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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with AC/DC - Hell's Bells blaring out of the sound system. Steele has chosen The Terminator Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Steele cracks Hall with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Hall darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Steele tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall is looking to chop away at Steele's legs.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Steele's head and hops out.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Steele.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steele looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Hall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steele in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Steele drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steele.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall lands a with a good body shot.
Steele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Steele down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steele's defenses.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Steele tries for a takedown but Hall manages to get underhooks.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Steele's takedown attempt.
A short right from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Sam Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Steele slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Hall settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Steele down.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall thuds his right hand into Steele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Steele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Steele drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Steele is in close to Hall's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Steele is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
Sam Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Steele.
Steele tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele can't break the clinch.
Steele has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Steele tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steele shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
A body shot lands from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Steele gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steele.
Hall tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steele, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steele's face.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele drags the fight down to the ground.
Steele has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Hall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steele wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steele flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele gets full guard.
Steele has a closed guard, preventing Hall from standing up.
Steele is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Steele is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into side control.
Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steele to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
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