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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiteri comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC -TNT. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Hale enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hale's head.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hale misses with a left hand
and Spiteri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spiteri can't get the takedown.
Spiteri blocking some punches.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hale is working Spiteri over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hale.
Spiteri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiteri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Spiteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale tries a body shot but Spiteri blocks it.
Spiteri struggles to land a body shot inside as Hale controls his hands.
Spiteri breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hale lands a really nice looking cross but Spiteri seems unphased.
Hale throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale looks to land a combination but Spiteri avoids it well.
Hale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiteri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spiteri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spiteri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri trying to control the position but Hale is working away.
Hale is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Spiteri is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the head.
Hale can't escape the position.
Hale tries to hold on but Spiteri pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiteri landing shots from mount.
Hale blocking the ground and pound.
Hale is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Spiteri.
Spiteri thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hale is working to get back to half guard.
Spiteri throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to escape the mount.
Spiteri is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hale to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hale shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spiteri cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hale working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spiteri lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hale takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hale wants to hold on but Spiteri pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hale is on top in guard.
Hale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hale stands and steps away. Spiteri gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spiteri tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spiteri tries to clinch
and Hale counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiteri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Spiteri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Spiteri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
Spiteri tries to clinch up.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Spiteri throws a solid leg kick but Hale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiteri.
Spiteri tries to move into range but Hale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spiteri tries to clinch up.
Hale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spiteri misses with a looping right.
Spiteri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Spiteri.
Spiteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spiteri. That's going to slow Hale down.
Hale slips under a jab from Spiteri.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spiteri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spiteri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Hale.
Hale throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spiteri's sensitive parts.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Hale.
Spiteri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hale's waist but Hale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spiteri off to one side.
Hale looks to land a body kick but Spiteri moved away.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Spiteri finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Spiteri fails to land with a series of punches.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spiteri connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiteri misses with a straight right.
Hale connects with a looping right hand.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Spiteri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hale has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
Hale let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Spiteri tenderised Hale's leg. Hale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dave Spiteri is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spiteri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale throws a body kick that misses
and Spiteri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale pulls Spiteri in close to his closed guard and prevents Spiteri from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri works over Hale with some ground and pound from guard.
Spiteri is fighting to break Hale's control of his arms but Hale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Spiteri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spiteri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spiteri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spiteri stays in close to Hale's body and controls the position.
Spiteri advances position into side control!
Spiteri in side control, throwing shots but Hale defends.
Spiteri trying to control the position but Hale is working away.
Spiteri working the ground and pound but Hale is defending the strikes.
Spiteri misses with the ground and pound.
Spiteri throwing strikes but Hale manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hale decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that second round.
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!
Spiteri scores with a shot to the body.
Spiteri blocks the body kick.
Hale swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Hale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri wants to slow Hale down by chopping away at his legs.
Hale throws a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale is looking to slow Spiteri down with leg kicks.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Spiteri scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Hale works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hale takes one to the side of the head.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hale looks to throw a body kick
enabling Spiteri to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick.
Spiteri tests Hale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spiteri misses with a body shot
enabling Hale to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri clinches.
A short uppercut from Hale.
Hale slows down the pace here.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Spiteri controls the action.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiteri stalls.
A short right from Hale on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a punch on the inside.
Spiteri drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hale digs a right hand underneath Spiteri's ribcage. Spiteri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Spiteri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hale is trying is best to control the position here.
Spiteri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hale trying to control here.
Spiteri trying to control from half guard but Hale is working away.
Spiteri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a strike but Hale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brandon Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hale looking to control.
Spiteri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hale is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spiteri is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hale holds on and takes a little breather.
Dave Spiteri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hale controls Spiteri momentarily but Spiteri frees himself.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spiteri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hale has momentary wrist control but Spiteri slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
Spiteri postures up in Hale's guard and throws a big left but Hale blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Hale.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spiteri throws a combination that misses
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
Hale drops Spiteri with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Spiteri looks back up at him and smiles so Hale waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Spiteri is rocked!
It looks like Dave Spiteri has been cut.
Hale drops Spiteri with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Spiteri! Hale dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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