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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Misawa slips a jab from Hall.
Misawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Misawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Misawa slips a straight right by Hall.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there
and Misawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Misawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Scott Hall has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall tries to land a body kick
and Misawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Misawa slips the punch.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Misawa moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Misawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Misawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Misawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Misawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Misawa momentarily.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Misawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Misawa's head but Misawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Misawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Misawa prevents a body shot from Hall.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall lands a body shot.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
I was talking to Hall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Misawa lands with a light punch inside.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Hall tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall thows a body kick. Misawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Misawa there.
Misawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Misawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Misawa misses with a straight right.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Misawa's defenses.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misawa trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misawa into the cage.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Misawa tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall works on Misawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Hall gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Misawa is rocked!
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Misawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Misawa into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Misawa avoids the body shot from Hall.
Misawa wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Misawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Misawa.
Hall half committed to a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there
and Misawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Misawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Misawa seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Misawa.
Misawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Misawa checks it well.
Misawa wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Misawa catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Misawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misawa throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Misawa saw that one coming.
Hall misses with a hook. Misawa ducked under it nicely.
Misawa throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Misawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misawa can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Hall works on Misawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa lands a right hand.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall pushes Misawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Misawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Misawa throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
A punch lands to the side of Misawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall wants to clinch up but Misawa keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Misawa.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Misawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misawa staying out of range there.
Misawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misawa lands with a cross.
Hall throws a leg kick
letting Misawa counter with a right hand.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Misawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall keeps Misawa at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Hall's cut.
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!
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall misses with a combination
and Misawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Misawa's defenses.
Misawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Misawa prevents a body shot from Hall.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa is pushing Hall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hall is keeping busy.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Misawa.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Misawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with some punches.
Misawa tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Misawa digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Misawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall prevents a body shot from Misawa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Misawa.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Hall gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitsu Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall works on Misawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Hall.
Hall blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Hall misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall working aggressively here.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Misawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Hall.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Hall presses Misawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Misawa blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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