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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monday Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monday Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Hall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues clinches up against the cage.
Blues definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bluess head.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blues or not.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Blues lands a nice elbow.
Hall presses Blues against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blues lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blues lands a shot to the body.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Blues tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Blues back against the cage.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blues creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Blues.
Blues lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Blues.
Blues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blues throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Blues.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blues works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
Blues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Blues.
Blues throws an elbow that misses.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Blues throws a head punch that misses.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blues.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Despite the aggression on Hall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Blues.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Blues is out of range.
Blues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Blues throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Blues will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blues scores with a jab to the head.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Blues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blues wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Blues misses with a body shot.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blues throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall moves away from the strike by Blues.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blues clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Blues.
Blues throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Blues lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blues takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Blues ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Blues throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blues.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Blues looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blues drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Blues saw that one coming.
Blues on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall throws a body punch but Blues moves out of range.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blues.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues misses with a hook
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Blues counters with a nice uppercut.
Blues tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Blues is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blues.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blues.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall throws a body punch but Blues moves out of range.
Blues 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 cracks Blues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blues tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Blues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blues throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blues throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall takes a swing at Blues's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Blues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blues 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 digs a good hook to Blues's body.
Blues wants to clinch.
Blues with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Blues throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Blues backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blues misses with a looping left.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blues moves away.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall avoids the body shot from Blues.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hall misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Blues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blues closes the distance but Hall moves to the side
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blues throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Blues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Blues wants to clinch.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blues just misses with a punch to the body.
Blues lands with a cross.
Blues scores with a body shot.
Clinton Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Blues lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Blues is just out of range.
Blues wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Blues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blues lands with an overhand left.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall works Blues's body with a nice hook.
Blues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall cracks Blues with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall cracks Blues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blues eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab from Blues.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Blues's ribs.
Hall defending well as Blues loads up on a big left hand.
Hall stuns Blues with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Blues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 cracks a nice hook into Blues's ribs.
Blues tries to clinch up
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blues avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blues.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall misses with a body shot.
As Hall tries to get set, Blues tries to push him back and clinch up but Hall manages to avoid the attempt.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Blues wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Blues avoids it easily.
Blues misses with a body shot.
Blues misses with a straight left.
Hall throws out a counter right but Blues avoids it with no problem.
Hall moves out of range as Blues strikes.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blues 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.
Blues is looking to clinch.
Blues loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Blues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blues wants to clinch.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blues closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blues is looking to land body kicks.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Blues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blues closes the distance but Hall moves to the side
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Blues. That snapped Hall's head back.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall stuns Blues with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blues fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Blues. Beautiful body shot.
Blues is looking to clinch.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Blues slips the punch.
Hall misses with a hook.
Blues staying out of range there.
Blues doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blues moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Blues moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall misses with a looping left.
As Hall tries to get set, Blues tries to push him back and clinch up but Hall manages to avoid the attempt.
Blues tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Blues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blues.
Hall avoiding damage.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Blues has double underhooks.
Blues misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Blues goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Blues controls his hands.
Blues looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hall pushes Blues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries to stall but Blues uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blues gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blues lands an elbow inside.
Blues struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall lands a body shot.
Blues blocks a body shot from Hall.
Blues is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Blues into the cage.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monday Blues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Blues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blues lands an elbow inside.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blues.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blues misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blues as Hall tries to tie him up.
Hall tries to break free but Blues pushes him back against the cage.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blues backwards.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blues prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blues misses with a punch on the inside.
Blues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blues lands a body punch.
Blues lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Blues.
Blues pulls guard effortlessly.
Blues had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Blues is keeping the position.
Blues looking to control.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Blues looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Blues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blues is looking for a triangle here but Hall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blues tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Monday Blues.
I think Hall 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Clinton Hall!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Clinton Hall!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Clinton Hall!
Clinton Hall wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Clinton Hall made sure he mentioned KnockOut, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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