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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Taiwo (ranked 3378 p4p, 373 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 5372 p4p, 487 weight class). Taiwo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Moment. Charlie Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Taiwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taiwo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall lunges at Taiwo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taiwo's hand.
Taiwo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Taiwo's shoulder, as Taiwo tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiwo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Taiwo ducks down to avoid it.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taiwo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall thuds a left hand into Taiwo's body.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Taiwo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taiwo misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a head kick but Taiwo moves out of range.
Taiwo slips a straight right by Hall.
Taiwo cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Taiwo's shoulder, as Taiwo tries to avoid the shot.
Taiwo ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwo fails with a takedown attempt.
Taiwo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Charlie Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Taiwo.
Donk. Hall catches Taiwo right on the button with a cross.
Taiwo throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taiwo, pushing him back against the cage.
Taiwo has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Taiwo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiwo looks to throw a body kick
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taiwo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taiwo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Taiwo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Taiwo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hall really felt that one!
Taiwo lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hall.
Taiwo cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taiwo moves away from the strike by Hall.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiwo shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall drives through and clinches with Taiwo against the cage.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Taiwo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as Taiwo shoots in.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall forces Taiwo back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Hall.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall scores with a jab.
Hall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taiwo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hall misses with a hook
and Taiwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Taiwo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taiwo is looking to counter punch.
Taiwo lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taiwo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taiwo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Taiwo pushes him off.
A jab from Taiwo misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taiwo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiwo lands a nice forearm strike.
Taiwo is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Taiwo to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Taiwo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
We've been hearing that Taiwo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Taiwo wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiwo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Taiwo.
Taiwo staying out of range there.
Taiwo lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall throws a hook but Taiwo avoids it easily.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taiwo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Taiwo misses the target.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taiwos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taiwo throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taiwo backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiwo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Taiwo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taiwo somewhat.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Taiwo off the cage and back into range.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taiwo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Taiwo slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Taiwo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Taiwo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiwo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taiwo throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taiwo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall lands with a cross.
Taiwo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taiwo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taiwo misses with a wild combination.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taiwo in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall avoids the head kick by Taiwo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taiwo misses with an uppercut.
Hall jabs Taiwo right on the nose. Taiwo blinks but takes it well.
Hall moves out of range as Taiwo throws a body kick.
A jab from Hall misses.
Taiwo throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taiwo is defended easily by Hall.
Hall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taiwo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall throws a low kick but Taiwo avoids it.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hall misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo scores with a push kick.
Taiwo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taiwo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taiwo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
A jab from Taiwo does it's job there.
Taiwo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taiwo takes one to the side of the head.
Taiwo is looking to land body kicks.
Taiwo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Hall.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taiwo.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Taiwo is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taiwo throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Taiwo is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Taiwo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taiwo.
Taiwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taiwo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Taiwo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall sizes up Taiwo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taiwo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Taiwo throws a body kick that misses.
Taiwo tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiwo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taiwo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taiwo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall misses with a low kick as Taiwo jumps back.
Hall throws a head kick but Taiwo moves out of range.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taiwo cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Taiwo avoids it.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Hall misses.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Taiwo is looking to counter punch.
Taiwo throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taiwo slips a jab from Hall.
Hall lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Taiwo.
Taiwo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Taiwo off the cage and back into range.
Taiwo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taiwo throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Taiwo only half commits.
Nice body punch from Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taiwo shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Taiwo looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Taiwo sees coming a mile off.
Taiwo defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall moves to clinch but Taiwo breaks away
and Taiwo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taiwo defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiwo throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiwo.
Taiwo tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taiwo backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Taiwo.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taiwo moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Taiwo looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws out a counter right but Taiwo avoids it with no problem.
Taiwo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiwo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taiwo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo throws a body kick that misses.
Taiwo tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall blocks a head kick by Taiwo.
Hall throws a hook but Taiwo avoids it easily.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taiwo shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taiwo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taiwo, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Taiwo misses with a hook.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Taiwo misses.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taiwo tries to land a body kick
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Taiwo saw it coming and moves away.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taiwo to score with a decent uppercut.
Taiwo throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Taiwo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Taiwo slips under a jab from Hall.
Taiwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall swings for the body but Taiwo moves out of range.
Taiwo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Taiwo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall lands with a hook. Taiwo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taiwo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taiwo misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Taiwo moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taiwo.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Charlie Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taiwo lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Taiwo misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Taiwo looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Taiwo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Taiwo only half commits.
Taiwo takes one to the side of the head.
Samuel Taiwo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
A relieved looking Charlie Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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