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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Sara - Weatherman. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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181 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall with the counter takedown but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Hale throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Hale.
Hale throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Hall 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.
Nice cross by Hall.
Hale thumps Hall with a low kick.
Hale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hale gets slowly back to his feet.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale misses with a body kick.
Hall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hale, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Hale slips the punch.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Hale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hale lands a nice looking body kick.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Hale settles back down.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Hale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Hale.
Hale cracks the inside of Hall's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hale.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Hale throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Hale's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hall working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hale is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall wants to control from the top but Hale keeps moving.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hale looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall slips a jab from Hale.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hale misses with a kick to the body.
Hall connects with the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hale. Hale obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Hale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hale catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hale. Hale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale scores with a shot to the body.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall with the counter takedown but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Hale throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hale.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall slips under a jab from Hale.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Hale.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hale takes a step back to recover.
Hale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hale loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hale scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Hale sees coming a mile off.
Hale changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big left from Hale misses.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Hale.
Hale lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Hale misses.
Hale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hale is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hale. Hale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Hale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hale.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hale takes a step back to recover.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Hale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Hale settles back down.
Hale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Hall cracks the inside of Hale's front leg.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Hall lands a big right hand that sends Hale crashing to the mat! Hall stays standing though and waves Hale back to his feet!
It looks like Brandon Hale has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hale defends it well.
Hall takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Hale.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hale misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Hale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Hale misses its intended target.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hale lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Hale.
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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Brandon Hale misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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