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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uriah Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Stark's head back.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Stark clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Hall tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Hall digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Stark blocks a body shot from Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Uriah Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Stark has the dominant position.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brandon Stark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall wants to break free but Stark has control.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to break free but Stark has control.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Brandon Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Stark wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Hall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall thumps Stark with a low kick.
Uriah Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Stark.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark clinches up against the cage.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stark.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Stark is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooh!!! Hall has knocked Stark down with a huge combo! Hall steps away and waves a wobbly Stark back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stark is rocked!
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 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Stark tumbling to the mat! Hall takes a step backwards and waves Stark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Stark shrugs it off though.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Hall lands the left hand.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Stark down.
Hall thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks 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.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Stark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall lands with a kick to the temple. Stark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Hall.
Stark tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Uriah Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes Stark away with a front kick.
Hall throws a front kick that sends Stark stumbling back into the cage.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Hall.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Stark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hall cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall with a jab.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Brandon Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Hall!
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hype
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