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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
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140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Litoris!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Litoris has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hall escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hall!
Litoris is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Hall laying and praying for a moment but Litoris takes advantage and regains half guard.
Litoris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litoris trying to control from the bottom.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Litoris tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Hall is looking to advance position but Litoris won't allow it.
Hall trying to advance position but Litoris counters by regaining guard.
Litoris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace.
Hall moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Litoris.
Litoris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall takes a little break here. Litoris wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Litoris is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Litoris is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall advances to full mount.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Litoris is looking to escape.
Hall controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Litoris is surviving well by controlling Hall's body position as best he can.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Litoris is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hall trying to control but Litoris is having none of it.
Litoris is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Litoris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Litoris staying out of range there.
Lester Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Hall trying to control the action but Litoris is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Litoris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Litoris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Litoris actively working from the bottom here.
Hall wants to control but Litoris is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is taking a breather. Litoris 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.
Hall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Litoris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Litoris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Litoris.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litoris struggling a bit here.
Litoris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall lands a nice forearm strike.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Litoris is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Litoris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Litoris is working away.
Litoris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litoris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litoris is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall passes to side control.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Litoris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Litoris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Litoris scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall moves out of range as Litoris strikes.
Litoris moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Litoris struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Litoris lands a nice shot to the body.
Litoris has Hall pressed against the cage.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Litoris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Litoris tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Litoris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hall is hanging on to Litoris's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Hall go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Litoris tries to roll but Hall sticks to his back.
Litoris trying to control the hands but Hall won't let him.
Litoris breaks Hall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Litoris from controlling successfully.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Litoris from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Litoris is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hall has his hands clasped together but Litoris extends and breaks Hall's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Litoris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Litoris!
A victorious Mike Litoris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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