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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Hall (ranked 1806 p4p, 271 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 3125 p4p, 408 weight class). Vincenzo Hall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall gets the takedown into side control.
Hall slows the pace down.
Hall working the ground and pound but Tay is defending the strikes.
Tay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tay dodges the ground and pound from Hall .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall working the strikes but Tay uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've been hearing that Hall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tay defending well though.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall .
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hall controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tay misses with a double jab
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hall thows a huge punch but Tay dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a huge punch but Tay dodges it nicely.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tay throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall clinches up with Tay and pushes him back against the cage.
Tay is trying to break free.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Hall catches Tay right on the button with a cross.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Tay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall avoids the head kick by Tay.
Hall avoids the head kick by Tay.
Hall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tay can do to turn this around?
Tay misses with a combination
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Tay misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Tay throws a left and a right that both miss
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall stops Tay from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall passes to side control.
Vincenzo Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tay to see if he's OK.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hall throws a strike aimed at the side of Tay's head but Tay avoids it well.
Tay is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hall has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall happy to just control the position for now.
Hall in side control, throwing shots but Tay defends.
Tay is trying to buck Hall off.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall lands a nice forearm strike.
Tay is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hall asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hall in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay throws a leg kick which misses Hall 's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tay.
An inside leg kick from Tay misses.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tay throws a body kick that misses
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay misses with a kick to the body.
Tay misses with a few strikes there.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall is trying to drag Tay to the mat but Tay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tay tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall just leaning against Tay, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Tay tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hall connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Tay defending against the ground and pound.
Hall scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall lands an elbow.
Hall controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay is trying to escape the position but Hall is controlling the position.
Tay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chong Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hall throws a strike aimed at the side of Tay's head but Tay avoids it well.
Vincenzo Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Hall !
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energy
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