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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xu Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Pharrell Williams - Hunter. Hulk Bashman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xu Halo's chin.
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244 lbs
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256 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xu Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bashman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Halo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashman counters with a body kick.
Bashman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bashman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo takes a swing at Bashman's ribcage but misses.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashman moves away.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo stuns Bashman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bashman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashman moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bashman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Bashman.
Bashman throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bashman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Halo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bashman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halo.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bashman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halo lands a jab to Bashman's midsection.
A big right from Halo misses.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashman misses with a takedown attempt
and Halo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bashman moves to clinch but Halo breaks away
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hulk Bashman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashman misses with a looping left.
Bashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Bashman tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bashman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bashman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Halo.
Bashman blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bashman looks winded!
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bashman.
Bashman tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bashman pushes off an throws an elbow but Halo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo blocks a body shot from Bashman.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Bashman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
A hook to the body from Halo.
Bashman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bashman backwards.
Halo has Bashman pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashman controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Halo.
Bashman working aggressively here.
Bashman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Bashman misses with a punch to the body.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bashman.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo is struggling to control the position.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Bashman controls the action.
Bashman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bashman misses with a body punch.
Bashman tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bashman pushes off an throws an elbow but Halo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xu Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Bashman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a body punch but Bashman moves out of range.
Halo misses with the combination.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Halo throws a series of punches but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Halo avoids the head kick by Bashman.
Bashman is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bashman.
Halo swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Bashman misses with an uppercut
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooh!!! Halo has knocked Bashman down with a huge combo! Halo steps away and waves a wobbly Bashman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bashman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bashman misses
and Halo scores with a counter punch that sends Bashman to the canvas! Halo smells blood - he's punishing Bashman with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bashman has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xu Halo!
Xu Halo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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