PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hall
vs
Rivera

178 cm
22
177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec
[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall prevents Rivera from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushes Hall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivera's face.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.

Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Hall lands but Rivera takes it in his stride.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall slips a straight right by Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall is looking to chop away at Rivera's legs.
Rivera takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Rivera catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Hall pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.

Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Donk. Hall catches Rivera right on the button with a cross.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Hall scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera misses with a hook.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Rivera tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Rivera looking to stall.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rivera.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera slips under a jab from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rivera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Rivera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Rivera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall tries to clinch
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera checks a low kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Hall.
A body shot lands from Hall.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Rivera.
Rivera avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Rivera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Hall.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Hall.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Hall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hall scores with a four punch combination!
Rivera avoids the body shot from Hall.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hall feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses the body punch
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rivera takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Hall stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Hall tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall keeps control of Rivera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Sam Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera lands a jab to the nose.
Hall wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Hall misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall had his way with Geraldo Rivera in that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rivera misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands with a nice body kick.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Rivera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Hall tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.

Hall gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera wants to stall.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Geraldo Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Hall.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Rivera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hall.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Hall pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall blocking some punches.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera is working Hall over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45

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