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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Hall (ranked 1653 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Blake Leopoldo (ranked 254 p4p, 357 weight class). Blake Leopoldo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Leopoldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall jumps guard and drags Leopoldo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leopoldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leopoldo has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leopoldo wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leopoldo wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leopoldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leopoldo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leopoldo wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Leopoldo jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hall jumps guard and drags Leopoldo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall has his foot on Leopoldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leopoldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Leopoldo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall seems keen to control Leopoldo's posture.
Leopoldo slips nicely into half guard.
Leopoldo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four 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.
Hall wants to control but Leopoldo is keeping busy.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leopoldo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leopoldo's back!
Good control from Hall.
Leopoldo wants to control his opponent's hands but Hall gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leopoldo tries to roll but Hall sticks to his back.
Leopoldo showing good submission defense here.
Hall has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Leopoldo advances position into side control!
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall prevents Leopoldo from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo is still trying to improve position.
Leopoldo advances nicely into full mount.
Hall looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hall is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Leopoldo looking for the choke but no joy.
Hall can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Leopoldo's guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Leopoldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leopoldo is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Hall trying to control but Leopoldo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall forces his way into half guard.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Leopoldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hall prevents Leopoldo from improving his position.
Hall is looking to advance position but Leopoldo won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leopoldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Leopoldo is looking to improve his position.
Hall is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Leopoldo in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Hall dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hall gets a clinch.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Leopoldo decides to pull guard.
Leopoldo trying to control the position.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Leopoldo is retaining full guard.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldo working a defensive guard but Hall manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hall advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo is trying desperately to improve position.
Leopoldo tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopoldo can do to turn this around?
Hall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Leopoldo turns into him and now he's in Hall's guard.
Leopoldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blake Leopoldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leopoldo advances to half guard.
Leopoldo trying to control from Hall's half guard. Hall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Leopoldo lying in Hall's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Hall decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Leopoldo taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph Hall!
A very excited looking Ralph Hall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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