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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 240 p4p, 37 weight class) and Galen Dall (ranked 255 p4p, 40 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dall's choice of entrance music: Red - Alredy Over. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall slips a straight right by Huber.
Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber avoids the head kick by Dall.
Huber seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Huber slips a jab from Dall.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Huber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huber throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Huber counters with a body kick that stops Dall in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Huber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huber swivels and escapes.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall takes one to the side of the head.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hans Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall throws a lazy head kick
letting Huber counter with a right hand.
Huber lands with a cross.
Huber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Huber misses with a straight right.
Huber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Dall tries a quick counter leg kick but Huber is wise to it.
Jab, jab by Huber - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall's hands.
Huber blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall fails to land the takedown.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huber works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
Huber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall in his tracks.
Huber slips under a jab.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huber moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Huber digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Huber drops Dall with a beautiful combination! Dall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Huber is looking for the KO!
Dall is rocked!
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!
Huber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hans Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dall sprawling to the canvas! Dall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Huber finish him?!
Dall is still on wobbly legs! Can Huber finish him?
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Huber.
Dall seems to have recovered his senses.
Huber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huber throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
Huber's corner calls for a 1-2. Huber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that 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.
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Huber.
Huber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
Huber misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber cracks Dall with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Huber dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a body shot.
Huber scores with a hook.
Huber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huber cracks Dall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Huber has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dall to stand back up!
Dall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huber in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber scores with a leg kick.
Dall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Huber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Huber ducks down to avoid it.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Huber throwing a counter right hand but Dall manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dall.
Huber checks the leg kick.
Huber lands a head shot.
Hans Huber is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall throws a low kick but Huber moves out of range easily.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
A jab from Huber finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
A head kick misses from Huber.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Huber counters with a nice right hand that sends Dall toppling to the canvas! Dall scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Huber finish him?!
Huber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huber connects with a nice looking jab.
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huber.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Huber counters with a nice right hand that sends Dall toppling to the canvas! Dall scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Huber finish him?!
Huber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huber tries to avoid it but Dall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huber to the ground. Huber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dall lands with a nice body punch.
Huber cracks Dall with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dall looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Huber finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Huber.
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Huber counters with a straight right hand.
Huber throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Huber there.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huber as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
Dall misses with a hook.
Huber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall connects with a looping right hand.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Huber misses the target.
Huber tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick
and Huber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Huber counters with a nice leg kick.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huber lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dall lands with a kick to the temple. Huber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dall slips a jab from Huber.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huber slips under a jab.
Galen Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Huber checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Huber.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dall showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Huber to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huber pulls Dall in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Huber is keeping the position.
Dall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Dall trying to control but Huber is working from the bottom.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall postures up in Huber's guard and throws a big left but Huber blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dall controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huber swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Galen Dall.
I think Huber 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Huber!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Huber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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