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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDunn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lost In Forever-P.O.D.. Ian McDunn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDunn.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDunn moves away.
McDunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDunn misses with a two punch combination.
McDunn throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
A punch combination from McDunn misses.
A left and a right from Hall both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ian McDunn has been cut.
Hall slips a jab from McDunn.
McDunn misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as McDunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
McDunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall misses with a body shot.
McDunn lands a jab-cross combination.
McDunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
McDunn takes one to the side of the head.
McDunn slips under a jab from Hall.
McDunn with a nice cross.
A left and a right from McDunn both land. Nice combination.
McDunn drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ian McDunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
McDunn connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDunn.
An inside leg kick from McDunn misses.
McDunn throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
McDunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDunn scores with a three punch combo!
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall checks a low kick from McDunn.
McDunn looks to clinch
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall misses with an uppercut. McDunn saw that one coming.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. McDunn moves away and avoids it.
McDunn swinging wildly here.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall lands an overhand right.
McDunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDunn misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
McDunn cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a right hand
and McDunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
McDunn misses with a series of wild punches.
McDunn moves out of range as Hall strikes.
McDunn misses the jab.
McDunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from McDunn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDunn tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDunn stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian McDunn's cut.
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.
McDunn clinches.
Hall is working for takedown but McDunn is calmly controlling the position for now.
McDunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from McDunn.
Hall breaks the clinch.
McDunn lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from McDunn does no damage.
McDunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall throws a hook but McDunn blocks it.
McDunn misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn misses the shot to the body.
McDunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDunn misses with a double jab.
McDunn lands a two punch combo.
Hall throws a hook but McDunn blocks it.
McDunn tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
McDunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDunn throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDunn throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDunn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDunn is one step ahead there.
McDunn throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDunn has a closed guard, preventing Hall from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
McDunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.
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.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDunn actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Hall is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall prevents McDunn from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian McDunn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McDunn misses the target.
McDunn throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
McDunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
McDunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
McDunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall looks to throw the jab but McDunn is out of range.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
McDunn moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDunn dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDunn.
Ian McDunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but McDunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall defending well as McDunn loads up on a big left hand.
McDunn misses with a body kick.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and McDunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall slips a straight right by McDunn.
Hall lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from McDunn.
Hall slips under a jab from McDunn.
Justin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hall lands a big right hand that sends McDunn crashing to the mat! Hall stays standing though and waves McDunn back to his feet!
McDunn is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall cracks McDunn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McDunn falls backwards against the cage. Hall follows up with more strikes that drop McDunn to his knees. Hall keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McDunn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Hall!
Our winner, Justin Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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