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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mats Söderlund (ranked 2333 p4p, 316 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 2359 p4p, 319 weight class). Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
41 - 26 - 1 |
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale tries to move into range but Söderlund moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Söderlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hale counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hale. Söderlund shrugs it off though.
Donk. Hale catches Söderlund right on the button with a cross.
Söderlund throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hale scores with a nice strike.
Söderlund thows a body kick. Hale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Söderlund moved out of range nicely.
Mats Söderlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Söderlund.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Hale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Söderlund keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hale blocks the low kick.
A big left from Söderlund misses.
Hale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Söderlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Söderlund misses with a looping left.
Söderlund takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a head kick but Söderlund moves out of range.
Söderlund lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Söderlund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hale's head.
Hale lands a glancing blow to the side of Söderlund's head.
Söderlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hale.
Söderlund scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale slips a straight right by Söderlund.
A big right from Söderlund misses.
Hale takes a swing at Söderlund's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale loads up on a big right hand but Söderlund slips the punch.
Söderlund 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Söderlund as he connects with a hook.
Hale lands with a good body shot.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
Söderlund throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Hale misses.
Söderlund lands a head kick!
Söderlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hale checks a leg kick nicely.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Söderlund.
Söderlund swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Söderlund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Söderlund coming out on top.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Söderlund jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hale scores with a nice head shot.
Mats Söderlund's cut is getting worse.
Hale blocks the body kick.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Söderlund.
A little jabbing left from Hale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Söderlund getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Söderlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale feints the counter takedown.
Söderlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Söderlund throws a body shot but no joy.
Hale slips a jab from Söderlund.
Söderlund throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Söderlund.
An attempted straight right counter from Söderlund misses the target.
Hale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
The fighters circling - Söderlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Söderlund scores with a leg kick.
Söderlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Söderlund.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Söderlund throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Söderlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
Hale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Söderlund is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mats Söderlund's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Söderlund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Söderlund drops his hands momentarily and Hale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Söderlund misses with a hook
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hale blocks a leg kick.
Söderlund blocks a low kick nicely.
Söderlund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Söderlund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Hale.
Söderlund lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Söderlund.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hale, right into the meat.
Söderlund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Söderlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Söderlund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Söderlund does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hale misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hale.
Söderlund throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hale! But no joy.
Söderlund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hale throws a head kick that Söderlund semi-blocks.
Söderlund throws a push kick but Hale slaps the foot to one side.
Söderlund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hale slips a jab from Söderlund.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Söderlund motions for Hale to come forward. Söderlund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale slips under a jab from Söderlund.
Hale was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Söderlund scores with a jab. Hale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Söderlund throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hale blocks a leg kick.
Hale misses with a body shot
and Söderlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Söderlund lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Söderlund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Söderlund. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Söderlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Hale counters with a leg kick.
Söderlund misses with a straight right.
Söderlund misses the shot to the body.
Söderlund slips under a jab.
Söderlund throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hale throws out a loose jab but Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Söderlund misses with a body shot.
Hale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Söderlund swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Söderlund is just out of range.
Hale digs a good body shot into Söderlund's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale misses with a hook. Söderlund ducked under it nicely.
Hale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Söderlund.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Söderlund moves away.
It looked like Söderlund was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hale.
Söderlund takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Söderlund throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Hale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Söderlund has time to react.
Mats Söderlund's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hale throws a low kick but Söderlund moves out of range easily.
Söderlund misses with a body shot.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hale scores with a sloppy right hand. Söderlund should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Mats Söderlund's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right from Hale misses.
Söderlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale scores with a nice head shot.
Söderlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Hale lands with a nice combination. Söderlund backs away looking to recover.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mats Söderlund's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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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energy
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hype
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