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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Jungle. Hall has chosen Serial Killa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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33
163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz not doing much here.
Cruz throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hall is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to escape.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Hall is trying to stand.
Cruz is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hall has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Saboteur's Playground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cruz is not content to let Hall control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Hall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz dominated that round.
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.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Michael Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
A left lands for Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall slips under a jab from Cruz.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hall!
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Hall.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Michael Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Cruz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
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 telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hall down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hall is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of Hall's head but Hall avoids it well.
Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
A victorious Michael Hall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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