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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Read has chosen Don't Fence Me In as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Read.
Read stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Read throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Read keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall blocks a head kick by Read.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Mark Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Read.
Read throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids the head kick by Read.
Read scores with a leg kick.
Hall scores with a hook.
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall swings for the body but Read moves out of range.
Crunch! Read slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Read tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Read lands with a thumping leg kick.
Read scores with a hook.
Hall defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Read throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Read.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall shoots in but Read avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Read turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Read scores with a nice strike.
Read throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Read.
Read misses with a head kick.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Read tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
Read trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Read is holding on to half guard well.
Read is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back!
Read is trying to stick to Hall's back but Hall is turning into Read. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Read's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hall.
Read working a defensive guard here.
Read manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hall can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Read prevents Hall from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Read dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Read moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Read throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Read tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall blocking some punches.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall is trying to break free.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Read won't allow it.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Read.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Read misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Read swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Read misses with the head strike.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Read has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Read has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Read.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read lands a knee to the head.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read misses with some punches.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Read working aggressively here.
Read lands a shot to the body.
Read lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Read showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Read lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Read scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Read, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Read against the cage but Read circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Read throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall connects with a jab.
Read misses with a looping left.
Read lands a right hook to the body.
Read throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Read.
Read throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall fails with the takedown
and Read cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ben Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Read defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall blocks a head kick by Read.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Read keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mark Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Read moves into range and connects with a jab.
Read looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Read fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read misses with a straight right.
Read lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Read sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Read. That's going to slow Hall down.
Read fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Mark Read is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Read with a knee to the head.
Read is working Hall over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Read landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ben Hall has been cut.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Read throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Read blocks a jab.
Ben Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Read winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Read!
A victorious Mark Read thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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