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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Hall has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Lee moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall avoids the body shot from Lee.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall slips a straight right by Lee.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee wants to break free but Hall has control.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Lee avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands a right hand.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Lee prevents a body shot from Hall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall avoids the body shot from Lee.
Hall tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That kick from Hall tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Hall wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Sam Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Hall thumps Lee with a low kick.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall avoids the head kick by Lee.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Hall checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee staying out of range there.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Hall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Hall misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sam Hall just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee with a jab.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Lee scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Hall crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hall or not.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Hall working Lee over with knees to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee lands a right hand.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Lee.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'My name it is Sam Hall and I hate you one and all, damn your eyes!'.
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