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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Hall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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183 cm
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181 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicola Cardinale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Cardinale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardinale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Cardinale looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Cardinale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cardinale connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Cardinale misses with a wild body shot.
Cardinale pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Cardinale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cardinale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardinale throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Nice body punch from Cardinale - that landed with a thud.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cardinale throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardinale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Cardinale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cardinale up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale letting Hall take a breather here.
Cardinale misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardinale.
Hall blocks a body shot from Cardinale.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cardinale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Cardinale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cardinale to the mat. Cardinale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cardinale gets full guard.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall trying to control but Cardinale is working from the bottom.
Cardinale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cardinale controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cardinale throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hall escapes and throws Cardinale's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cardinale, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall lands an elbow.
It looks like Nicola Cardinale has been cut.
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cardinale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cardinale is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall prevents Cardinale from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cardinale trying to control but Hall postures up.
Cardinale is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cardinale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Cardinale is looking to sweep but instead, Hall has passed into half guard.
Cardinale tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to control from half guard but Cardinale is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicola Cardinale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall misses with a body kick.
Cardinale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cardinale misses with a hook to the body
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cardinale. Cardinale obviously looking to wear him down.
Cardinale throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Cardinale moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall lands a nice looking body kick.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardinale.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Cardinale misses with a leg kick.
Cardinale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Cardinale settles back down.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Cardinale.
Cardinale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardinale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Cardinale.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Cardinale backs away looking to recover.
Cardinale dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justin Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Cardinale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardinale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to land a body kick
and Cardinale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardinale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cardinale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hall counters with a body kick.
Cardinale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cardinale slips under a jab from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cardinale misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Cardinale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cardinale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Justin Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Hall.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall tests Cardinale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
Cardinale cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall works over Cardinale's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cardinale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hall digs a good hook to Cardinale's body.
Cardinale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cardinale somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicola Cardinale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Cardinale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Cardinale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardinale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cardinale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Cardinale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cardinale jabs at Hall's body.
Cardinale misses with a lunging right hand
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardinale has an active guard here but Hall has managed to pass into half guard.
Cardinale wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall prevents Cardinale from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicola Cardinale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cardinale throws a body kick that misses
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cardinale.
Hall moves out of range as Cardinale strikes.
Cardinale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hall. Cardinale shrugs it off though.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall throws a hook but Cardinale blocks it.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Cardinale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Cardinale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hall connects with a nice short shot to Cardinale's temple.
Cardinale looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardinale is looking to improve his position.
Hall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cardinale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cardinale tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Justin Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cardinale is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hall jumps into side control!
Cardinale struggling a bit here.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardinale some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cardinale throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Cardinale wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Cardinale is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Cardinale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardinale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardinale is stalling here. Hall is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cardinale 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.
Hall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardinale some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries for a kimura but Cardinale is defending well.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cardinale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cardinale regains half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cardinale trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall slips a straight right by Cardinale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a head kick but Cardinale moves out of range.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardinale gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Cardinale manages to retain guard.
Cardinale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardinale is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cardinale.
Cardinale throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hall to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hall!
Justin Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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