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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's entrance music is Serial Killa. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity lands a body shot.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hall.
Gravity manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Gravity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall wants to clinch up but Gravity keeps it at a distance.
Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a decent looking hook.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall misses with a low kick as Gravity jumps back.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity scores with a jab to the head.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Gravity takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Gravity lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gravity. Those never looked like landing.
Hall looks for the body kick but Gravity saw that one coming.
Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity swinging wildly here.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Gravity.
Gravity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Gravity takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gravity misses with a double jab.
Hall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Gravity tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravity misses with a head kick.
Hall is looking to clinch but Gravity is avoiding it.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravity will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravity tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravity circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four 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 Gravity.
Gravity tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall defending well as Gravity loads up on a big left hand.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Gravity misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Gravity needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Gravity takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravity.
Gravity ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall missing with a left hand there. Gravity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall thows a leg kick but Gravity checks it
and Gravity counters with a nice body kick.
Gravity lands with a nice body punch.
Hall tests Gravity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Gravity is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Gravity cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gravity falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hall cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravity scrambles back to his feet.
Gravity tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Gravity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravity connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Gravity does no damage.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Gravity had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right hand that Gravity ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravity also avoids with ease.
Gravity throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Defying Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Gravity was not able to check.
Gravity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravity takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Hall misses.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gravity looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravity stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Gravity swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Gravity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall tries to clinch up but Gravity circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range.
Gravity takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gravity.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gravity counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravity throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravity throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Gravity tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall digs a good body shot into Gravity's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall lands with a hook. Gravity tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Gravity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to clinch there but Gravity circles away.
Gravity lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Gravity, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gravity throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Gravity.
Gravity darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Gravity counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Gravity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Gravity.
Gravity cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravity takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Gravity throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Gravity's head but Gravity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravity takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Gravity throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Gravity steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hall. That one must have hurt.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravity lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall jabs Gravity to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gravity misses with a wild combination.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gravity misses its intended target.
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!
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gravity, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gravity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Michael Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gravity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Gravity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Gravity steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hall. That one must have hurt.
Defying Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity avoids the head kick by Hall.
Gravity blocks the body kick.
Gravity lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Gravity moved out of range nicely.
Hall drives through and clinches with Gravity against the cage.
Gravity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gravity tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gravity's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravity's defenses.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
Michael Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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