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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Halloway (ranked 3251 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Neil Mccart (ranked 364 p4p, 409 weight class). Halloway's entrance music is Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Encore. A fine choice. Neil Mccart acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Halloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neil Mccart!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halloway is looking to clinch.
Halloway moves out of range of the strikes.
Halloway misses with a head kick.
Mccart takes a swing at Halloway's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Halloway blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mccart.
Halloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mccart.
Mccart fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halloway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mccart back to the cage. Halloway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mccart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halloway wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halloway checks a leg kick.
Halloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccart circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Mccart misses the target.
Mccart keeps the fight on the outside.
Halloway has Mccart up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloway tries to bum rush Mccart with a series of wild strikes but Mccart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Halloway blocks the low kick.
Neil Mccart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloway checks the leg kick nicely there.
William Halloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mccart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mccart tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halloway defends well and Mccart ends up having to push Halloway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Halloway dodges the punch combination from Mccart.
Mccart tries to bum rush Halloway with a series of wild strikes but Halloway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halloway with a nice cross.
Halloway moves out of range of the leg kick from Mccart.
A low kick lands for Halloway.
Mccart throws a right hand that Halloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Halloway also avoids with ease.
Halloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halloway drives through and clinches with Mccart against the cage.
Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Halloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccart circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloway throws a right hand that Mccart ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccart also avoids with ease.
Mccart dives in and grabs Halloway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halloway pushes down on Mccart's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Halloway.
Halloway is looking to clinch.
Halloway scores with a shot to the body.
Halloway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mccart looks winded!
Mccart looks to land a combination but Halloway avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccart circles away quickly and effectively.
Mccart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halloway is fending him off so far but Mccart persists. Nope, Halloway circles away and we're back to standing.
William Halloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Mccart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mccart lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Halloway is looking to clinch but Mccart is avoiding it.
Halloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mccart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mccart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halloway counters with a low kick, right behind Mccart 's knee.
Halloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halloway using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloway throws a series of punches but Mccart moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mccart tries to keep at a distance but Halloway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halloway tries to clinch there but Mccart circles away.
Halloway connects with a body shot that sends Mccart's belly button to the back.
Halloway rushes Mccart and presses him up against the cage.
Halloway stalling against the cage.
Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Halloway clinches up against the cage.
Halloway presses Mccart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloway tries to clinch but Mccart moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Halloway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Halloway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mccart tries to land a leg kick but Halloway saw it coming and moves away.
Halloway throws a series of punches but Mccart avoids them all with ease.
Mccart looks to land a combination but Halloway avoids it well.
Halloway tries to clinch up but Mccart circles away and keeps his distance.
Halloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mccart can do to turn this around?
Halloway wants to clinch.
Halloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mccart.
Halloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halloway clinches.
Halloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccart tries to pull guard but Halloway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halloway presses Mccart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Mccart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccart misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Halloway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloway moves away.
Halloway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mccart, pushing him back against the cage.
Halloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mccart avoids it.
Mccart wants a takedown but no success here.
Halloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mccart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halloway can pounce on him.
Mccart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halloway is able to avoid easily.
Mccart misses with a body shot.
Halloway misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Mccart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halloway scores with a body shot.
Mccart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halloway backs up against the cage.
Mccart is breathing heavily.
Halloway connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halloway moves into range and clinches up with Mccart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mccart shoots for a takedown but Halloway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
William Halloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Mccart.
Halloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Mccart circles away.
Halloway rushes Mccart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mccart is trying to break free.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloway throws a body punch but Mccart moves out of range.
Halloway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mccart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halloway rather than just go for the knockout.
Halloway misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloway swinging wildly here.
Halloway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mccart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mccart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mccart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halloway.
Halloway tries to bum rush Mccart with a series of wild strikes but Mccart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Mccart misses.
A leg kick checked by Halloway.
Halloway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mccart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halloway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mccart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloway lands with a nice combination. Mccart backs away looking to recover.
William Halloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloway misses with a series of wild punches.
Halloway closes the distance and clinches.
Halloway manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Mccart does no damage.
Halloway scores with a leg kick.
Halloway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Halloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halloway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccart was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloway.
Halloway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Halloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Halloway backs off Mccart throws a huge counter combo but Halloway manages to avoid it all.
Halloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Halloway 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!
Mccart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mccart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mccart slips a jab and a cross from Halloway.
Mccart misses with a few strikes there.
Mccart throws a right and a left that Halloway avoids nicely.
A combination from Mccart does no damage.
Mccart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mccart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloway closes the distance and clinches.
William Halloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Halloway.
Mccart goes for a takedown attempt but Halloway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloway swinging wildly here.
Halloway throws a one two combo.
Mccart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mccart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloway scores with a nice body kick.
Halloway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mccart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mccart throws a leg kick but Halloway moved away.
Halloway throws a right and a left that Mccart avoids nicely.
Mccart tries to bum rush Halloway with a series of wild strikes but Halloway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halloway tries to clinch but Mccart moves away
and Mccart counters with a series of strikes. Halloway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mccart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halloway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halloway throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccart dodges the punch combination from Halloway.
Mccart tries to keep at a distance but Halloway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halloway scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mccart shoots for a double leg takedown but Halloway sprawls well. He's pushed Mccart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halloway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mccart under the eye.
Halloway closes the distance and clinches.
Mccart can't break the clinch.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Halloway tries to clinch but Mccart moves out of range.
William Halloway is winning the standup battle so far.
Halloway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mccart backs up against the cage.
Mccart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halloway clinches up with Mccart and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mccart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halloway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halloway looks to clinch
and Mccart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halloway tries to clinch up but Mccart circles away and keeps his distance.
Halloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mccart fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccart circles away quickly and effectively.
Mccart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halloway works over Mccart's head and body with a nice combination.
Mccart shoots for a double leg takedown but Halloway sprawls well. He's pushed Mccart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halloway appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
William Halloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Mccart.
Halloway feints a jab promting Mccart to slip. Halloway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mccart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halloway!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloway has managed to clinch.
Halloway prevents Mccart from breaking the clinch.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mccart swinging wildly here.
Halloway instigates a clinch.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Mccart.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccart tries to keep at a distance but Halloway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halloway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Halloway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halloway 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Halloway!
William Halloway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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