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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Dayton (ranked 973 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 114 p4p, 130 weight class). Dayton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Da Rockwilder. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Dayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall blocks a head kick by Dayton.
Dayton throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Dayton seems unphased.
Dayton misses with a head kick.
Hall clinches.
Dayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Dayton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dayton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dayton pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dayton misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with some punches.
Dayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayton throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Dayton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Dayton.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Dayton.
Dayton misses with an elbow strike.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dayton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dayton lands a right hand.
Dayton misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Dayton, against the cage.
Dayton misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dayton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall blocking some punches.
Dayton lands a nice elbow.
Dayton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dayton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dayton throws an elbow but it misses.
Dayton pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dayton or not.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daytons head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Dayton, against the cage.
Hall avoiding damage.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dayton.
A short uppercut from Dayton.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dayton fails to land.
Dayton misses with some punches.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Dayton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Dayton blocking some punches.
Come on Dayton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Dayton.
Dayton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Dayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dayton lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Dayton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayton controls his hands.
Dayton lands a nice elbow.
Dayton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dayton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dayton misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Dayton avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Dayton.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dayton backwards.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Dayton.
Dayton misses with an elbow strike.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Dayton.
Dayton looking to slow down the pace here.
Dayton looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Dayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Dayton.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Dayton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dayton tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dayton.
Hall jabs at Dayton's body.
Xavier Dayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Dayton was not able to check.
Dayton misses with a head kick.
Dayton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dayton stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dayton's head.
Dayton swings widly with a right hand
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Dayton.
Dayton scores with a jab to the head.
Dayton lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dayton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Dayton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Dayton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dayton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dayton misses its intended target.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Dayton slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dayton misses the target.
Dayton moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHall.
Dayton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Dayton tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dayton tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Dayton throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Dayton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Dayton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dayton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Dayton is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dayton thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dayton throws a body kick that misses.
Dayton doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Dayton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayton looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Dayton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is looking to slow Dayton down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Dayton throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dayton.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Dayton misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dayton throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick
and Dayton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dayton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Dayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Dayton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dayton rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dayton lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dayton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Dayton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dayton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dayton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dayton blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayton blocking some punches.
Dayton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dayton pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dayton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Dayton misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dayton takes a shot to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dayton backwards.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Dayton.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dayton's elbow.
Dayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dayton backwards.
Dayton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Dayton avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dayton backwards.
Dayton is rocked!
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Dayton.
Dayton lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henry Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Dayton tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall avoids the head kick by Dayton.
Hall misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Hall.
Dayton lands a lovely overhand right.
Dayton drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Dayton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dayton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall avoids the head kick by Dayton.
Dayton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Dayton has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Dayton throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Dayton, against the cage.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hall misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Hall.
Oh Dayton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall lands a big right hand that drops Dayton! The killer instinct kicks in and Hall finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Hall!
After winning the bout, Henry Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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