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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Hall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Hall thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Hall.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is working Hall over against the cage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Thomas.
I was talking to Thomas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a left to the body.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
A big left from Hall misses.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thomas takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall lands a head shot.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall misses with a body punch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Thomas jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas slips under a jab from Hall.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Hall.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Hall thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tom Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
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 lands a slapping body shot.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clinton Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall misses the jab.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Tom Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stalls.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas is working Hall over against the cage.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Thomas works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall prevents a body shot from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas is working Hall over against the cage.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Hall.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Hall throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Thomas cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thomas!
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hype
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