Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HRL76
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Hall misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Zapina counters with a crisp one two that drops Hall! Zapina thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hall to his feet! Hall is in big trouble!#ROC2#Hall is rocked!
Zapina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Zapina counters with a nice right hand that sends Hall toppling to the canvas! Hall scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zapina finish him?!
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapina lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Hall - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Zapina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olan Zapina!
An out of breath Olan Zapina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HRL71
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Zapina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Richard Hall has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Zapina.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall tries for a takedown but Zapina circles away easily
and Zapina counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zapina lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC2#Hall is rocked!
Zapina throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zapina.
Zapina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zapina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Zapina's shoulder, as Zapina tries to avoid the shot.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Zapina counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hall! Zapina lets Hall back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olan Zapina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall moves away from the strike by Zapina.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zapina throws a body kick that misses.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Zapina moved out of range.#T2#
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zapina counters with a body kick that stops Hall in his tracks momentarily.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapina avoids the body shot from Hall.
Zapina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zapina's coach down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zapina's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zapina slips under a jab.
Zapina misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zapina won't be happy with that.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zapina is trying to escape the position but Hall is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Zapina sneaks out the side door and pushes Hall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T3#
Zapina throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zapina.
Zapina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Zapina looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall throws the left hand but Zapina avoids the punch easily.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zapina as he jumps to the side.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Zapina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.#T4#
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zapina lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hall throws a jab when Zapina was well out of range.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Zapina does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD2#
Zapina cracks Hall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zapina has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hall to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a jab to the body
and Zapina counters with a body kick.
Zapina lands a body shot.
Zapina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle, before Zapina throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hall's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Zapina lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Olan Zapina!
An out of breath Olan Zapina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HRL68
Date: Mar 09, 2024

#R1#
Scorfna slips under a jab.
Scorfna avoids the body shot from Hall.
Scorfna with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Scorfna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorfna drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall digs a good hook to Scorfna's body. #T1#
Scorfna dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorfna in his tracks.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Scorfna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall pushing down on Scorfna's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scorfna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Scorfna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Scorfna trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom. #T2#
Hall wants to improve his position but instead Scorfna has moved into half guard.
Hall is doing well to control the position and prevent Scorfna from advancing to side control.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB2#
Scorfna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Hall wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Scorfna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scorfna prevents Hall from improving his position.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Scorfna. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall is looking to control Scorfna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Scorfna is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorfna.
Scorfna walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scorfna. Scorfna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorfna.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scorfna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Scorfna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into Scorfna's guard.#T1#
Hall passes Scorfna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Scorfna has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Scorfna wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Scorfna is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Scorfna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scorfna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Hall trying to control the action but Scorfna is working from the bottom.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scorfna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping him busy.
Hall is really struggling to control Scorfna but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Scorfna wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall cracks Scorfna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T3#
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Scorfna is out of range.
Scorfna shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.#TD#
Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scorfna is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hall is controlling the pace.
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.
Further stalling from Hall.#T4##SUB2#
Scorfna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scorfna trying to control from the bottom.
Scorfna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Scorfna walks into a jab.
Scorfna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scorfna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Scorfna feints the counter takedown.
Scorfna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1#
Hall misses with an uppercut. Scorfna saw that one coming.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Scorfna staying out of range there.
Scorfna slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorfna can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Scorfna tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hall is trying to control Scorfna's posture but Scorfna avoids it.
Hall tries to bench press Scorfna off him but Scorfna keeps the position. #T2#
Scorfna trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Scorfna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Scorfna slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Scorfna is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall holding on.
Ewgenju Scorfna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Scorfna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall stops Scorfna from passing to mount. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scorfna off and has taken his back!
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hall controlling from the back.
Scorfna can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall keeps control of the position easily here as Scorfna tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HRL63
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Meeks moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.#TD2#
Hall gets the takedown into side control.
Meeks tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Meeks looks to move to half guard but instead Hall has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Meeks defends it well.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Meeks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meeks tries to get out of the position.
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but Meeks doesn't allow it. #T1#
Hall looking to control but Meeks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Hall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Meeks is surviving well by controlling Hall's body position as best he can.
Hall is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hall trying to control but Meeks is having none of it.
Meeks is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meeks has given up his back here. Will Hall look for the submission or keep pounding away? #SUB2#
Hall working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Meeks fending off the submission attempt from Hall.
Hall is looking to control Meeks but Meeks is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Meeks is really stuck here.
Hall wants to control but Meeks is keeping busy.#T3##SUB2#
Hall goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Meeks escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meeks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall controls Meeks momentarily but Meeks frees himself.
Hall has a closed guard, preventing Meeks from standing up. #T4#
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meeks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Meeks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meeks has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hall's guard.
Hall looking to control.
Meeks stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Hall is looking for a triangle but Meeks pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Meeks closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Meeks presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Meeks. #CUT#It looks like Richard Hall has been cut.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Hall.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meeks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meeks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow. #KD#
Meeks lands a vicious elbow to the side of Hall's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Meeks tries to finish him with strikes but Hall still seems able to defend himself so Meeks steps back and lets Hall get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.#ROC#Hall is rocked!
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meeks sprawls well. Meeks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?#T1##CL#
Meeks moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#That has opened up Richard Hall's cut even more.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meeks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Hall is pressed against the cage. Meeks pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hall! Two more big strikes from Meeks and Hall crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Turner Meeks!
Turner Meeks made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Shit. On. My. Dick. '.

Event: HRL56
Date: Jan 27, 2024

#R1#
McDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McDonald leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McDonald is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McDonald tries to kick Hall off in order to stand up. Hall Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hall trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hall presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! McDonald has his hands clasped together but Hall breaks the hold and McDonald is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
A very excited looking Richard Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HRL53
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Molly as Hall shoots in.
Hall has his takedown stuffed
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Molly keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall won't allow Molly to get back to his feet.
Molly keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly is wriggling around but Hall manages to pass to half guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Molly defending well. #T1#
Molly wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Molly can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Hall is working for a kimura but Molly is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Molly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Molly. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Hall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Molly really wants to buck Hall off and get back to his feet. #SUB#
Hall has control of Molly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Molly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hall tries to control but Molly wriggling away. #T3#
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Molly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall won't let Molly get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Molly is trying to stand up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall tries to control but Molly wriggling away. #SUB#
Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Molly has worked his arm free - good work by Molly!
Hall works to advance to full mount. Molly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hall is trying to take his opponent's back. #SUB#
Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Molly has worked his arm free - good work by Molly!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to control the action but Molly is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Molly as Hall shoots in.
Molly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Molly as he jumps to the side.
Molly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Molly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand.
Molly blocking some punches.
Molly avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Molly lands a body punch.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Molly managing to block the knees to the body from Hall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Hall tries to work over Molly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly prevents a body shot from Hall.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head. #ROC2#Hall is rocked!
Molly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molly's brow.
Molly drops Hall with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Hall is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
A very excited looking Hog Molly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HRL52
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
Hall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muramaki defends well and Hall ends up having to push Muramaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Muramaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Muramaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muramaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Muramaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Muramaki tries to sprawl but Hall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Muramaki is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
Hall is looking to advance position but Muramaki won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muramaki wants to get back to full guard.
Muramaki keeping hold of Hall's head, controlling as best he can. #T1#
Muramaki is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well.
Hall moves into full mount! Muramaki won't be happy about that!
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Muramaki has given up his back. Will we see Hall going for some submissions?
Muramaki tries to roll but Hall sticks to his back. #SUB#
Hall working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Muramaki is doing well to defend. Hall seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Muramaki is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HRL49
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1#
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muramaki defends it nicely.
Muramaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Hall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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.
Muramaki wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall stays in close to Muramaki's body and controls the position. #T1#
Hall is fighting to break Muramaki's control of his arms but Muramaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Muramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muramaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muramaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Muramaki misses with a straight right.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Muramaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muramaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Hall or perhaps it was just good defense by Muramaki, which made it look bad.
Hall shoots and misses #KD2#
and Muramaki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hall! Muramaki lets Hall back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Hall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muramaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall shoots in but Muramaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muramaki sprawls well. Muramaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Muramaki as Hall shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muramaki! But no joy.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Muramaki tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muramaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Muramaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Muramaki unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muramaki tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muramaki to the ground. Muramaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muramaki leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muramaki! But no joy.
Muramaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muramaki circles away.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hall scores with a takedown into Muramaki's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muramaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Hall prevents Muramaki from getting back to his feet. #T4#
Muramaki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muramaki is not content to let Hall control the position.
Muramaki tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Muramaki wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Haruki Muramaki dominated that 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.#R2#
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muramaki but Muramaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muramaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Muramaki stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall is thwarting Muramaki's attempts to control the position.
Hall wants to take a breather but Muramaki is having none of it.
Muramaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Muramaki flails away from the bottom, looking to strike but he's give an arm to his opponent... uh oh. Hall wraps up the arm in an instant and pivots for an armbar! Tap or snap time - Muramaki decides to tap! Lovely submission by Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
An out of breath Richard Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HRL47
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Venegas quickly recovers to half guard.

Venegas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Venegas sprawls and moves away.
Venegas shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Venegas 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Venegas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
Venegas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Venegas is proving a slippery customer.
Venegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venegas controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard. #REVR#
Venegas wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it. #SUB2#
Venegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Venegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Venegas has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Venegas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Venegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venegas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
Venegas keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall trying to control but Venegas is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Venegas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venegas is keeping the position for now.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Venegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Hall shoots in but Venegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Venegas drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hall wants to improve his position but instead Venegas has moved into half guard.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Venegas has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Venegas is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Venegas is looking for a kimura here. #T4##SUB2#
Venegas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Venegas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Venegas is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Venegas to get the leverage.
Venegas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Venegas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Venegas moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Venegas 's brow.
Venegas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Venegas blocks the elbow strike.
Venegas has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Venegas .
Venegas blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Venegas lands a takedown into guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Venegas manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Hall preventing the sweep. #T1#
Hall stands and throws Venegas 's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Venegas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Venegas is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Hall tries for a kimura but Venegas is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Venegas 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Venegas sneaks back into half guard.
Venegas tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
Venegas is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Venegas avoid being mounted?
Hall slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venegas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Venegas 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!
Hall working away.#SUB#
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Venegas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!#T4#
Venegas has the hooks in. Hall is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Venegas is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Frankie Venegas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall manages to reverse the position and now he's in Venegas 's guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Venegas keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass. #SUB2#
Venegas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall pushing down on Venegas 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Hall looking to score a takedown here. Venegas is defending well but Hall drives through and ends up in Venegas 's guard.#SUB2#
Venegas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hall 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 Venegas .
Venegas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Venegas tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Venegas is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Venegas tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Venegas !
Venegas is squirming around, avoiding Hall's attempts to control the action. #T1#
Venegas can't escape the position. #SUB#
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Venegas defends it well.
Hall looking to control but Venegas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Venegas really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB#
Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Venegas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hall advances nicely into full mount. #T2##SUB#
Hall with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Venegas is squirming around, avoiding Hall's attempts to control the action.
Venegas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venegas is looking to escape.
Venegas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hall tries to control but Venegas wriggling away. #T4#
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.
Venegas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venegas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HRL46
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dayton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dayton .
Dayton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Dayton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall trying to control the action but Dayton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dayton lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Dayton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T1#
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall won't allow Dayton to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Dayton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Dayton is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Dayton 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.
Hall wants to control from the top but Dayton keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dayton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Hall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dayton has passed into half guard!
Hall is looking to control Dayton 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Dayton is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Dayton trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away.
We've been informed that Dayton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Dayton lands with a punch from half guard.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dayton is working away from the top position though.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dayton pulls his head out easily.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dayton is working away from the top position though.
Hall has a hand on Dayton 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dayton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dayton working Hall over with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall is looking to improve his position but Dayton isn't that keen on the idea.
Dayton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Dayton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Hall scores with a takedown into Dayton 's guard.
Hall passes Dayton 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dayton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall wants to advance to full mount but Dayton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dayton is keeping the position for now.
Dayton wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment. #T1##SUB2#
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dayton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Dayton 's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Dayton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hall wants to control from the top but Dayton keeps moving.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dayton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hall trying to control the action but Dayton is working from the bottom.
Hall taking a breather here. #T3#
Dayton is looking to reverse the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dayton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dayton is looking to escape.
Hall wants to take Dayton 's back but he can't do it this time. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dayton is trying to escape the mount.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall is trying to control here but Dayton has managed to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall wants to control but Dayton is keeping him busy.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Dayton is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##TD#
Hall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dayton is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Dayton is looking for a sweep.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayton keeps working.
Dayton prevents Hall from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall trying to control the position but Dayton is working away. #T1#
Dayton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dayton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayton is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dayton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dayton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dayton is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dayton stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T3#
Dayton wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hall has the hooks in. Dayton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB#
Hall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dayton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hall trying to control.#SUB#
Hall is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dayton knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dayton for a finish.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T4##SUB#
Dayton defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall is controlling Dayton 's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4##TD#
Hall feints and as Dayton raises his hands in defense, Hall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dayton keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Dayton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dayton wants to sweep but no luck.
Dayton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall moves into full 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.#T1#
Hall working a defensive guard but Dayton manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Hall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Dayton has hold of Hall's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hall tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dayton cranks the arm and Hall screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hall, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Small Dayton ! Small Dayton retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Small Dayton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: HRL44
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hall is trying to control. Gustus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Gustus is defending well.
Gustus wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Gustus looking for submissions off his back.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Gustus defends it. #SUB2#
Gustus looking for submissions off his back.
Gustus manages to get to full guard.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Gustus is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall passes Gustus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Gustus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gustus. #T1##SUB#
Hall is working for a guillotine from mount but Gustus frees his head quite easily.
Gustus is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gustus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gustus is squirming around, avoiding Hall's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hall wants to take Gustus's back but he can't do it this time.
Gustus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T2#
Gustus tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg. #SUB#
Hall is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Gustus is defending well. #SUB#
Hall in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gustus tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: HRL40
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall drives through with a takedown into Dayton 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Dayton is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Dayton has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dayton is keeping the position for now.
Dayton keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Dayton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall forces his way into half guard.
Dayton wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Dayton is defending the position. #SUB2#
Dayton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Dayton stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall moves to his opponent's back but Dayton bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Hall.
Dayton won't allow Hall to sweep him here. #SUB#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dayton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall has momentary wrist control but Dayton slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet. #T2##SUB2#
Dayton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hall wants to hit a sweep here but Dayton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hall there!
Hall is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dayton with the ground and pound from mount.
Hall is trying to escape the mount.
Hall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dayton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3##SUB2#
Hall wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dayton has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Hall's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Hall is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dayton !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Small Dayton !
Small Dayton is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Small Dayton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HRL35
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.#TD#
Hall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mercer!
Hall is looking to work his way around to Mercer's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Mercer is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Hall has taken his back.
Mercer wants to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mercer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Hall is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mercer won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hall off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: HRL34
Date: Nov 12, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dayton sprawls well initially but Hall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dayton punching from the bottom.
Dayton is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Dayton defending well. #SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Hall working for a submission but Dayton is keeping him at bay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest. #SUB#
Hall goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dayton is on top in guard. #SUB#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dayton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
I've been told that Dayton has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.#SUB#
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dayton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hall is pressing down on Dayton 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Dayton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dayton is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Dayton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dayton landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Hall is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dayton rolls with it to try and escape but Hall cranks on the arm and Dayton is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Richard Hall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HRL32
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murray tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Murray's guard.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now.
Murray looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall advances position into side control!#SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murray prevents Hall from moving into mount. #T1#
Murray is trying to improve his position.
Hall tries to move to mount but Murray blocks the move with his legs.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount. #SUB#
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall working away.#T2#
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount. #SUB#
Hall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murray, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Murray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Hall is trying to move to mount but Murray reverses beautifully and ends up in Hall's guard.
Murray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB#
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Murray trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!#T4#
Murray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Murray defending well.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray is trying to get back to full guard.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall postures up.
Hall is pushing down on Murray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murray is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murray won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Murray controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Murray has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T1#
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Murray wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murray is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hall is staying active.#SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray is trying to control but can't.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3##SUB#
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Hall is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it. #SUB#
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Murray defends the submission attempt.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall is keen to just control but Murray is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Hall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hall. #SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murray defends it well.
Murray is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Murray has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T4#
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 has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Murray tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Murray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Hall moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richard Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.#TD#
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T1##SUB#
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Hall working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Murray's attempts to control the action.
Murray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Murray isn't that keen on the idea.
Murray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murray prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Murray controlling the action here.
Murray slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.#T3#
Hall is not content to let Murray control the position.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murray sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murray connects with a nice short shot to Hall's temple.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard. #REVR#
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Hall advances to half guard.
Murray moves into full guard.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it. #SUB#
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4##TD#
Hall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Hall works to advance to full mount. Murray defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB#
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Murray regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murray wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Murray defends it. #T1#
Murray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murray.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murray keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall trying to move into half guard but instead Murray has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray is trying to keep Hall in close.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Murray wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving. #SUB#
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily. #T3#
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murray is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Murray controlling Hall's posture. #SUB2#
Murray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murray is on top in guard. #REVB#
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Murray advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall tries to improve position but can't.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall had his way with Micah Murray in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray lands a jab.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murray pinned against the cage. Murray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray stalling against the cage. #T1#
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Murray tries to tie him up. #T2#
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murray.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Murray.
Hall tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micah Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murray as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray. #T4#
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards. #TD2#
Murray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray seems keen to control Hall's posture.
Micah Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Murray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HRL29 Jackson vs Glover
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1##TD#
Stomp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stomp looking to control. #SUB2#
Stomp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stomp trying to control the position.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall advances to half guard.
Stomp is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stomp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomp is in trouble now - Hall has advanced to mount! #T1##SUB#
Stomp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hall.
Stomp working to try and regain half guard.
Stomp tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stomp is looking to escape. #SUB#
Hall has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stomp is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HRL26 Murray vs Hall
Date: Oct 16, 2023

#R1##CL#
Murray forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray 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.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD#
Murray manages to pull guard.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Murray trying to control here.
Hall works his way into full mount!
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hall is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Murray manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall wants to take a breather but Murray is having none of it.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Murray is defending the position. #SUB2#
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall is just content to waste time from the top position. Murray takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murray can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murray is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at League of Shadows MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall trying to advance position but Murray counters by regaining guard.
Hall is looking to pass into half guard but Murray pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murray is in guard.#REVR#
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully. #T3#
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
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.
Murray advances to half guard.
Murray prevents Hall from improving his position.
Murray throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Micah Murray will probably get the nod.
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##TD2#
Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Hall has an active guard here but Murray has managed to pass into half guard.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Murray.
Murray lands strikes from half guard.
Murray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall keeps trying to improve his position.
Hall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murray is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
Richard Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T1#
Murray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murray jumps into side control!
Murray trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Murray misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!
Murray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
Hall works his way to his opponent's back. #T2##SUB2#
Hall working for a choke but Murray reverses nicely into Hall 's guard.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.#SUB2#
Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Murray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murray trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.#SUB2#
Hall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murray 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.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T4#
Murray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murray working the ground and pound.
Murray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hall down.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall has a hand on Murray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Murray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Murray dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Hall dives in for a single leg takedown but Murray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
Murray throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Hall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Hall.#CL#
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Hall misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Hall.
Good body shot from Murray.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a right hand.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Murray decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall advances position into side control!
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Murray manages to get back to half guard.
Murray is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Murray is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Hall is keen to just control but Murray is a slippery customer.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall is pressing down on Murray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murray is holding on for now.
Hall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T3#
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Murray is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hall has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Murray is looking to defend but Hall has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Murray! Hall pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Murray taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 214
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Sterling. Sterling maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Sterling drags the fight down to the ground.
Sterling has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away. #T1#
Sterling tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Sterling is trying to reverse the position but instead Hall has taken his back - oops!
Hall has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sterling's body.
Sterling tries to escape but Hall has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
Sterling 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!
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sterling doesn't escape. #T2#
Sterling is in bad spot here.
Hall is not going to allow Sterling to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Hall working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Sterling defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sterling tries to escape but Hall has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB#
Hall is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Sterling taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hall.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
After the fight, Richard Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Aljamain Sterling stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.

Event: Highland 203
Date: Oct 30, 2022

#R1#
Ivkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Ivkov scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivkov takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Ivkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ivkov blocks a head kick by Hall.
Aleksandar Ivkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall wants to slow Ivkov down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov misses with a hook.
Hall throws a leg kick but Ivkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Ivkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall with a poor takedown
and Ivkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Ivkov thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Ivkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aleksandar Ivkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Ivkov misses.
Ivkov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Ivkov lands a two punch combo. #T2##TD#
Hall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivkov's half guard.

Ivkov pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivkov misses the jab.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivkov pinned against the cage. Ivkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Hall throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ivkov to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ivkov wants to stand back up but Hall manages to pass into side control.
Ivkov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hall easily slips into full mount!
Hall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ivkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall looking to control but Ivkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivkov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ivkov is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Hall swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ivkov is now in Hall's guard. A big mistake from Hall there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Ivkov dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Hall clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Ivkov manages to break the clinch.
Ivkov scores with a hook.
Ivkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivkov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hall instigates a clinch. #TD#
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Ivkov to the mat. #SUB#
Hall pushes a forearm under Ivkov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ivkov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Highland 197
Date: Oct 07, 2022

#R1#
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
A little jabbing left from Tomonaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga is having none of it.
Tomonaga throws a counter combo.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves away
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Tomonaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomonaga is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Tomonaga circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Tomonaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomonaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomonaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomonaga blocks a jab.#CL#
Hall has managed to clinch.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Tomonaga being controlled against the cage.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Tomonaga improves position. #T2#
Tomonaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga misses with some punches.
Hall has Tomonaga pressed against the cage.
Tomonaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomonaga misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Tomonaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga misses with some punches. #TD#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Tomonaga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Tomonaga wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hall's closed guard. He's half up but Hall has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hall pivots and extends the arm, Tomonaga falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hall! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TR88: TFL Loading...
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Knights moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knights lands a nice uppercut.
Hall is looking to control Knights's arms but Knights gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall blocking some punches.
Knights misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knights avoids the elbow strike from Hall, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall stalling the fight.
Knights misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Knights turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hall leaning against his opponent. #TD#
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Knights to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knights defends well.
Knights looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Knights got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knights has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Knights is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Hall has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Knights doesn't defend quickly enough and Hall has managed to lock this one up! Can Knights escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hall on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Richard Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TR82: Thibby’s Birthday
Date: Aug 22, 2022

#R1##TD#
Richard Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Richard Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbie Hall is keeping the position for now.
Robbie Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Richard Hall is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Robbie Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Richard Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robbie Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Robbie Hall throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richard Hall uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard Hall trying to control the action but Robbie Hall is working from the bottom.
Richard Hall tries to advance to mount but Robbie Hall denies him. #T1#
Richard Hall working away.
Robbie Hall is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard Hall taking a breather here.
Richard Hall tries to advance to mount but can't.
Richard Hall works to advance to full mount. Robbie Hall defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Richard Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard Hall trying to control but Robbie Hall is having none of it.
Richard Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robbie Hall tries to improve his position but instead Richard Hall has taken his back!
Robbie Hall trying to control the action but Richard Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Robbie Hall is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T3#
Robbie Hall is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Will Richard Hall go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #SUB#
Robbie Hall fending off the submission attempt from Richard Hall.
Richard Hall biding his time, looking for the opening.
Robbie Hall is trying to break free. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Richard Hall is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Robbie Hall has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Richard Hall has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Robbie Hall taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Richard Hall doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Richard Hall misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: VFC 95 Hall vs Ivkov
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Ivkov throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Ivkov checks a leg kick.
Ivkov throws a head kick that misses.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hall feints a jab promting Ivkov to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ivkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ivkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Ivkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Ivkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Ivkov managing to block the knees to the body from Hall. #BC2#
Ivkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivkov misses with a combination #TD#
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hall forces his way into half guard.#T1##SUB#
Hall seems to be working for a kimura but Ivkov defends the submission attempt.
Ivkov wants to get back to full guard but Hall has passed into side control.
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ivkov, who protects the arm well. #T2#
A lull in the action here.#SUB#
Hall in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ivkov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 4
Date: Jun 26, 2022

#R1#
Tomonaga throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Tomonaga pushes him away.
Hall wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomonaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Tomonaga looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hall moves away from the strike by Tomonaga.
Hall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tomonaga.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Tomonaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Tomonaga blocks a head kick by Hall.
Tomonaga is looking to counter punch.
Hall tries to clinch but Tomonaga moves away
enabling Tomonaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomonaga loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.#T1#
Tomonaga lands a jab to Hall's midsection.#CL2#
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Tomonaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomonaga tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Tomonaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomonaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tomonaga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tomonaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomonaga misses with the head strike.
Tomonaga can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Tomonaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomonaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tomonaga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Tomonaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Tomonaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tomonaga.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomonaga. #TD2#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Tomonaga wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving. #SUB2#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomonaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomonaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomonaga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomonaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomonaga is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomonaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tomonaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tomonaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Hall is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tomonaga rolls with it to try and escape but Hall cranks on the arm and Tomonaga is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
In his post fight interview, Richard Hall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 3
Date: Jun 25, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Hall clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Venegas from controlling successfully.
Hall pulls Venegas in close to prevent any damage.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Venegas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
Venegas throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Venegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wants to control from the top but Venegas keeps moving.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Venegas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Hall is trying to control. Venegas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Venegas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall is fighting to break Venegas 's control of his arms but Venegas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Venegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Venegas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hall has picked Venegas up and slammed him! Venegas can't keep hold of the triangle and Hall manages to pass to side control!#T2##SUB2#
Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Venegas is defending well.
Hall trying to control the action but Venegas is working from the bottom.
Venegas looks to move to half guard but instead Hall has passed into mount! Damn!#T3#
Hall fails to advance to Venegas 's back.
Hall manages to capitalize on a mistake by Venegas to take his back!
Hall is trying to stick to Venegas 's back but Venegas is turning into Hall. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hall's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Venegas .
Venegas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Venegas preventing the sweep.
Venegas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Venegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4##SUB2#
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Venegas defends easily.
Venegas landing with the ground and pound.
Venegas wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall has momentary wrist control but Venegas slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Venegas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Venegas gets caught flat footed, as Hall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Venegas thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #SUB#
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Venegas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Venegas 's legs - danger averted.
Venegas looking to control. #SUB#
Venegas is looking for a triangle here but Hall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hall controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venegas is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venegas keeps working.
Hall just content to control the position.
Venegas is trying to improve his position.
Venegas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Venegas defends it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Venegas wants to get back to his feet.
Venegas keeping control of the position.
Venegas is looking to improve his position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Hall clinches up with Venegas and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
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. #T3#
Hall wants to sweep here but Venegas controlling him for the moment.
Venegas postures up.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Venegas from controlling successfully.
Venegas throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Venegas 's guard. Nice move by Hall!#REVB#
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Venegas looking for a sweep but Hall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hall wants to control the pace but Venegas is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Venegas is looking to improve his position but Hall isn't that keen on the idea.
Venegas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Venegas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Venegas is just holding on here. Hall manages to take his back.
Venegas trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Venegas can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!#R3#
Venegas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Venegas somewhat.
Venegas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frankie Venegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venegas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venegas tries to counter with a takedown but Hall is quick to defend against it.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Venegas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Venegas gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch. #T1#
Hall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hall trying to stall but Venegas improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Venegas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Venegas throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venegas connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall looking to control.
Venegas connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richard Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Venegas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venegas 's guard. #REVB#
Venegas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hall is now in half guard.
Venegas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Venegas won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Venegas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Venegas trying to control but Hall postures up.
Venegas missing with punches from the bottom. #T3#
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venegas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall trying to advance position but Venegas counters by regaining guard. #SUB#
Venegas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hall has picked Venegas up and slammed him! Venegas can't keep hold of the triangle and Hall manages to pass to side control!
Hall laying and praying for a moment but Venegas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Venegas is working away. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Venegas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Frankie Venegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Hall is looking for a kimura but Venegas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage. #SUB#
Venegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Hall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Venegas is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Richard Hall!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Richard Hall!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Richard Hall!

Richard Hall wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Richard Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Cracker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cracker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD2#
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 Cracker uses from the top position. #SUB#
Cracker has gone for a leg lock! Hall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cracker's guard.#REVB#
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Cracker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Cracker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cracker looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall passes Cracker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cracker is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Cracker actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Cracker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB#
Cracker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Hall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cracker is trying to control but Hall passes into side control!
Cracker prevents Hall from improving position.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Cracker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cracker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hall presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cracker tries to control the position but Hall now has his back. #T2##SUB2#
Hall patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cracker trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cracker doesn't escape.
Cracker trying to control but not successfully.
Cracker is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Hall has one arm under Cracker 's neck. Cracker is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Hall manages to get his arm free though and Cracker is in a world of trouble! Hall sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Cracker turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Greene misses the target. #CL2#
Hall clinches.
Greene tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greene smiles and moves away.
Greene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Greene didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall advances position into side control!#T1#
Hall is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Greene's shoulder. That is not cool.
Greene stops Hall from passing to mount.
Hall is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Greene has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hall tries to advance to mount but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hall wants to control but Greene is keeping him busy. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Hall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Greene!
Hall fails to advance to Greene's back.
Greene wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Greene wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Greene keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hall fails to move to back control.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall is looking to work his way around to Greene's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hall controlling from mount.
Greene stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Greene on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greene tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Greene is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
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#
Greene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Greene being controlled against the cage.
Greene stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greene taking a breather.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Hall pulls guard effortlessly.
Greene wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB2#
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
Hall is trying to control the position but Greene postures up.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Hall looking for a triangle here. Greene is fighting it but it looks tight! Hall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Greene is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Richard Hall!
After the fight, Richard Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: VFC 89 Island Bash
Date: Jun 14, 2022

#R1##CL#
Hall gets a clinch.
Redd tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Redd back against the cage.
Hall avoiding damage.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Redd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Redd can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Redd letting Hall take a breather here.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Redd breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Redd to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Redd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T1#
Hall is trying to pull guard but Redd has him pressed against the cage.
Hall jumps guard but Redd stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Redd throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall is stalling here.
Redd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Redd works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Redd wants a takedown.
Hall tries to pull guard but Redd won't allow it.
Redd dodges an elbow strike from Hall. #TD#
Hall gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Redd regains guard. #T2##SUB2#
Redd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redd has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LAFC Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hall trying to control but Redd is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redd has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control. #T3#
Redd is trying to improve his position.
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.
Redd is letting Hall control him for a moment.
Redd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redd being controlled for a moment. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redd gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Redd throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redd can do to turn this around?
Redd misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redd.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Redd sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Hall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redd sprawls well initially but Hall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Redd is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall stalling. #SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura here. #T1#
Hall stalling.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Redd is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Redd! #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redd is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redd tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall mounts Redd! Really nice guard pass there!
Hall controlling his opponent.
Redd is squirming around, avoiding Hall's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Redd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Redd is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Hall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Redd has worked his arm free - good work by Redd! #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hall controls the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Redd misses with a looping right.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Redd avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Redd's knee but Redd avoids it well. #CL#
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redd smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Redd fails with a takedown attempt.
Kodiyak Redd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redd misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Redd is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd misses the shot to the body.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Redd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1##CL#
Hall gets a clinch. #TD#
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Redd wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redd postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Redd wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Redd is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Hall trying to pass the guard but Redd defending well.
Redd wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well. #SUB#
Hall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redd sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall is pressing down on Redd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Redd is holding on for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Redd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redd throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Redd throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Redd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hall avoids it really well and circles away.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redd to score with a decent uppercut.
Redd shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Redd throws a leg kick #TD#
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Redd has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hall 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 Redd.
Redd is looking for a sweep.
Redd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Redd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Redd.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redd is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Redd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Redd manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Redd's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3#
Redd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Redd is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redd has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Redd tries to break free. #SUB#
Hall has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hall working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Redd is doing well to defend. Hall seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Redd is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his bantamweight title!
Richard Hall spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: VFC 80 Hall vs Brown
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is not content to let Hall control the position.
Brown tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hall has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to control Hall's body but Hall pushes him off. Brown squirms to his side and now Hall has his back! #T1##SUB#
Hall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brown has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Brown trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Hall go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hall gets his hands free as Brown looks to control.
Brown tries to roll but Hall sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is not going to allow Brown to sit and survive in this position. #T2#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hall's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hall has the hooks in. Brown is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Brown showing good submission defense here.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Hall doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Hall has managed to sweep!#REVR##T3#
Hall preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
Hall in the domination position with Brown hanging on.
Brown looking for a sweep but Hall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Brown is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
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.#R2#
Brown with a poor takedown #CL#
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocking some punches.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Brown tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Hall controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Hall pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard. #SUB2#
Brown actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Brown is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Hall has latched onto it... Big trouble! Hall pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Brown is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Hall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his bantamweight title!
Richard Hall decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: VFC 70 Thibs vs Dinklage
Date: Apr 22, 2022

#R1##CL#
Soto clinches up against the cage.
Soto is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Soto improves position.
Soto is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soto tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Hall pulls guard.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soto manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Soto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks Soto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall controlling the position from side mount.
Soto struggling a bit here.#T1#
Soto tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hall easily slips into full mount!
Hall seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Soto is holding on tight.
Soto wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Soto reaches up to try and control the position but Hall seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Soto rolls and tries to escape and now Hall has his back! #SUB2#
Hall is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Soto is defending well though. Hall let's go of the attempt for now.
Hall gets his hands free as Soto looks to control. #T2##SUB2#
Soto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Soto wants to control his opponent's hands but Hall gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Hall has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Soto is defending well but eventually Hall manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Soto has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall is the new bantamweight champion!
Richard Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: VFC 57 Karockas vs Barr
Date: Mar 31, 2022

#R1#
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.#CL#
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.#T1##TD#
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!#REVR#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
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.#CL#
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!#TD#
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. #REVR#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
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.#T1##TD#
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.#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.
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. #REF3#
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.#T3#
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. #CL#
Hall closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Hall jumps guard and drags Schultz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
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. #REVR#
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.#T4#
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!#R3##CL#
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.#TD#
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. #T1##SUB#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall prevents Schultz from breaking the clinch.#TD#
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. #T3#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T4#
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. #SUB#
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. #REF3#
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.#R4#
Schultz keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
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.#TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #REVR#
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. #T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Hall manages to pull guard.
Schultz advances to half guard. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
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!#R5#
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. #TD#
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.#SUB#
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.#T1#
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. #SUB#
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!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
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. #T3#
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. #T4##SUB#
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.

Event: VFC 49 New Blood
Date: Mar 18, 2022

#R1#
Islander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Islander looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Islander misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Islander both land. Nice combination.
Islander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Despite the aggression on Islander's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Islander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Islander throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
As Islander tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Islander manages to avoid the attempt.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Islander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Islander throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Islander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Islander fails to land with a series of punches.
Islander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #TD#
Islander gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Islander has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at All Elite Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1#
Islander has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Hall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Islander!
Hall wants to control the pace but Islander is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Islander wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Islander is trying desperately to improve position.
Islander has given up his back here. Will Hall look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Islander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2##SUB#
Hall looking for the RNC.
Islander rolls, trying to escape but Hall keeps control of the position. #SUB#
Hall patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Islander is trying to defend against the choke here but Hall has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Hall Tightens the hold and Islander taps out furiously! Hall displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: VFC 40 Murder in March
Date: Mar 04, 2022

#R1#
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Hall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Hall is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Oliveira is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Charles Oliveira had this to say: 'I'll fight anyone. I've never turned down a fight in the UFC, and I'm here to fight'.

Event: VFC 22 Go Big
Date: Feb 19, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Kraljevic clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kraljevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall keeps control of Kraljevic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Kraljevic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage. #TD#
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. #SUB#
Hall has his feet on Kraljevic's thighs here. He's pushed Kraljevic 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! Kraljevic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: VFC 15 Feb is Fight Month
Date: Feb 04, 2022

#R1#
Snake takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snake but Snake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Hall pushes Snake up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Snake breaks from the clinch.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snake to score with a decent uppercut.
Snake lands a two punch combo.
Snake throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall slips a straight right by Snake.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Snake breaks away and moves out of range.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snake. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Snake is quick to defend against it.
Snake throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Snake pushes him off.
Snake throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Snake throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Hall moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snake blocking some punches.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Snake controls his hands.
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Hall. #T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall keeps control of Snake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snake is trying to break the clinch but Hall is controlling him.
Snake misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Snake breaks from the clinch.
Hall wants to slow Snake down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall moves out of range as Snake strikes.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snake manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Hall forces Snake back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Snake letting Hall take a breather here.
Hall prevents Snake from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snake throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Snake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snake lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Snake misses #CL#
and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Snake.
Hall slows down the pace here.
Snake has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snake can turn it around.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snake scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall looking to stall.
Hall fails to pull guard.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Snake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Snake breaks the clinch.
Snake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Snake throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Snake looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snake.
Snake misses with a left hand #CL#
and Hall moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snake.
Hall prevents Snake from breaking the clinch.#T3##TD#
Hall successfully pulls guard.
Snake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snake works his way into side control.
Snake tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hall's legs.
Hall manages to get back to half guard.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Snake trying to control from half guard but Hall is working away. #SUB#
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Snake trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Snake is working for an americana but Hall has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Snake was thinking about the submission.#T4##SUB#
Snake sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hall doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Snake paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hall - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: VFC 8 Chokeout
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
Hall avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range. #CL#
Hall rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD#
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hall to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hall pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: VFC 6 Extinction Event
Date: Jan 15, 2022

#R1#
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Schultz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hall struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Schultz 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.
It looks like Schultz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Schultz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HB Training center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz trying to control the position but Hall is working away. #T1#
Hall can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Schultz is trying to get an arm triangle but Hall is defending well.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schultz is putting a hurting on Hall here, landing some big shots from side control.
Schultz working the ground and pound from side control.
Schultz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hall can't do much from the bottom here.
Schultz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T2#
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schultz off and has taken his back!#SUB#
Schultz is in a bad position with Hall working for a choke. Schultz manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Schultz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schultz wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Schultz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Schultz postures up. #SUB#
Hall looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Schultz is defending well. Hall quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Schultz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hall celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
A relieved looking Richard Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: VFC 2.5 New Year Afterparty
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Hall throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thompson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Hall blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Hall has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Hall looking to stall.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson stays in close to Hall's body and controls the position.
Hall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Hall passes into half guard. #SUB#
Hall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Hall eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Hall is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Thompson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
An out of breath Richard Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Hall darts in and clinches Ranger up against the cage.
Ranger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Ranger pulls guard effortlessly.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Ranger is keeping the position.#SUB#
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ranger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hall passes into side control.
Ranger is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ranger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ranger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Ranger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Ranger looking for subs from the bottom but Hall mounts him!
Ranger wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Ranger working to try and regain half guard.
Ranger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hall looking to control. #SUB#
Ranger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hall is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ranger, into his guard. #REVB#
Ranger keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3##SUB#
Ranger working for submissions but it's allowed Hall to get to half guard.
Ranger is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ranger avoid being mounted?
Ranger wants to control but Hall passes into side.
Hall trying to control the action but Ranger is working from the bottom.
Ranger 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. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ranger is looking for a sweep.
Ranger is not content to let Hall control the position.
Ranger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ranger wants to control but Hall postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Hall closes the distance and pushes Ranger back into the cage.
Ranger tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Ranger drops back down to his feet.
Ranger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Ranger pulls guard successfully.
Hall trying to control but Ranger is working from the bottom.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Ranger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ranger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1##SUB#
Ranger 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 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.
Ranger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Ranger working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily. #SUB#
Ranger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall passes Ranger's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Ranger actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Ranger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ranger is not content to let Hall control the position.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Ranger trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Ranger 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!#SUB2#
Hall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ranger, who protects the arm well.
Hall wants to take a breather but Ranger manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hall. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Ranger 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. #SUB#
Ranger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.#SUB#
Ranger is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ranger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Texas Ranger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Ranger moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Hall jumps guard. #SUB#
Ranger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Hall pushing down on Ranger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Ranger 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!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranger is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Hall trying to control the position but Ranger is working away. #T1#
Ranger wants to control but Hall postures up.
Ranger is not content to let Hall control the position.
Ranger tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hall presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ranger tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall moves to back control.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Hall is persistently looking for the submission but Ranger is defending it well. #T2##SUB2#
Hall is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ranger defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ranger trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Will Hall go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hall not allowing Ranger to control his hands.
Ranger is in bad spot here. #T3#
Ranger wants to control his opponent's hands but Hall gets his hands free.
Hall has the hooks in. Ranger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ranger is working hard here to advance position.
Ranger looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hall.
Ranger trying to control the hands but Hall won't let him.
Ranger tries to escape the position.
Hall doesn't have the hooks in and Ranger manages to turn into his guard. #T4#
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Ranger is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Ranger has gone for a leg lock! Hall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ranger's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Ranger throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hall uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Hall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall moves into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Mouse pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Hall pulls Mouse into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard. #REVR#
Hall pushes down on Mouse's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mouse wants to stand back up but Hall manages to pass into side control.
Mouse manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mouse is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Hall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mouse! #SUB#
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mouse is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Mouse tries to control Hall's body but Hall pushes him off. Mouse squirms to his side and now Hall has his back! #T2#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial. #SUB#
Hall looking to break Mouse's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mouse remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hall will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Hall has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mouse has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hall doesn't have the hooks in and Mouse manages to turn into his guard.
Mouse throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mouse's guard. Nice move by Hall!#REVR#
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mouse trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mouse is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall is standing up over Mouse. Mouse looks to escape but Hall dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mouse is out of range. #CL#
Hall takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Hall drags the fight down to the ground.
Mouse tries to stand but Hall is controlling from the bottom.
Hall wants to sweep here but Mouse controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mouse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mouse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mouse defends well.#T1#
Hall has control of Mouse's left arm, preventing Mouse from doing any damage.
Mouse throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouse slips nicely into half guard.
Hall preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mouse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mouse wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is pressing down on Mouse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Mouse is proving a slippery customer.
Mouse being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #TD2#
Mouse gets the takedown into side control.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mouse working away.#T3#
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mouse off and has taken his back!
Hall keeps control of the position as Mouse tries to break free.
Hall controlling the position well here. Mouse rolled but Hall kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
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.
Mouse rolls, trying to escape but Hall keeps control of the position. #T4##SUB#
Mouse preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hall.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Further stalling from Hall.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Hall is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hall is persistently looking for the submission but Mouse is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mouse throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Mouse and move into the clinch.
Mouse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Mouse misses #CL#
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mouse up against the cage.#TD2#
Mouse successfully pulls guard.
Hall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mouse is keeping the position for now.
Mouse working a defensive guard but Hall manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouse misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mouse's face as Hall controls the position. #T1##SUB#
Hall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mouse has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mouse struggling a bit here.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Mouse prevents Hall from taking his back.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mouse wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mouse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall avoids the attempt from Mouse to control.#T3##SUB#
Hall has isolated one of Mouse's arms. Mouse looking to fight him off but Hall twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!

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