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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Hall (ranked 3904 p4p, 2532 weight class) and Blue Balls (ranked 475 p4p, 323 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izzy Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Balls!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Balls's head.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balls has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Balls looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Balls cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Balls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balls jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Izzy Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Balls.
Balls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Balls looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Balls misses with a looping right.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls jumps guard but Hall stands there with Balls around his waist. Balls gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls working hard to break the clinch.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Balls drops back down to his feet.
Balls swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balls throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balls blocks it with crossed arms.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balls looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Balls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Hall moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls 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. Balls gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balls throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Balls is out of range.
Hall clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a left hand.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balls misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Balls is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hall.
Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balls's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balls throws a head punch that misses.
Balls tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Balls throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Balls drops back down to his feet.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Balls avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Balls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Balls jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall darts in and clinches Balls up against the cage.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Balls drops back down to his feet.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall prevents Balls from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hall stalls.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall presses Balls against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Balls controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balls manages to avoid it.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall gets through Balls's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy 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.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Balls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Balls had a free shot at his head there.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balls.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Balls breaks away and moves out of range.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Balls slips the punch.
Balls misses with a looping left.
Balls slips under a jab from Hall.
Balls moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall forces Balls back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands a right hand.
Balls jumps guard but Hall stands there with Balls around his waist. Balls gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balls fails to pull guard.
Izzy Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Balls.
Balls is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Hall to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a hook to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izzy Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balls backwards.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Balls's head.
Hall connects with a knee to the head.
Hall with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Balls controls his hands.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balls staying out of range there.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balls manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balls tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall pushes Balls back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Balls connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balls can do to turn this around?
Balls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Balls scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall takes a swing at Balls's ribcage but misses.
Balls closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Balls.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall rushes Balls and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balls fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall working Balls over with knees to the body.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballss head.
Balls wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balls avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balls tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall gets through Balls's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Balls tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes Balls up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balls tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balls takes a shot to the head.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Balls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balls 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. Balls gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Balls's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Balls throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hall closes the distance but Balls moves to the side
and Balls counters with a takedown into side control.
Balls swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Balls's guard.
Balls looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hall has picked Balls up and slammed him! Balls can't keep hold of the triangle and Hall manages to pass to side control!
Balls is trying to get back to half guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balls on the ground.
Balls gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Balls is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balls keeping hold of Hall's head, controlling as best he can.
Balls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balls is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Hall trying to control the action but Balls is working from the bottom.
Balls is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Balls.
Izzy Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hall tries to move to mount but Balls blocks the move with his legs.
Hall working away.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face as Hall controls the position.
Balls tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hall easily slips into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids the attempt from Balls to control.
Balls sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Balls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Hall is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Balls looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hall pushes past his half guard into mount!
Blue Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls is trying to escape the mount.
Balls gets back to half guard.
Balls is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balls looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hall pushes past his half guard into mount!
Balls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blue Balls.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Hall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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