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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fijam (ranked 6068 p4p, 2983 weight class) and Izzy Hall (ranked 621 p4p, 375 weight class). Fijam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vanilla Ice - 07. Too Cold. James Fijam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205
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214
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Fijam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Hall!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fijam is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Fijam wants to clinch.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Fijam tries to clinch up.
Fijam tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fijam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fijam wants to stall.
Fijam seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hall is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall is leaning against Fijam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Fijam.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Izzy Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Fijam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Fijam throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Fijam throws an elbow that misses.
Fijam takes a shot to the head.
Fijam is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fijam is breathing heavily.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fijam throws an elbow but misses.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hall obliges.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hall scores with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fijam.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Fijam's ribcage. Fijam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall scores a nice knee 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 stops a takedown attempt from Fijam.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall presses Fijam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fijam trying to land knees to the body.
Fijam working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fijam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fijam's face.
Oh Fijam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fijam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fijam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fijam can't break the clinch.
Fijam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
Fijam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fijam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fijam seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall pushes Fijam back against the cage and lands a hook 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.
Fijam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fijam takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall works on Fijam's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fijam has been working on his balance at All Elite Training, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hall.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fijam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fijam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fijam throws an elbow but misses.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Fijam.
Izzy Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands a knee to the body.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Hall.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fijam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fijam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fijam backwards.
Fijam throws an elbow that misses.
Fijam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Hall.
Fijam throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Fijam.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fijam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fijam misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Fijam.
Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fijam wants to clinch.
Hall with a nice cross.
A big left from Hall misses.
Izzy Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall darts in and clinches Fijam up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fijam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fijam backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fijam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall misses with some punches.
Fijam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fijam being controlled against the cage.
Fijam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Fijam blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Fijam.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fijam throws an elbow but misses.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Fijam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fijam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fijam tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Fijam misses its intended target.
Fijam staying out of range there.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Fijam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hall is defending well.
Fijam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall landing knees to the head.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fijam slows down the pace here.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fijam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Fijam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fijam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fijam missing with knees to the body.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fijam is defending well for now.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fijam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fijam taking a breather.
Izzy Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fijam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall keeps control of Fijam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fijam pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fijam is working for takedown but Hall is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Fijam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fijam misses with a body punch.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Fijam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fijam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fijam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fijam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall gets through Fijam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fijam's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Fijam.
James Fijam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fijam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Hall!
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