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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Colomini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gianpaolo Colomini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colomini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Colomini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Colomini throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colomini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall is trying to hold Colomini in close to prevent damage but Colomini has managed to pass into half guard.
Colomini thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Hall trying to control but Colomini postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall won't allow Colomini to pass to mount.
Colomini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ground and pound from Colomini.
Colomini is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is pressing down on Colomini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Colomini is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Colomini manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall wants to control from the top but Colomini keeps moving.
Hall tries to stand but Colomini is controlling from the bottom.
Colomini keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Colomini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colomini's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Colomini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Colomini haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kirk Hall.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colomini wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colomini is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Colomini circles away and we're back to standing.
Colomini wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Colomini gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gianpaolo Colomini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colomini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Colomini tries for a takedown but Hall manages to get underhooks.
Come on Colomini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Colomini stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Colomini has him pressed against the cage.
Hall taking a breather.
Colomini jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Colomini tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Colomini working Hall over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Colomini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall tries to circle away but Colomini has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Hall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Colomini clinches up against the cage.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colomini breaks the clinch.
Colomini is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Colomini 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 avoids the head kick by Colomini.
Gianpaolo Colomini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Colomini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colomini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Colomini.
Hall tries to pull guard but Colomini won't allow it.
Colomini misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to break free but Colomini pushes him back against the cage.
Colomini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colomini manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Gianpaolo Colomini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hall.
Colomini darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
Colomini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall wants a takedown.
Colomini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colomini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Colomini blocks an uppercut.
Colomini tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colomini taking a breather.
Colomini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Colomini has him pressed against the cage.
Hall is trying to break free.
Colomini breaks from the clinch.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Colomini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colomini shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colomini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Colomini, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Colomini against the cage but Colomini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colomini drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colomini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hall uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Colomini is retaining full guard.
Hall gets to his feet - Colomini follows without any prompting.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Colomini tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Colomini closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colomini.
Colomini seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Colomini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Colomini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colomini.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Colomini.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colomini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colomini is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianpaolo Colomini dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hall throws a head kick but Colomini moves out of range.
Colomini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall stuffs the takedown attempt from Colomini. Colomini gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colomini moves into the clinch.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Colomini is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colomini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colomini throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colomini looking to pass the guard.
Colomini postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Gianpaolo Colomini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Colomini is looking to stand up but Hall won't let him.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Colomini from controlling successfully.
Colomini slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gianpaolo Colomini has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall tries to clinch up but Colomini circles away and keeps his distance.
Colomini gets a double leg takedown into Hall's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall controls Colomini momentarily but Colomini frees himself.
Hall throws his legs up looking for a submission but Colomini uses it to pass to side control.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colomini in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colomini tries to score with some ground and pound. Hall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hall tries to improve position but can't.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colomini throws a strike aimed at the side of Hall's head but Hall avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Colomini seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Colomini throws a strike aimed at the side of Hall's head but Hall avoids it well.
Colomini in side control, throwing shots but Hall defends.
Colomini postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Colomini throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Colomini is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Colomini to regain half guard.
Colomini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall wants to control but Colomini is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to kick Colomini off but Colomini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Colomini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianpaolo Colomini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colomini 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianpaolo Colomini!
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RATING
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