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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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202 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Hallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallister avoids the body shot from Henke.
Hallister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Henke does it's job there.
Hallister looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henke looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallister is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Hallister.
Henke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hallister lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henke takes a step back to recover.
Henke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallister throws out the jab.
Hallister scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tom Henke has been cut.
Henke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henke throws a hook but Hallister blocks it.
Hallister connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Henke misses.
Henke misses with an uppercut
and Hallister counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henke throws an off balance right hand
and Hallister makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henke really felt that one!
Henke looks gassed!
Henke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Henke misses with a straight left.
Hallister feints and then cracks Henke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henke down.
Hallister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henke, pushing him back against the cage.
Hallister missing with knees to the body.
Hallister lands an elbow that stopped Henke in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Hallister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallister is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hallister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hallister. That one must have hurt.
Hallister looks to score with a jab to the body but Henke is just out of range.
Hallister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henke on the side of the head.
Henke is rocked!
That has opened up Tom Henke's cut even more.
Jab, jab by Hallister - just one landing.
Henke is still on wobbly legs! Can Hallister finish him?
Hallister fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hallister rushes Henke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hallister landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hallister obliges.
Hallister lands an elbow inside.
Hallister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hallister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hallister manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallister. That's going to slow Henke down.
Hallister scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henke seems to have recovered his senses.
Henke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallister.
Hallister throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hallister slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henke gets tackled into the cage by Hallister. Hallister maintains the clinch.
Hallister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hallister lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke tries to work over Hallister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henke misses with a body punch.
Hallister connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Tom Henke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hallister comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hallister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallister throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hallister lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Henke misses
and Hallister counters with a good, hard body kick but Henke shrugs it off.
Hallister scores with a jab.
Hallister lands a high kick!
Hallister is looking to score with low kicks.
Hallister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hallister looks for the body kick but Henke saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hallister, right into the meat.
Henke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tom Henke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hallister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tom Henke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hallister lands a front kick.
Hallister lands with a nice body kick.
Hallister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hallister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hallister scores with a four punch combination!
Hallister misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henke moves out of range as Hallister throws a body kick.
Hallister is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That kick from Hallister tenderised Henke's leg. Henke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hallister lands with a good body shot.
Henke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hallister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hallister is looking to land body kicks.
Hallister tries to land a front kick but Henke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hallister throws a leg kick which misses Henke's front leg but catches the back leg as Henke tries to avoid it.
Hallister lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hallister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henke. That did some damage!
Henke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hallister.
Hallister closes the distance and clinches.
Hallister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henke's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Henke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Holden Hallister!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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