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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Halman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacek Halman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Williams!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Halman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halman wants to get back to full guard.
Halman wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Halman landing a few short strikes.
Halman kicks Williams off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Halman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halman to keep the fight standing.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jacek Halman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Williams.
Halman tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams pulls Halman into guard.
Halman stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Halman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a triangle here but Halman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Williams looks gassed!
Halman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halman pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Halman.
Halman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halman pinned against the cage. Halman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Halman moves out of range easily.
Halman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Halman pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Williams.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Halman.
Halman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halman blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams motions for Halman to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Halman pushes him off.
Halman tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halman moves away.
Halman has managed to clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but Halman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halman walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams looks to land a combination but Halman avoids it well.
Halman shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halman shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Halman's front leg but catches the back leg as Halman tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Halman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Halman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halman tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Halman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Halman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Halman working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Halman working the ground and pound.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Halman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Halman decides to stand back up.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams gets caught napping as Halman dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halman controlling from the top position.
Williams throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Halman escapes and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Halman working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Halman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halman 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 Williams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Halman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jacek Halman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to bench press Halman off him but Halman keeps the position.
Halman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Halman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Halman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacek Halman just wasn't active enough.
Halman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Steven Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a head kick but Halman moves out of range.
Williams leaves Halman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halman checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Halman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Halman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halman trying to control the pace.
Halman wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Halman is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Halman.
Halman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Halman seems content to control.
Williams wants to control but Halman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Halman trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Halman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Halman from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halman content to stall in guard here.
Halman stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Halman instigates a clinch.
Halman tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halman avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Halman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Halman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Halman looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Halman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Halman!
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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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