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Event:
QFC Tournament 636 Round 3
Date: Jun 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Valentine stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall with a jab.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Hall clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coty Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentine sprawls well. Valentine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.#T1##CL2#
Valentine clinches up against the cage.
Valentine just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Valentine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Valentine receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#BC2#
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2##CL2#
Valentine pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Valentine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling the position.
Valentine is struggling to control the position.
Hall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Hall wants to control the position but Valentine says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Valentine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Hall wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy.
Hall pushes Valentine off looking to stand but Valentine dives back in and keeps control.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valentine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Valentine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Valentine is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall gets back to full guard.
#T4#
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.
Valentine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valentine's waist but Valentine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Coty Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Valentine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Valentine.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentine has double underhooks.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Valentine scores with a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him. #T1#
Hall pulls Valentine in close to prevent any damage.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Valentine controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentine won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Valentine is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.#TD2#
Valentine drives through with a takedown into guard. #T3#
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Valentine stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Valentine trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hall manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Valentine is pulling down on Hall's head to control his posture.
Valentine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hall trying to strike off his back.
#T4#
Valentine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Hall looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Valentine has picked Hall up and slammed him! Hall can't keep hold of the triangle and Valentine manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine tries to move to full mount but Hall actually manages to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Valentine seems content to control.
Valentine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Valentine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentine has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Valentine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hall did well to prevent Valentine getting side control.
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. Valentine connects with a nice short shot to Hall's temple.
Valentine is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Valentine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Valentine is controlling the pace.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine stops Hall from getting back to his feet.
Valentine perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valentine is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentine but Valentine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hall dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Valentine now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leon Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
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.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Coty Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Valentine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valentine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Valentine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Hall controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself. #T4#
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.
Valentine's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Valentine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hall on his heels. He'll look to pass Hall's guard now, I'm sure.
Valentine won't allow Hall to get back to his feet.
Valentine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentine stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
More stalling from Valentine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valentine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Leon Valentine!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Leon Valentine!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Leon Valentine!
Leon Valentine wins by unanimous decision!
Leon Valentine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 636 Round 2
Date: Jun 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Hall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coimbra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Coimbra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Hall gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coimbra is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hall scoring with punches from side control.
Coimbra tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Coimbra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coimbra tries to escape but Hall is in control.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall wants to stand but Coimbra has his arm trapped.
A control attempt from Coimbra but he's now mounted!#T1#
Coimbra throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hall. What's that going to do exactly?
Hall wants to control the pace but Coimbra is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Hall wants to finish this one by submission but Coimbra is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hall.
Hall lands a big elbow.
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T2#
Hall with shots to the head and body - Coimbra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hall scoring with strikes but Coimbra is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coimbra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Hall wants to control the pace but Coimbra is squirming around nicely.
Coimbra wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Coimbra looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB#
Coimbra won't enjoy being in this position. Hall looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Coimbra is tapping - it's over boys! Hall picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Coty Hall!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 636 Round 1
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz closes the distance but Hall moves to the side #TD2#
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz 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 trying to control the pace.
Diaz pushes Hall off but Hall dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Diaz stops Hall from passing to mount. #T1##SUB2#
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Hall working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Hall politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hall prefers to stall for the moment though.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Hall takes a little break here. Diaz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T3#
Hall wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.#SUB2#
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Hall stalls from top position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall works to advance to full mount. Diaz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall dominating with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coty Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position. #T1#
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Diaz looking to control.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Diaz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T2#
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Hall breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Hall rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Hall is looking for a takedown.#T3#
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall stalls. #TD2#
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall wants to clinch.
As Hall looks to move away, Diaz throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Coty Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hall quickly recovers to half guard.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hall seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving. #T1#
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz seems keen to control Hall's posture.#SUB2#
Hall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hall has Diaz in his guard.#REVR##T2#
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily. #T3##SUB2#
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Hall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Hall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coty Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coty Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Coty Hall!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Coty Hall!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Coty Hall!
Coty Hall wins by unanimous decision!
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