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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Williams (ranked 2400 p4p, 3533 weight class) and Broady Hallows (ranked 252 p4p, 341 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up but Hallows circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallows throws an elbow that misses.
Our sources have told us that Williams has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hallows misses with the head strike.
Hallows breaks the clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jimmy Williams has been cut.
Hallows managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Hallows blocks an uppercut.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Hallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Hallows lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Hallows misses with a head kick.
Hallows misses with a series of wild punches.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hallows fails to land.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Hallows avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hallows is blocking nicely.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Hallows's ribcage.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
Williams taking a breather.
Hallows lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hallows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Hallows moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Hallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallows avoids the head kick by Williams.
Hallows throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Hallows is looking to clinch.
Broady Hallows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Hallows down.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Williams.
A head kick misses from Hallows.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams lunges at Hallows with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallows's hand.
Hallows moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams cracks Hallows with a nice body shot.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallows is defending well for now.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Hallows misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallows throws an elbow but it misses.
Hallows misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallows avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hallows throws an elbow but misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallows has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hallows can turn it around.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Hallows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Hallows throws a head punch that misses.
Hallows blocking some punches.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Hallows controls the action.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Hallows throws an elbow that misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallows misses with a head kick.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Hallows misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Hallows lands a head kick!
Jimmy Williams's cut is getting worse.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a front kick.
That kick from Williams tenderised Hallows's leg. Hallows is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hallows checks it well.
Hallows raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broady Hallows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hallows forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Hallows tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Hallows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams tries a body shot but Hallows blocks it.
Hallows gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hallows trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hallows must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallows is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is looking to advance position but Hallows won't allow it.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams'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.
Hallows is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Further stalling from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams continues to stall.
Williams prevents Hallows from improving his position.
Hallows missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallows wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hallows can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams 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.
Hallows is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hallows avoid being mounted?
Williams 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.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hallows!
Hallows tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hallows?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hallows's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hallows is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jimmy Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
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!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Hallows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hallows.
Williams tries to clinch but Hallows is having none of it.
Williams thumps Hallows with a low kick.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Hallows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallows moves into the clinch.
Hallows lands a nice knee to the body.
Hallows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Hallows won't allow it.
Hallows avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Broady Hallows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Hallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallows misses with an elbow strike.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallows looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Jimmy Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses.
Hallows dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Hallows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hallows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hallows misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams pushes Hallows away with a front kick.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hallows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams is looking to control Hallows's arms but Hallows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Hallows throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Hallows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams feints and then cracks Hallows's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallows down.
Hallows goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hallows checks a low kick from Williams.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallows's defenses.
It looks like Broady Hallows has been cut.
Hallows lands an uppercut.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallows tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallows blocks an uppercut.
Hallows gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hallows manages to break the clinch.
Hallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hallows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses.
Williams with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallows fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a low kick but Hallows avoids it.
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a head kick.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hallows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallows misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Hallows moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Williams.
I think Williams 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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