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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 589 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Mike Schultz (ranked 70 p4p, 186 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schultz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Schultz manages to circle out of the way.
Hall clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz working hard to break the clinch.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schultz is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.
Hall has Schultz pushed against the cage.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hall for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Schultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schultz uses from the top position.
Schultz wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schultz's guard. Nice move by Hall!
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Schultz won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Schultz is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hall is taking a breather. Schultz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hall is keen to just control but Schultz is a slippery customer.
Schultz gets back to full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schultz's guard.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Schultz defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall, which made it look bad.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Schultz.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Schultz.
Hall tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall pulls Schultz into guard.
Schultz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Schultz misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schultz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Schultz.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall darts in and clinches Schultz up against the cage.
Schultz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schultz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall'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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schultz lands a couple of digs.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Schultz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schultz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schultz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two 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.
Schultz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Schultz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schultz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Schultz misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schultz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Schultz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall jumps guard and drags Schultz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Hall is pulling down on Schultz's head to control his posture.
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall drives through and clinches with Schultz against the cage.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Schultz improves position.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
Schultz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schultz as Hall tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hall trying to control the position.
Schultz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schultz has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Hall wants to sweep here but Schultz controlling him for the moment.
Schultz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schultz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall prevents Schultz from breaking the clinch.
Hall pulls guard.
Hall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Schultz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schultz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schultz passes into half guard.
Schultz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schultz is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall wants to control but Schultz is keeping busy and won't allow 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 manages to get to full guard.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Schultz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Schultz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Schultz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schultz keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the cage.
Schultz wants to take the fight to the mat but Hall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schultz is keeping busy.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Hall'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.
Schultz has Hall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schultz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hall tumbling to the mat - Schultz dives into Hall's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily.
Schultz wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall looking to control.
Hall trying to control the position here.
Schultz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall manages to pull guard.
Schultz advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schultz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schultz seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schultz is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Hall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schultz closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Schultz pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall, which made it look bad.
Hall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schultz.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schultz tries to control but Hall manages to take his back.
Schultz staying busy and making it hard for Hall to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall looking for the choke but no joy.
Schultz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Schultz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Schultz.
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Schultz pushed the leg off.
Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hall gets his way!
Mike Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Schultz pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz rolls, trying to escape but Hall keeps control of the position.
Schultz turns into Hall and is now in his guard.
Schultz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schultz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hall has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Schultz manages to get his head free but now Hall has transitioned to an armbar! Schultz grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hall! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall 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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