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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Shaw (ranked 3242 p4p, 3079 weight class) and Jed Hall (ranked 344 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jed Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall stays in close to Shaw's body and controls the position.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Shaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Shaw!
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaw landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shaw throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall pulls Shaw in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaw from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hall keeping full guard, as Shaw tries to pass.
Shaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaw postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaw postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard.
Shaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw stands up over Hall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall is controlling Shaw's posture.
Shaw trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall has Shaw pulled in close to control his posture.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Hall has control of Shaw's left arm, preventing Shaw from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaw looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Shaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Shaw!
Shaw trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shaw being controlled here momentarily.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaw throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Shaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leopold Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall drives through with a takedown into Shaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
Shaw wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Shaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hall is staying active underneath Shaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hall managing to control the position.
Shaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is controlling Shaw's posture.
Shaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.
Hall can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Leopold Shaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Shaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaw controlling the action here.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall tries to roll over but Shaw keeps him under control.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
Shaw trying to control from Hall's half guard. Hall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Hall pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Shaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall trying to control the position here.
Shaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaw drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shaw jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shaw postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Shaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shaw trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall seems keen to control Shaw's posture.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shaw seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Shaw dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shaw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shaw somewhat.
Hall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shaw's guard.
Shaw wriggles free and stands up.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shaw shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leopold Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Shaw against the cage but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw fails with the takedown.
Jed Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Shaw's guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
Shaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Shaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shaw with the ground and pound but Hall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shaw distracts Hall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is pulling down on Shaw's head. It's preventing any offense from Shaw, at least for the moment.
Hall is trying to keep Shaw in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shaw cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shaw's guard. Nice move by Hall!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shaw looking to control.
Shaw pulls Hall in close to his closed guard and prevents Hall from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hall throws a strike but Shaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaw passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leopold Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Leopold Shaw.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopold Shaw!
Leopold Shaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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