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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale's entrance music is Dead Sara - Weatherman. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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179 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale blocks a jab.
Hale with a jab.
Yee moves out of range of the body kick from Hale.
Yee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jason Yee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
Hale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yee manages to avoid it.
Yee throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Hale. That snapped Yee's head back.
Yee lands with a straight right. Hale didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Yee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yee.
Hale misses with a body punch
and Yee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yee scores with a one two! Hale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Yee misses.
Hale throws a lazy right hand but Yee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hale misses with a body kick.
Yee throws a lazy right hand but Hale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yee scores with a sloppy right hand. Hale should have avoided that one.
Yee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hale is looking to counter punch.
Hale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yee.
Yee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hale walks into a jab.
Yee misses with a two punch combination.
Hale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Hale misses.
Yee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Yee moved out of range.
Yee cracks Hale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yee throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
Yee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yee 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.
Hale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yee checks it well.
Yee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been informed that Yee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale moves out of range as Yee strikes.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yee defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
Yee throws a series of punches but Hale avoids them all with ease.
Yee misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Yee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hale throws a hook but Yee blocks it.
Yee throws a right hand that Hale ducks under and follows up with a left that Hale also avoids with ease.
Yee staying out of range there.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yee misses with an uppercut.
Hale drops his hands momentarily and Yee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Yee.
Yee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hale was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Yee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Hale.
Yee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hale drops his hands momentarily and Yee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yee tries to clinch up.
Yee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Yee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yee tries to clinch but Hale is having none of it.
Yee throws a combination that misses
and Hale counters with a nice leg kick.
Hale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yee tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yee misses with a hook
and Hale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yee is rocked!
A slow jab from Yee misses its intended target.
Yee is still on wobbly legs! Can Hale finish him?
Yee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yee is looking to clinch but Hale is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Hale tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yee seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left lands for Yee.
Yee scores with a sloppy right hand. Hale should have avoided that one.
Hale scores with a leg kick.
Yee moves into the clinch.
Hale scores with a shoulder strike.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale lands a shoulder strike.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Yee controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale tries a body shot but Yee blocks it.
Hale lands a shot to the body.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale lands a body shot.
Yee working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Yee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hale throws a shot from downtown. Yee moves away and avoids it.
Yee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hale swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
Yee walks into a straight right hand from Hale.
Sloppy strikes from Yee. Those never looked like landing.
Hale misses with a body kick.
Hale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Hale.
Hale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Yee thuds his right hand into Hale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hale swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
Hale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Yee misses.
Hale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee misses with a looping right.
Yee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yee.
Yee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yee walks into a stiff left hand from Hale.
Hale lands a lovely overhand right.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hale lands with a shot to the body.
Yee defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yee! But no joy.
Hale scores with a jab to the head.
Yee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jason Yee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yee takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yee clinches up with Hale and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.
Hale manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yee misses with a wild combination.
Yee misses with a two punch combination.
Hale feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hale misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Yee misses its intended target.
Yee closes the distance and pushes Hale back into the cage.
Yee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hale's efforts to push away.
Hale misses with a body punch.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hale thuds a left hand into Yee's body.
Yee throws a big shot that misses.
Hale connects with a nice looking jab.
Hale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Yee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale slips a jab from Yee.
A jab from Yee finds it's way through Hale's defenses.
Yee misses with a left hand
and Hale counters with a good low kick that Yee was not able to check.
Yee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Yee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yee!
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yee moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Hale tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hale connects with a right that clearly hurt Yee. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Hale proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Yee collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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