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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 2208 p4p, 310 weight class) and Vincenzo Hall (ranked 2116 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor scores with a hook.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Gregor in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gregor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall 's brow.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gregor prevents it.
Gregor is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gregor down to the mat. Gregor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
Gregor lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses the jab.
Hall digs a good hook to Gregor's body.
Gregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gregor throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Hall .
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregor.
Gregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregor misses with a looping right.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall ! But no joy.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall .
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregor.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Gregor is out of range.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Gregor saw that one coming.
Hall throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
Gregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Gregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Gregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Gregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Hall tests Gregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincenzo Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregor.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gregor lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall .
Gregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vincenzo Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall .
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gregor.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall moves away from the strike by Gregor.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Gregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Gregor backs off Hall throws a huge counter combo but Gregor manages to avoid it all.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Gregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall .
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
Gregor tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall tries for a takedown but Gregor manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Gregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
A left and a right from Gregor both land. Nice combination.
Hall scores with a hook.
James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Hall .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Hall misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gregor!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gregor sprawls well initially but Hall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hall thows a huge punch but Gregor dodges it nicely.
Gregor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincenzo Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregor.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall .
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gregor misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gregor keeps working.
Hall fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an elbow but Gregor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gregor being controlled for a moment.
Hall fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gregor keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Gregor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gregor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hall .
Hall working the ground and pound.
Gregor seems a little lost for a moment, as Hall dominates the positioning.
Hall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gregor down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position but Gregor is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall cracks Gregor with an open hand slap.
Gregor throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Gregor.
Hall throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Gregor. Those never looked like landing.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregor moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Vincenzo Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregor's head.
Gregor throws a hook to the side of Hall 's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vincenzo Hall !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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