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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen Egde-On this as his entrance music. Dion Watts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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20
139 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dion Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
Watts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Watts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Watts leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Watts 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.
Watts pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lester Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall prevents Watts from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watts striking off his back but it's not causing Hall any problems.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hall prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Watts counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Watts shows good takedown defense.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watts for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lester Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lester Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Watts defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Watts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts is trying to control but Hall manages to pass to mount!
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Watts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Watts tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hall defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Watts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Hall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Watts defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dion Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Hall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Watts on his heels. He'll look to pass Watts's guard now, I'm sure.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall 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.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Lester Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watts tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lester Hall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watts with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watts scores with a few weak punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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