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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Montana (ranked 1528 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 199 p4p, 151 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall lands a head shot.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Hall defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall lunges at Montana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montana's hand.
Montana lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henry Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montana slips a straight right by Hall.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Montana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Hall throws out a counter right but Montana avoids it with no problem.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Montana throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
A left and a right from Montana both land. Nice combination.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Montana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Montana there.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Montana cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves away from the strike by Montana.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Montana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Montana.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
As Hall looks to move away, Montana throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
Montana needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montana connects with a looping right hand.
Montana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hall on the side of the head.
Montana misses with a hook.
Montana throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Joe Montana has been cut.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana misses with a looping right.
Montana misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Montana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Hall slips a straight right by Montana.
Hall tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montana is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Montana - just one landing.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montana on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as Montana shoots in.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana with a jab.
A jab from Hall misses.
It looked like Montana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Hall moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Hall lands a jab.
Joe Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall misses with a hook
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a hook.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Montana lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Montana.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Montana swings widly with a right hand
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Hall.
Montana slips under a jab.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montana counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Montana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Montana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Montana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana slips under a jab.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Montana swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Montana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Montana throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Montana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Montana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Montana defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Montana misses the target.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall digs a good hook to Montana's body.
Hall throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Montana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montana dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Montana throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Montana lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Hall is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Montana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A cross from Montana lands.
Montana scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Hall tries to clinch
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall moves away from the strike by Montana.
Jab by Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Montana misses with the combination.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana misses with an elbow over the top.
Montana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Montana pulls guard effortlessly.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Montana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Henry Hall just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Montana cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Montana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana throws a big counter combination but Hall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall cracks Montana with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Montana misses.
Nice shot lands for Montana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montana misses with a hook.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana is looking to counter punch.
Montana lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montana, as that shot connected.
Montana misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Montana blocks a jab.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall digs a good hook to Montana's body.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Montana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montana eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montana misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall rushes Montana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Montana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall works on Montana's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana jumps guard but Hall stands there with Montana around his waist. Montana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Montana throws an elbow but misses.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Montana looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Montana tries for a takedown but Hall manages to get underhooks.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Henry Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montana manages to break the clinch.
Montana blocks a jab.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall moves to clinch but Montana breaks away
and Montana counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Montana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hall dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Montana fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall thuds a left hand into Montana's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Montana catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montana.
Montana is rocked!
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Montana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montana thinking.
Montana seems to have got his legs back now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Montana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Montana connects with the punch.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Montana misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Montana will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Montana slips a jab from Hall.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montana momentarily.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall misses with a combination
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana lands with a nice body punch.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hall misses.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Hall throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Hall!
Henry Hall is the new light heavyweight champion!
Henry Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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