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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 164 p4p, 229 weight class) and Micah Murray (ranked 13 p4p, 20 weight class). Richard Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Micah Murray's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Murray's guard.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall advances position into side control!
Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murray prevents Hall from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is trying to improve his position.
Hall tries to move to mount but Murray blocks the move with his legs.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murray, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Murray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Hall is trying to move to mount but Murray reverses beautifully and ends up in Hall's guard.
Murray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Murray trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Murray defending well.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall postures up.
Hall is pushing down on Murray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murray is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Murray wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murray is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hall is staying active.
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two 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 looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray is trying to control but can't.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Hall is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall is keen to just control but Murray is a slippery customer.
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall.
Hall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murray defends it well.
Murray is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Murray has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four 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 has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Murray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Murray's attempts to control the action.
Murray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Murray isn't that keen on the idea.
Murray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murray prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Murray controlling the action here.
Murray slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is not content to let Murray control the position.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murray connects with a nice short shot to Hall's temple.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall advances to half guard.
Murray moves into full guard.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Hall works to advance to full mount. Murray defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Murray regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Murray defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murray.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall trying to move into half guard but instead Murray has managed to sweep!
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray is trying to keep Hall in close.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Murray wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray controlling Hall's posture.
Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Murray advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall tries to improve position but can't.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall had his way with Micah Murray in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray lands a jab.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murray pinned against the cage. Murray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Murray tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murray.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Murray.
Hall tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micah Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side.
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Murray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray seems keen to control Hall's posture.
Micah Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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