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Event:
WCF 17: Hall vs Orion
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Hall slips a straight right by Orion.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall slips a straight right by Orion.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Orion gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Hall has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Orion throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Orion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orion lands in his opponent's guard.
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there.
Orion pushes down on Hall's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orion pulls his head out easily.
Orion is looking to advance position but Hall won't allow it. #SUB#
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orion pulls his head out easily. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall gets full guard.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Orion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Hall is looking for a triangle but Orion pushes his legs off easily.
Orion stands and throws Hall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Orion is staying tight to Hall's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hall tries to bench press Orion off him but Orion keeps the position.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.#SU2#
Orion decides to stand back up.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Ryan Hall has been cut.
Jab from Orion.#ROC2#
Hall is rocked!
Orion with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Orion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion controlling the action here. #T4#
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Orion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hall's cut.
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.
#R2#
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Orion.
Orion steps in with a hook that catches Hall right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Orion follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hall looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Talon Orion!
Talon Orion is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Talon Orion stared into the camera and said 'This guy was a very one dimensional fighter.. making a game plan for this guy was incredibly easy.. you need more than just a brown belt to be champion. Sorry not sorry.. *holds up belt*'.
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Event:
WCF 15: Hradek vs Petrov
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Khumpai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
Khumpai feints a jab promting Hall to slip. Khumpai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khumpai throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall slips under a jab.
Khumpai slaps away a takedown attempt from Hall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khumpai checks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Khumpai, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumpai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khumpai dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Khumpai, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Khumpai against the cage but Khumpai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pann Khumpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hall.#T1#
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
And Khumpai counters with a quick kick to the body but Hall blocks it.
A combination from Khumpai does no damage.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Khumpai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall has his takedown stuffed
and Khumpai counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Khumpai to acknowledge the strikes.
Khumpai works the jab nicely.
Khumpai is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks. #CL#
Khumpai gets a clinch.
Khumpai missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khumpai walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pann Khumpai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khumpai feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Khumpai works over Hall's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC#
Hall is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Ryan Hall has been cut.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Khumpai stuffs the takedown.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khumpai lands with a thumping leg kick.
#TD2#
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khumpai was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hall prevents Khumpai from getting back to his feet.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hall trying to control but Khumpai is working from the bottom. #T3#
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khumpai is keeping the position for now.
Khumpai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hall is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Khumpai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khumpai counters with a left and a right that stings Hall. #T4#
Hall with a poor takedown
and Khumpai counters with a nice uppercut.
Khumpai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
It looked like Khumpai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khumpai moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khumpai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khumpai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pann Khumpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khumpai defends well and Hall ends up having to push Khumpai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Khumpai gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khumpai pinned against the cage. Khumpai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pann Khumpai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hall.
Khumpai throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khumpai pinned against the cage. Khumpai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khumpai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khumpai misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2#
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall trying to control but Khumpai is working from the bottom. #T1#
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
Hall prevents Khumpai from getting back to his feet.
Khumpai keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
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 slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khumpai rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Khumpai! #SUB2#
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khumpai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hall's guard.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khumpai is one step ahead there. #T3##SUB2#
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khumpai is aware though and is defending well.
Khumpai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Hall has his feet on Khumpai's thighs here. He's pushed Khumpai off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Khumpai screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Hall!
Ryan Hall is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Hall gave a big smile as he said 'Who's next!!!!!'.
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Event:
WCF 12: Khumpai vs Purcell
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall gets full guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard. #REVR#
Hall pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hall is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.
Adams is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Adams keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
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 looking to pass the guard.
Hall passes Adams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hall is trying to control. Adams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Hall seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Adams is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Hall!
A pretty intense looking Ryan Hall took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
WCF 9: Gracie vs Scott
Date: Feb 09, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Hall gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Hall looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Hall tries to advance to mount but Jackson denies him.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2#
Hall trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jackson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Jackson!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##ES2#
Jackson is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Hall presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head. #TD2#
Jackson is trying to trip Hall. He has hold of a leg but Hall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jackson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Hall pushes a forearm under Jackson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jackson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Hall!
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Event:
WCF 7: Hradek vs Dervisevic
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Fulcher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hall's guard.#SUB2#
Hall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fulcher has passed into half guard!
Hall is pressing down on Fulcher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fulcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fulcher is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hall.#T1#
Fulcher is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fulcher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fulcher's back!#SUB2#
Hall is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Hall has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Fulcher is defending well but eventually Hall manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Fulcher has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Hall!
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