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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Livid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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136 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnson Livid!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livid shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Livid's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Livid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Clinton Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Livid tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hall defends well and Livid ends up having to push Hall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Livid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Livid wants to counter with a clinch but Hall pushes him away.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Livid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Livid tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hall defends well and Livid ends up having to push Hall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clinton Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Livid.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Livid prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Livid.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livid is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Livid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Livid's elbow.
Livid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hall prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Livid jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Livid gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall darts in and clinches Livid up against the cage.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Livid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Livid blocking some punches.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Livid misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Livid.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Livid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Livid breaks from the clinch.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall pushes Livid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livid can't get the takedown.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Livid tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Livid drops back down to his feet.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Livid blocks an uppercut.
Livid blocks an uppercut.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Livid manages to pull guard.
Livid trying to control the position.
Hall wants to control from the top but Livid keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Livid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Livid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Livid is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall stays in close to Livid's body and controls the position.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Livid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Livid is looking for the big counter here.
Livid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Livid.
Hall darts in and clinches Livid up against the cage.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Livid managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall prevents Livid from breaking the clinch.
Livid decides to pull guard.
Livid has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Livids head.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Livid.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Livid blocking some punches.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Livid can do to turn this around?
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Livid tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Livid wants a takedown but no success here.
Clinton Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Livid.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Clinton Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall misses with some punches.
Livid is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livid is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a right hand.
Livid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Hall misses with a body punch.
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 avoiding damage as Livid throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Livid is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hall lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
Livid is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Livid managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall is stalling here.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Livid.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Livid up against the cage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Livid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Livid blocking some punches.
Livid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Livid.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Livid tries to tie him up.
Livid blocks an uppercut.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Livid is defending well for now.
Livid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Livid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Livid jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Livid is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Livid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Livid backwards.
Livid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Livid doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Hall is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Livid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hall tries to clinch but Livid is having none of it.
Livid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall tries to clinch there but Livid circles away.
Livid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Livid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Livid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Livid moves away.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Livid uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Livid! But no joy.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Livid seems unphased.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Livid at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livid moves away from the strike by Hall.
Livid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clinton Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Livid.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
As Hall backs off Livid throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Livid has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Livid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Livid slips under a jab from Hall.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Livid moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Livid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but Livid blocks it.
Clinton Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Livid shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Livid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Livid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A low kick from Livid misses
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Livid backwards.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall working aggressively here.
Livid tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Livid blocking some punches.
Livid avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Livid backwards.
Hall pushes Livid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Livid successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Livid blocks nicely.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Livid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Livid is one step ahead there.
Livid being controlled here momentarily.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Hall is controlling Livid's posture.
Livid tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Livid trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Livid being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clinton Hall!
Clinton Hall really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KnockOut logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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