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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiddle Fizzlesticks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fizzlesticks's choice of entrance music: twiddle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzlesticks fails with the takedown.
Fizzlesticks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fizzlesticks takes one on the button.
Fizzlesticks tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fizzlesticks manages to avoid it.
Fizzlesticks avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Fizzlesticks's shoulder, as Fizzlesticks tries to avoid the shot.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fizzlesticks.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Fizzlesticks is out of range.
Fizzlesticks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Halo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fizzlesticks really felt that one!
Fizzlesticks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halo circles away.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiddle Fizzlesticks.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Fizzlesticks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Halo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fizzlesticks with the ground and pound from mount.
Fizzlesticks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halo?
Halo is rocked!
Halo working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Halo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fizzlesticks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fizzlesticks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fizzlesticks looking to ground and pound but Halo is blocking nicely.
Fizzlesticks throwing strikes here but Halo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Fizzlesticks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Fizzlesticks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Halo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Halo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fizzlesticks working over Halo with some ground and pound. Halo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
Halo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fizzlesticks trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Fizzlesticks looking to pass the guard.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fizzlesticks tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fizzlesticks is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fizzlesticks slips nicely into half guard.
Halo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fizzlesticks drops an elbow to the side of Halo's head.
Fizzlesticks moves nicely into side control.
Fizzlesticks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fizzlesticks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fizzlesticks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fizzlesticks working the ground and pound but Halo is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo sneaks back into half guard.
Fizzlesticks 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fizzlesticks is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fizzlesticks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fizzlesticks working Halo over with strikes.
Halo is looking for a sweep. Fizzlesticks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fizzlesticks stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fizzlesticks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halo working for a triangle but Fizzlesticks defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fizzlesticks.
Halo misses with a hook. Fizzlesticks ducked under it nicely.
Fizzlesticks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Halo tenderised Fizzlesticks's leg. Fizzlesticks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Halo lands with a cross.
Halo blocks a leg kick.
Halo tries to sprawl but Fizzlesticks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fizzlesticks lands a nice short elbow.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fizzlesticks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Halo wants to improve his position but Fizzlesticks is controlling well.
Fizzlesticks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Halo tries to get to full guard but Fizzlesticks has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fizzlesticks throwing strikes but missing.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fizzlesticks is one step ahead there.
Halo keeping full guard, as Fizzlesticks tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
Fizzlesticks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fizzlesticks trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fizzlesticks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fizzlesticks is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Halo looking for a sweep. Not yet Halo, not yet.
Fizzlesticks postures up and lands a big shot to Halo's brow.
Fizzlesticks lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fizzlesticks throwing strikes but missing.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fizzlesticks forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fizzlesticks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fizzlesticks throws a strike but Halo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Fizzlesticks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fizzlesticks passes Halo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fizzlesticks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fizzlesticks wants to pass the guard but Halo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiddle Fizzlesticks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halo.
Halo takes a swing at Fizzlesticks's ribcage but misses.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Fizzlesticks tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo avoids the body shot from Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks avoids the body shot from Halo.
Fizzlesticks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Halo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fizzlesticks working the ground and pound but Halo is defending the strikes.
Fizzlesticks looks up at the clock and then as Halo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fizzlesticks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fizzlesticks is putting a hurting on Halo here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fizzlesticks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fizzlesticks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
Halo defending against the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks misses with the ground and pound.
Fizzlesticks tries to score with some ground and pound. Halo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fizzlesticks lands some shots froms side control.
Fizzlesticks wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
Fizzlesticks lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks misses with the ground and pound.
Halo dodges the ground and pound from Fizzlesticks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fizzlesticks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo dodges the ground and pound from Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks trying to control the position but Halo is working away.
Fizzlesticks throws an elbow but Halo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fizzlesticks working the ground and pound but Halo is defending the strikes.
Fizzlesticks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
Fizzlesticks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Michael Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fizzlesticks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fizzlesticks lands some shots froms side control.
Fizzlesticks is putting a hurting on Halo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Halo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fizzlesticks trying to control the position but Halo is working away.
Fizzlesticks is working Halo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fizzlesticks wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fizzlesticks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Halo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fizzlesticks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fizzlesticks grinds an elbow into Halo's temple.
Fizzlesticks is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Fizzlesticks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twiddle Fizzlesticks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fizzlesticks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Twiddle Fizzlesticks waved his t-shirt featuring Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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