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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Hall (ranked 24850 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Weber (ranked 5976 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Hall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hall
vs
Weber

159 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darren Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryce Weber!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall moves out of range as Weber throws a body kick.

Weber closes the distance and clinches.

Weber manages to break the clinch.

Weber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Weber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Weber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Weber's back!
Weber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hall looking to finish Weber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weber!
Weber looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Weber's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Weber looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Weber right now.
Weber trying to control the position but Hall manages to sink in the hooks.
Weber wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall tightening his grip on Weber, looking for the choke.
Hall is hanging on to Weber's back as he tries to escape.
Hall really is a fat lump.

Weber showing good submission defense here.
Weber covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Weber trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Weber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Weber tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Weber can't escape the position.
Weber wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Weber tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Weber looks winded!
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to control.
Weber wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Weber wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall seems keen to control Weber's posture.
Weber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Weber wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weber shoots in and bounces Hall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall has Weber pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.

Weber is controlling Hall's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber wants to sweep but no luck.
Weber seems keen to control Hall's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber wants to control but Hall passes easily into half guard.
Weber wants to control but Hall passes into side.
Weber is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Weber is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weber can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Hall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Weber is avoiding damage well.
Weber is trying to improve his position.
Weber holds on to Hall's head and controls the position momentarily.

Hall tries for a kimura but Weber is defending well.
Weber sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber wants to control but Hall passes into side.
Weber looks to move to half guard but instead Hall has passed into mount! Damn!
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weber is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weber can do to turn this around?

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.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hall has control of Weber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Weber gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hall manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Weber keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Weber, which made it look bad.

Hall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Weber on his heels. He'll look to pass Weber's guard now, I'm sure.

Weber pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hall to the mat! Hall manages to get full guard.
Hall is trying to control the position but Weber postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.

Weber isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks Weber on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weber tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Weber is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the action but Weber is working from the bottom.
Weber is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Hall is looking for a kimura but Weber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Weber is trying to get back to full guard.
Darren Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace.
Hall is thwarting Weber's attempts to control the position.

Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weber sees it coming and defends easily.

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.
Weber trying to control but Hall postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Weber moves into the clinch.
Hall has Weber pressed against the cage.

Weber has picked Hall up - he's going for a ride! Weber dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Weber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bryce Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darren Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Weber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Hall!