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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Serial Killa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Puppy clinches with his opponent.
Hall tries to work over Puppy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puppy working aggressively here.
Puppy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Puppy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puppy staying out of range there.
Puppy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall throws a body punch but Puppy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puppy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puppy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall slips a jab from Puppy.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hall takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy swinging wildly here.
Puppy misses with a left hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puppy throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Puppy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Puppy moves his leg out of the way.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall throws a leg kick but Puppy checks it.
Puppy throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy misses with a straight left.
Puppy darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Puppy lands with a right to the head.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Puppy.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Michael Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Puppy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puppy.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Puppy has managed to clinch.
Puppy is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Puppy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puppy misses with some punches.
Hall wants to stall.
Puppy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puppy wants a takedown.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Puppy blocks it.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Puppy.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Puppy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puppy has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Hall prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a left hand.
Puppy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puppy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puppy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
A big right from Hall misses.
Puppy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall is looking to clinch.
A combination from Puppy does no damage.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Puppy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puppy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Puppy counters by clinching up.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hall.
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 decent looking hook.
Hall with a jab.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puppy's hands.
Puppy throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall cracks Puppy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall defending well as Puppy loads up on a big left hand.
Puppy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy misses with a few strikes there.
Puppy tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall tries to clinch there but Puppy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy lands with a shot to the body.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Puppy's torso.
Hall takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puppy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Puppy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Puppy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puppy clinches with his opponent.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puppy is defending well for now.
Puppy blocks an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Puppy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hall shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puppy has clasped his hands together around Hall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Puppy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Hall pushes Puppy off looking to stand but Puppy dives back in and keeps control.
Puppy wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
Puppy lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puppy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Puppy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puppy is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puppy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Puppy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Puppy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puppy trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.
Puppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Puppy is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puppy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puppy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sick Puppy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puppy lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
Puppy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puppy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Puppy misses with a body punch.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Puppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Puppy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall tries a low kick but Puppy avoids it.
Puppy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Puppy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Puppy is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michael Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Michael Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puppy backwards.
A short uppercut from Hall.
A short left from Hall.
Puppy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puppy can't get the takedown.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Puppy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Puppy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall cracks Puppy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Puppy moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy moves into the clinch.
Puppy looking for a takedown.
Puppy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Puppy blocks with his arms.
Puppy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break free but Puppy pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Puppy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hall pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Puppy is looking to land body kicks.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puppy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puppy clinches up against the cage.
Puppy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
Puppy prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puppy avoids it.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Puppy shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puppy lands a left hand.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Puppy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puppy pulls guard successfully.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puppy wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries to stand but Puppy is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
Michael Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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