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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Schatten. On his way into the cage it seems that Thomas White has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thomas White seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 cm
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203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Hall! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hall cracks White with an open hand slap. Hall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. White moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy. White is looking to counter with head kicks. Hall scores with a jab to the jaw. Hall throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. We've been told by White's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. White throws a jab when Hall was well out of range. White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hall throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it. White throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot. A chopping leg kick lands by Hall. Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall tries to land a body kick and White counters with a left to the body. White with a jab. Hall throws a half hearted mid kick. Hall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab. A low kick from Hall misses and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. White scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White. Hall misses with an uppercut. Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall delivers a nice body kick. White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Hall thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him. Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall connects with a right hand. White shakes it off. Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White checks a low kick from Hall. White delivers a nice body kick. Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. White throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hall checks a leg kick. Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot. Decent striking displayed by Hall there. Hall tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ryan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hall throws a nice outside leg kick. Hall thows a left - swing and a miss! White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. That kick from Hall tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hall throws a jab when White was well out of range. White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall. White checks a leg kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Hall swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Hall will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
White avoids the body shot from Hall.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. White throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off. White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hall tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way. Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether White might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Hall tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it. White lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hall finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head. White 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. Hall misses with a low kick as White jumps back. White throws a counter high kick but Hall was just alert enough to avoid it. White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily. Hall sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hall misses with a straight left. Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Hall. A low kick from Hall is predictable there and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hall connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hall misses with a right hand and White counters with a lovely straight right hand! White swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
White misses with a straight right. A looping hook to the body misses from White. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet. White scores with a kick to the body.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body and White counters with a lovely straight right hand! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick. White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White. Hall cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. White tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely. White thinks about countering with a body kick. White checks a leg kick. White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Hall misses with a head kick.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily. White lands a lovely overhand right. White tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses with a right hand and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely. Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. White moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but White blocks it. Hall throws a low kick but White avoids it. A low kick from White is predictable there enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab. Hall misses with a hook to the body
letting White counter with a right hand. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. White darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. White lands a body shot.
White moves out of range of the strikes. 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 Thomas White will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it. A low kick from White is predictable there and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ryan Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup. White throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hall clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. White tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way. Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it. White throws a half hearted mid kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. White connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. White scores with a body shot.
Hall misses with a left hand and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. White ducks under a wild hook from Hall. Nice shot lands for Hall. Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage! A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride. White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy. Hall throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it. White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there and White counters with a solid body kick. Hall throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it. Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
White takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses. White misses with a straight left. White checks a leg kick. Hall throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. White half committed to a counter leg kick. White checks a leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. White is looking to land body kicks. Hall lands a head shot. Hall throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. White throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hall scores with a jab. White throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot. Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it. White throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it. Hall swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hall clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand. White looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. A head kick by Hall misses and White counters with a nice uppercut. Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hall moves out of range of the strikes. It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
White takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses. A countering left hand to the body from Hall misses. Hall walks forward, straight into a front kick from White. Hall lands a jab to the head.
Hall tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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