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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Juan Morales has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hale lands with a cross.
Hale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales takes one to the side of the head.
Hale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hale really felt that one!
Hale throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Morales throws a low kick, looking for Hale's leg but Hale calmly moves out of range.
Morales throws a leg kick but Hale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
Morales jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hale throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Morales misses.
Hale takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Hale throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Hale finds it's target.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Hale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juan Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Hale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Hale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Hale.
Hale clobbers Morales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morales momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales avoids the body shot from Hale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looks like Hale has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Hale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morales misses with a leg kick
and Hale counters with a thumping low kick.
Hale feints a jab promting Morales to slip. Hale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hale sprawls well initially but Morales persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hale.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morales trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
Morales slips nicely into half guard.
Morales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hale is holding on to half guard well.
Morales wants to take a breather but Hale is having none of it.
Morales throwing shots but Hale is blocking nicely.
Hale is refusing to be controlled, as Morales sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but Hale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morales.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hale, right into the meat.
That kick from Hale tenderised Morales's leg. Morales is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hale checks the leg kick.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hale rather than just go for the knockout.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Morales rushes Hale and presses him up against the cage.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Hale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hale misses the jab.
A nice side step and Morales releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hale digs a good body shot into Morales's ribs.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hale moves out of range.
Hale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brandon Hale is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale lands a jab to Morales's midsection.
Hale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores with a one two! Morales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Morales misses the target.
Morales wants to land a leg kick but Hale is out of range.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Hale misses with a hook.
Morales scores with a jab. Hale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Morales moved out of range.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Hale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Morales shoots in and bounces Hale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hale trying to keep a closed guard but Morales is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to free his leg and advance position but Hale is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hale is on top in guard.
Morales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hale's guard.
Hale looking to control.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale is pulling down on Morales's head. It's preventing any offense from Morales, at least for the moment.
Hale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morales with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hale looking to control but Morales passes into half guard.
Morales trying to control the action but Hale is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morales doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Morales digs a good body shot into Hale's ribs.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hale.
A big left from Hale misses.
Hale throws a leg kick which misses Morales's front leg but catches the back leg as Morales tries to avoid it.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales throws a chopping leg kick but Hale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morales, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hale. Hale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morales thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
Morales connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Hale tenderised Morales's leg. Morales is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morales shoots in and drives through. Hale sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hale avoids it really well and circles away.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hale connects with a leg kick. Morales looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Hale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Nice shot by Morales.
Hale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morales.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hale. That's going to slow Morales down.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moraless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morales throws a right and a left that Hale avoids nicely.
Hale swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
Morales fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hale is out of range.
It looked like Hale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left and a right from Hale both land. Nice combination.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Hale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hale doesn't seem phased though.
Morales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hale throws a body shot but no joy.
And Morales responds with a good body kick, but Hale manages to step out the way in time.
Morales slips under a jab.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Hale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morales.
Morales connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Morales is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales takes one to the side of the head.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales misses with a body kick.
Hale scores with a punch to the head.
Hale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morales.
A leg kick checked by Morales.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hale moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hale.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales avoids the body shot from Hale.
Morales wants to counter the offense by Hale and move into the clinch position.
Morales jabs at Hale's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hale 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Juan Morales was interviewed post fight and said 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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