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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 1081 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 153 p4p, 274 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pinball Wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayne smiles and moves away.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Hall.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall avoids the body shot from Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Wayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Ralph Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
It looked like Wayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Damian Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall lands a body shot.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hall cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to pull guard.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.
Wayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wayne stuffs the takedown.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Hall swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Wayne misses its target.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralph Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Wayne wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall with the counter takedown but Wayne avoids it easily.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Hall wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
Hall rushes Wayne and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wayne pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne lands a left hand.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wayne pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall pulls guard.
Wayne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Wayne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Wayne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Wayne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wayne manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Wayne's guard.
Hall won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Hall advances to half guard.
Wayne tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hall manages to move to mount!
Wayne wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wayne can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wayne can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Wayne turns into Hall and is now in his guard.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is working an open guard so Wayne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall slips a straight right by Wayne.
Hall misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall wants to clinch
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
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 Damian Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
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!
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Wayne gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Wayne slips a jab from Hall.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Damian Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wayne but Wayne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall slips under a jab from Wayne.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Hall is rocked!
That has opened up Ralph Hall's cut even more.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Wayne!
An out of breath Damian Wayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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