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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William McGregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damon Hall's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
McGregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGregor's hands.
McGregor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Hall lands a jab to McGregor's midsection.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
McGregor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall looks gassed!
McGregor connects with a single shot there.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
McGregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGregor backs up against the cage.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
McGregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor connects with a looping right hand.
McGregor punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall tries to stall but McGregor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
William McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGregor as Hall tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Hall.
McGregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall has McGregor pressed against the cage, preventing McGregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall has McGregor pressed against the cage, preventing McGregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor with a hook.
McGregor thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall misses with a combination
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall digs a good hook to McGregor's body.
Hall clobbers McGregor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William McGregor dominated that 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.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
McGregor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
William McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall cracks McGregor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. McGregor moves away and avoids it.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGregor throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall cracks McGregor with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall cracks a nice hook into McGregor's ribs.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
William McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and McGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall blocks a head kick by McGregor.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.
McGregor throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
McGregor swinging wildly here.
Hall cracks McGregor with a good jab.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
McGregor is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but McGregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
McGregor misses with a hook.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Hall connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor swinging wildly here.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
McGregor slips a jab from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
Hall swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
McGregor cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Hall takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from McGregor misses.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
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 William McGregor.
Well McGregor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William McGregor!
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hype
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