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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Jordan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Jordan backs away looking to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan. That's going to slow Hall down.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jordan as he connects with a hook.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall misses with the combination.
Jordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Jordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Jordan controlling Hall's posture.
Hall passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to control but can't.
Jordan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hall's back!
Hall turns into Jordan and is now in his guard.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Hall won't allow Jordan to sweep him here.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan pulls Hall in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Jordan.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
Don Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall clobbers Jordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jordan throws a head kick that half lands.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Jordan tries to sprawl but Hall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jordan gets full guard.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jordan is keeping the position for now.
Jordan has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall stops Jordan from standing up.
Jordan is trying to keep Hall in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan controlling Hall's posture.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Jordan just wasn't active enough.
Jordan darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
Hall avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Hall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall with a hook.
Hall jabs Jordan right on the nose. Jordan blinks but takes it well.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Jordan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hall.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Jordan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan misses with the combination.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Don Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordan is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan trying to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hall is staying active underneath Jordan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Jordan is proving a slippery customer.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Jordan.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall motions for Jordan to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Jordan lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall throws a low kick but Jordan moves out of range easily.
Hall looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall digs a good hook to Jordan's body.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jordan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan thumps Hall with a low kick.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jordan rather than just go for the knockout.
Jordan scores with a nice head shot.
Jordan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Don Hall has been cut.
Jordan throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall jabs Jordan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jordan scrambles back to his feet.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Jordan slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jordan motions for Hall to come forward. Jordan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Jordan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Jordan looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordan throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 checks a low kick from Jordan.
Jordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordan off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jordan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Jordan's head back.
Jordan connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Jordan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall works Jordan's body with a nice hook.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Jordan thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Don Hall's cut.
That's time! Jordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jordan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jordan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Jordan lands a jab.
Jordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jordan throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Jordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Jordan throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jordan lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Jordan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands with a hook. Jordan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Jordan blocks a leg kick.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jordan sprawls well. Jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Hall moves his leg out of the way.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordan swivels and escapes.
Joe Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hall.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Jordan's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Hall.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Don Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Don Hall's cut.
That's time! Jordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jordan thumps Hall with a low kick.
Hall throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with an inside leg kick.
Jordan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jordan feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Jordan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick
and Jordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hall throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Jordan backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jordan did well to prevent Hall getting 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!
Jordan tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Jordan is working hard here to advance position.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jordan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jordan moves into full guard.
Jordan is looking to sweep but instead, Hall has passed into half guard.
Jordan is trying to get back to full guard.
Jordan is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Jordan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jordan has his hands clasped together around Hall's back. He's all about the action.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Jordan is defending well.
Hall is pressing down on Jordan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jordan is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hall is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Jordan is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan gets back to full guard.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jordan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
Jordan throwing strikes but missing.
Jordan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan prevents Hall from improving his position.
Jordan controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Joe Jordan!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Joe Jordan!
Joe Jordan wins by majority decision!
A victorious Joe Jordan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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