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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Middleton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Touch of Grey. Dale has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grey Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hjalmar Dale!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Middleton counters with a three punch combo that has Dale backing up. Dale nods at Middleton to acknowledge the strikes.
Middleton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dale slips a jab and a cross from Middleton.
Dale misses with a straight right.
Middleton fails to land with a series of punches.
Dale fails with the takedown
and Middleton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey Middleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalmar Dale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Middleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dale misses with a takedown
and Middleton counters with a nice uppercut.
Dale shoots in looking for a takedown. Middleton tries to sprawl out of it but Dale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Middleton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dale misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale has his takedown stuffed
and Middleton counters with a nice leg kick.
Dale shoots in and drives through. Middleton sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Middleton. No joy for Dale on that attempt.
Dale looks gassed!
Middleton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Middleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Middleton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Middleton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Middleton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dale's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dale has his takedown stuffed
and Middleton counters with a two punch combo.
Dale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dale dives in and grabs Middleton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Middleton pushes down on Dale's head and hops out.
Middleton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dale.
A head kick misses from Middleton.
Middleton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale thows a body shot but no joy.
Dale with a poor takedown
and Middleton counters with a solid body kick.
Middleton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Middleton counters with a nice leg kick.
Middleton throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dale misses with a series of wild punches.
Dale shoots in looking for a takedown but Middleton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Middleton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Middleton jabs Dale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Middleton misses.
Dale shoots for a takedown but Middleton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Middleton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Middleton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Middleton counters with a good low kick that Dale was not able to check.
Dale tries for a takedown but Middleton circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Middleton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hjalmar Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Middleton throws a leg kick which misses Dale's front leg but catches the back leg as Dale tries to avoid it.
Grey Middleton is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Dale or perhaps it was just good defense by Middleton which made him look bad.
Grey Middleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalmar Dale.
Middleton throws a nice looking combination but Dale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dale throws a nice looking combination but Middleton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Middleton avoids the head kick by Dale.
Middleton throws a nice looking combination but Dale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Middleton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Middleton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Middleton.
Middleton fails to land with a series of punches.
Dale shoots in looking for a takedown. Middleton tries to sprawl out of it but Dale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Middleton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Dale misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale throws a series of punches but Middleton moves out of range.
Dale closes the distance and clinches up with Middleton, looking for a takedown. Dale pushes Middleton against the cage but Middleton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dale is breathing heavily.
Dale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Middleton.
A punch combination from Middleton misses.
Dale shoots in for a double leg but Middleton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Middleton.
Dale is trying desperately to land a takedown but Middleton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dale.
A right-left combo lands from Middleton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Middleton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Middleton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dale.
Dale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Middleton. Middleton obviously looking to wear him down.
Middleton tries to bum rush Dale with a series of wild strikes but Dale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Middleton swinging wildly here.
Dale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Middleton to score with a decent uppercut.
Middleton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Middleton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Middleton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Middleton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dale shoots in but no luck this time.
Middleton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dale circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Middleton.
Dale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dale showed some decent athleticism there.
Middleton is not content to let Dale control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dale is trying to control the action in half guard but Middleton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hjalmar Dale has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Middleton connects with a solid leg kick.
Middleton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dale on the side of the head.
Dale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Middleton sprawls well. Middleton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dale gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Middleton.
Grey Middleton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale misses with a takedown
and Middleton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grey Middleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalmar Dale.
Middleton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dale closes the distance and clinches up with Middleton, looking for a takedown. Dale pushes Middleton against the cage but Middleton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dale dodges the punch combination from Middleton.
Middleton checks a low kick from Dale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale looks to clinch
and Middleton counters with an inside leg kick.
Dale with a poor takedown
and Middleton counters with a left to the body.
Middleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Middleton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dale.
Grey Middleton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Middleton lands but Dale takes it in his stride.
Middleton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Middleton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Middleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Middleton. Those never looked like landing.
Dale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Middleton can pounce on him.
Dale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Middleton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hjalmar Dale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Middleton throws a series of punches but Dale avoids them all with ease.
Dale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Middleton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Middleton works over Dale's head and body with a nice combination.
Dale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Middleton but Middleton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Middleton lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Middleton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Middleton, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Middleton!
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energy
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hype
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