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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between freeman hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Priede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for freeman hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, freeman hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janis Priede!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Priede looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Priede fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hall manages to avoid it.
A combination from hall does no damage.
hall tries to clinch there but Priede circles away.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
Priede swats away the attempt to clinch by hall.
hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priede.
hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede thows a body shot but no joy.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from hall.
Left hook, right uppercut from hall.
It looks like Janis Priede has been cut.
hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priede throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Priede keeps the fight on the outside.
hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priede throws a lazy right hand but hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
hall misses with a double jab.
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priede lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priede. That's going to slow hall down.
hall misses with a two punch combination.
Priede lands with a slapping head kick.
hall throws a right and a left that Priede avoids nicely.
Priede lands an overhand right.
Priede tries a head kick but it misses.
hall cracks Priede with an open hand slap.
Priede missing with a left hand there. hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Priede misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by hall.
hall rushes Priede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
hall is trying to break free.
Priede drops to a knee looking for a takedown but hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
hall is trying to break free.
Priede has hall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Priede pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending hall tumbling to the mat - Priede dives into hall's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
hall uses the cage to get back to his feet.
hall lands a two punch combo.
hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - hall scores with a four punch combination!
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a body kick that misses.
Priede gets cracked there but stands up to it.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
Priede throws a lazy right hand but hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hall lands a with a good body shot.
Priede fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches hall on the side of the head.
Janis Priede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
Priede slips a jab and a cross from hall.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall tries to clinch but Priede is having none of it.
hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Priede circles away.
Priede looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priede misses with a head kick.
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
hall swinging wilding here.
Priede misses with a shot to the body
and hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
hall lands a jab.
hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Priede circles away.
Priede tries to bum rush hall with a series of wild strikes but hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freeman hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janis Priede's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
hall blocks a head kick by Priede.
hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hall scores with a one two! Priede had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priede.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a nice uppercut.
Priede stuffs the takedown attempt from hall. hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Priede keeps the fight on the outside.
Priede tries to land a front kick but hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
hall misses with a wild combination.
hall misses with a double jab.
hall tries to clinch but Priede is having none of it.
Priede lands a front kick.
hall throws a combination. Priede tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Priede.
hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall misses with the combination.
Priede looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janis Priede is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priede.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Priede motions for hall to come forward. Priede throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priede misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Priede.
hall looks to land a combination. Priede sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Priede throws a leg kick that misses.
Priede throws the kick towards the body but hall avoids it.
Priede scores with a spinning back kick!
hall fails to land with a series of punches.
hall misses with a wild combination.
hall lands a nice hook to Priede's body. Priede takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
freeman hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hall looks to land a combination but Priede avoids it well.
hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Priede digs a good hook to hall's body.
hall tries to clinch but Priede moves out of range.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hall avoids the head kick by Priede.
hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Priede is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hall.
Priede showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hall.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a right hand that hall ducks under and follows up with a left that hall also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall 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 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
hall misses with a two punch combination.
Priede throws a left and a right that both miss
and hall counters with a series of strikes. Priede will be more careful next time no doubt.
Priede throws a head kick but hall moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Priede.
hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Priede misses with a few strikes there.
hall's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and hall duly obliges.
Priede falls off balance throwing a combination
and hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
hall blocks a head kick by Priede.
Priede takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Priede throws a body punch but hall moves out of range.
hall swings for the body but Priede moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Priede misses with a double jab
enabling hall to counter with a crisp jab.
hall swinging wilding here.
Priede swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
A combination from Priede does no damage.
Priede thows a body shot but no joy.
hall is looking to clinch.
hall is looking to wear down Priede with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
hall lands a two punch combo.
hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Priede slips a jab and a cross from hall.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priede.
hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Priede misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freeman hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janis Priede's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
hall throws a right and a left that Priede avoids nicely.
Priede avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hall tries to clinch there but Priede circles away.
Priede uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by hall.
hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
hall looks to land a combination. Priede sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
hall swings for the body but Priede moves out of range.
hall avoids the head kick by Priede.
A nice combination there by hall.
hall throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priede throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab lands there for hall.
hall throws a series of punches but Priede moves out of range.
Priede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priede misses with a combination
and hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
hall throws a leg kick but Priede sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priede throws a head kick that misses.
hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
freeman hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Priede pulls out of a head kick attempt.
hall is working the combinations to good effect here.
hall tries to bum rush Priede with a series of wild strikes but Priede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priede moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
hall scores with a jab to the body.
Priede avoids a punch combination nicely.
Priede misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Priede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and hall counters with a two punch combo.
Priede throws a half hearted mid kick.
Priede misses with a body shot
and hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hall tries to clinch but Priede moves out of range.
Priede throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from hall.
Priede throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
hall throws the kick towards the body but Priede avoids it.
hall lands with a nice body punch.
Priede misses with a head kick.
hall dodges the punch combination from Priede.
hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
hall blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hall throws a series of punches but Priede moves out of range.
hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priede moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Priede swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Priede uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from hall.
hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priede was well out of range. Poor timing from hall.
The fight stays on the outside here - hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priede throws a right and a left that both miss.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede throws a body kick that misses.
hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priede misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priede throws a sloppy head kick and hall moves out of range easily.
Priede misses with a combination
and hall counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priede works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Priede is looking to land body kicks.
hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priede takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
hall scores with a hook.
hall slips a jab and a cross from Priede.
hall throws a nice looking combination but Priede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Priede swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Priede fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hall lands a jab-cross combination.
Priede misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priede has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Priede throws a sloppy body shot
and hall counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
freeman 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 William Gold scores the fight for freeman hall!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for freeman hall!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for freeman hall!
freeman hall wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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