jed Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morris.
Morris misses with a leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris with a nice cross.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall lands a hook that stumbles Morris back into the cage. Hall follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Morris to the canvas! Hall pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Morris has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kirk Hall!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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