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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose misses the jab.
Hale definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose catches Hale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Hale as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hale.
Hale throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hale misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Hale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose tries to land a front kick but Hale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hale misses with a straight left.
And Rose responds with a good body kick, but Hale manages to step out the way in time.
Hale throws a lazy body kick
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hale throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose slips a jab from Hale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hale feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Hale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Hale digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Hale digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Hale misses with a looping right.
Rose wants to slow Hale down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hale.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hale.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose slips a jab from Hale.
Rose tries a quick counter leg kick but Hale is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose flicks out a counter leg kick but Hale steps away.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Hale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hale is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hale fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hale throws a big counter combination but Rose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Hale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a hook
and Hale counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hale.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Hale throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hale in his tracks.
Hale throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Hale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Hale throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Hale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hale.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Hale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale lands with a shot to the body.
Hale thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brandon Hale is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose scores with a push kick.
Hale blocks a jab.
Rose throws a jab when Hale was well out of range.
Hale appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale throws a counter high kick but Rose was just alert enough to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rose might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hale has got the better of the exchanges.
Hale misses the jab.
Hale tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that second round.
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.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Hale is looking to counter punch.
Hale scores with a kick to the body.
Hale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hale misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Rose is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Nice jab there from Hale.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Hale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose cracks Hale with a good jab.
Hale checks the leg kick.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Hale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Rose slips a straight right by Hale.
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!
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Hale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hale misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Hale is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hale throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hale finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hale works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale lands a slapping body shot.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hale moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRose.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hale.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Axl Rose just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hale misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crunch! Hale slams his shin into Rose's torso.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hale counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose staying out of range there.
Hale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Hale misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale backing away here, and Rose unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hale.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Hale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose cracks Hale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hale throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a two punch combo.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Hale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hale thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hale to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Hale blocks the body kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Hale shrugs it off though.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hale.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale counters with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Hale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose is looking to slow Hale down with leg kicks.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Hale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hale throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Axl Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rose tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Hale counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Hale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hale. Rose shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Hale shrugs it off though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hale.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale lands a jab to the head.
Hale lands a jab to the head.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose feints and then cracks Hale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hale down.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Rose tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hale looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale misses with a kick to the body.
Rose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
Hale looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Hale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hale punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hale appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hale there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hale 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Hale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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