Stuart Hall vs. Vusi Malinga & Frankie Gavin vs. Bradley Pryce RBR

Round 2

Body shots by Hall. Malinga is hurt by a lead right hand. Hall moves in with a double left hook and pins Malinga on the ropes. Hall tees off as Malinga looks to stretch out and establish his right jab. The pace settles and Malinga is now coming forward with right hooks, getting countered with short combos on the face as Hall backs up and circles in a partial crouch. Hall pokes left jabs out of his guard while luring Malinga toward the ropes. Hall picks off a Malinga right jab with his left glove. Hall leaps in and skewers the body with a right and lands a left hook before landing next to Malinga and circling out. Malinga is leading with his left hand and getting batted down by Hall's right glove. Malinga is pressing in, head down, countered by double left jabs as Hall keeps moving. Right uppercut to the body by Hall, slipping under a Malinga right hook bending his neck. Right hook by Malinga. Left hook by Hall. Malinga stunned. Double jab by Hall backing up. Lead left by Malinga, powerful and forcing Hall back but blocked.

10-9 Hall

20-18 Hall

 

Round 3

Malinga is down early on a big right hand lead on the nose!! He gets up and pumps his right jab. Malinga is assuming survival tactics in his turtle shell. As the round wears on Malinga begins to regain his taste for battle, throwing right hooks stepping inside and managing to graze Hall's cheek a few times but getting countered with left jabs and uppercuts as Hall moves side to side.

10-8 Hall

30-26 Hall

 

Second or third. :yep

 

Round 4

Malinga is sticking out his right jab and copping a 1-2 across the neck and shoulders for his trouble. Hall is dancing in and out and bobbing his knees, tossing single jabs and straight combinations of upwards of half a dozen shots in on Malinga's guard to slow his advance. Wide right hook by Malinga, stuffed as Hall throws a 1-2 with their arms deflecting and scattering in opposite directions. Hall ducks a left hand lead as Malinga marches forward and throws a body combo.

10-9 Hall

40-35 Hall

 

Round 5

Malinga is getting cracked with long right hands as he comes forward and plugs in uppercut combos on Hall's body and waves high right hooks at head level. Hall is scoring with the right hand and left hook from outside while backing up and getting tagged on the brain-pan with the right hook at times but getting in the cleaner stuff.

10-9 Hall, close - turned that one around late.

50-44 Hall

 

Round 6

Malinga is getting his right jab through and backing Hall up. Hooks off the jab by Malinga. Body shots traded on the inside. Hall is leaning forward now and resting with his face buried in Malinga's chest, arms pancaked. Malinga blocks a head combo from Hall and keeps pounding wide on Hall's body with hooks.

10-9 Malinga

59-54 Hall

 

Round 7

Malinga is coming forward and landing his right jab, following with left uppercuts on the bottom of the chin. Hall tosses quick burst combos, straight down the middle, not bothering Malinga. Body shots by Hall leaning in and pressing his folded up forearms into Malinga's. BIG left hand on the jowl by Malinga. Hall wrestles Malinga onto the ropes but can't keep him there as Malinga slaps a right hook on the hip and gallops out. Combo by Hall, mostly blocked as Malinga crosses his arms over his face and turns. Left hook by Hall. Right hook, left hand, right hook flush by Malinga. Clinch as Hall leans in. Hall drives Malinga onto the ropes with a combo and raises his arms for the crowd after the bell. Nice try but no steal.

10-9 Malinga

68-64 Hall