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Event:
GDL 98: Alvarez VS Scott
Date: May 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
Cooper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB2#
Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall cracks Cooper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cooper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall working the ground and pound from side control.#T1#
Hall takes a little break here. Cooper wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Hall 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.
Hall working the head with strikes.
Hall scores with punches from side control.
Hall advances to mount.
Hall landing punches.
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hall looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!#CUT2#It looks like Alex Cooper has been cut.#T2#
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cooper hang on?
Hall looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Hall has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Cooper is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caelan Hall! |
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Event:
GDL 91: Silva VS Scott
Date: Apr 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyons in his tracks. #CL2#
Lyons darts in and clinches Hall up against the cage.
I was talking to Hall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lyons stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Lyons looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
#ROC#Lyons is rocked!
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lyons is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall taking a breather.
Lyons seems to have recovered his senses.#BC#
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Lyons slips under a jab from Hall.
Lyons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Lyons slips the punch.
Lyons with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Lyons defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
And Lyons tries to counter it with a takedown but Hall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyons counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Lyons to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lyons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lyons there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Lyons's shoulder, as Lyons tries to avoid the shot.
Hall 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.
#T2#
Lyons slips under a jab from Hall.
Lyons is looking for the big counter here.
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Lyons off the cage and back into range.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lyons staying out of range there.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Lyons is quick to defend against it.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lyons staying out of range there.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyons moves away.
Hall throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Hall thuds a left hand into Lyons's body.#T3#
Hall throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hall not doing much here.
Hall working Lyons over with strikes.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Hall is nestled in close to Lyons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lyons!
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
Hall drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lyons! More shots from Hall and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caelan Hall! |
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Event:
GDL 84: McKenzie VS Hayles
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Ramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Ramer counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Ramer tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hall.
Ramer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hall prevents it.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Hall misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramer backwards. #T1#
Hall misses with some punches.
Ramer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramer looking to stall.
Hall lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Hall breaks the clinch.
Ramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramer.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramer.
Ramer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Ramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramer wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side#TD2#
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall working over Ramer with some ground and pound. Ramer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Ramer's head.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
Ramer taking some punishment here, with Hall in his half guard.
Hall winds up and cracks Ramer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Ramer trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Hall content to control rather than advance.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Nice strikes from Hall there.
Hall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Ramer has a hand on Hall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hall landing strikes from the mount.
Hall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ramer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#Ramer is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jake Ramer has been cut.
Hall drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Ramer's head, knocking him out cold! Hall is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caelan Hall! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Wang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall throws a hook but Wang avoids it easily.
Wang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wang throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wang has hold of Hall's hands but Hall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Wang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hall has advanced to mount. Uh oh. #SUB#
Hall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall 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.
Hall trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall landing strikes from the mount and Wang is in trouble!
Wang is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T2#
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hall with the ground and pound from mount.
Hall lands a nice shot to the head.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wang is working to get back to half guard.
Wang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Wang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hall lands with some strikes.
Wang prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Wang 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.
Wang tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away. #T3#
Hall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Wang is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Hall lands a nice shot to the head.
Hall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wang looks a forlorn figure.
Wang tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Hall lands a couple of good shots and Wang has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Wang pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Wang right now.
Hall is landing with strikes. Wang can't take much more of this.
Hall avoiding Wang 's attempts to control his hands.
Wang is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Wang has just worked his way into a worse spot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wang to escape the position.
Hall scores with strikes from the back.
Hall lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hall scores with strikes from the back.
Hall punches Wang on the ear.
Hall keeps control of the position as Wang tries to break free.
Hall lands a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caelan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a combination. Hall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wang scores with a nice head shot.
Hall scores with a hook.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Wang gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Long Wang! |
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