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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MyTime. Kevin Hall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Fury!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Fury has control of the leg.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fury stalling.
Fury's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fury is working for a submission of some sort.
Fury thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hall to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury wants to control but Hall passes easily into half guard.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fury knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fury is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall wants to take a breather but Fury is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fury is defending against the submission attempts here by Hall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall wants to stand up but Fury has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fury!
Fury is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall wants to finish this one by submission but Fury is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hall.
Fury is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Fury is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fury can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fury tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Fury defends it well.
Hall wants to finish this one by submission but Fury is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hall.
Fury wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall has hold of Fury's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fury manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fury tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Fury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hall.
Fury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fury tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall tries to push Fury's head away but Fury is holding on tight.
Fury working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fury decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hall, up you get!
Fury looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control here.
Fury is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury 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.
Fury uses his free foot to push down on Hall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hall.
Fury with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fury scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall can't escape the position.
Fury working Hall over with strikes here.
Fury prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Fury controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Fury has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Hall can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Fury wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Fury landing strikes from the mount.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Hall tries to hold on but Fury postures up.
Fury looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fury trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fury tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Freddy Fury just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fury throws a series of strikes that have Hall backpedaling.
It looks like Kevin Hall has been cut.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
Fury wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fury closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fury stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Fury pulls guard.
Fury wants to sweep but no luck.
Fury is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fury wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is really struggling to control Fury but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fury defends well.
Fury content to stall in guard here.
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fury gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fury's efforts to push away.
Hall prevents Fury from breaking the clinch.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fury has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hall regains guard immediately.
Fury tries to stand but Hall is controlling from the bottom.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Freddy Fury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fury trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hall's guard.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing Fury from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Fury!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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