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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morales has chosen Sheppard- Say Geronimo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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182 cm
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198 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morales scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Halo.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales misses with a low kick as Halo jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands with a nice body punch.
Halo connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Halo both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Halo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morales displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo lands with a nice combination. Morales backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales scores with a jab. Halo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo avoids the body shot from Morales.
Halo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a nice combination. Morales backs away looking to recover.
Halo sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
Morales throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morales.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales tries to counter with a clinch but Halo shakes him off and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Halo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morales on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Morales wants to counter with a clinch but Halo pushes him away.
Halo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Morales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Morales jabs at Halo's body.
Morales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a right hand that Morales ducks under and follows up with a left that Morales also avoids with ease.
Morales lands with a good body shot.
Halo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morales instigates a clinch.
Halo tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales scores with a hook to the body.
Halo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Halo is trying to push Morales away but Morales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Morales tries to score with a low kick but Halo moves his leg out of the way.
Morales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morales tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales with a nice cross.
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!
Morales throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Halo is looking for a counter combo.
Morales misses with a low kick.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
Halo throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo backing away here, and Morales unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Morales takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halo takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francisco Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chryst Halo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Halo lands a jab.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
Chryst Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morales misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Halo throws a combination that misses
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Halo misses the target.
Morales connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales lands a slapping body shot.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Halo.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Halo tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
Morales has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Halo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Morales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Chryst Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morales tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Halo backs off Morales throws a huge counter combo but Halo manages to avoid it all.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Halo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morales.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Morales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morales tries to clinch
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Morales only half commits.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morales lands a jab to the head.
Morales misses with a low kick as Halo jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Halo misses the target.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Morales looks to move away, Halo throws a big counter combo bu Morales just gets out of the way.
Halo throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Halo gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Halo throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Morales steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Halo.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Morales holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Halo lands a left hand.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
Morales scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice combination there by Halo.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Halo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chryst Halo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Halo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Morales wants to slow Halo down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Halo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo scores with a body shot.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morales in his tracks.
Morales moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Morales now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halo tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo swings for the body but Morales moves out of range.
Morales throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
It looked like Halo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halo lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Morales connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halo.
Morales defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Morales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo stuns Morales with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Francisco Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo looks to land a body kick but Morales moved away.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Morales - just one landing.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Morales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Morales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halo throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Morales cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales misses with a straight left.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Halo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Halo blocks a leg kick.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for Halo.
Morales feints a jab promting Halo to slip. Morales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morales tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales takes one to the chin there.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halo.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chryst Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chryst Halo!
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