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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchizedek Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melchizedek Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melchizedek Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Chuvalo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuvalo throws a shot to the body.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chuvalo.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chuvalo.
Chuvalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuvalo's calf.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Chuvalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chuvalo tries to avoid it.
Halo lands the left hand.
Halo moves away from the strike by Chuvalo.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuvalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Chuvalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo throws a push kick but Chuvalo slaps the foot to one side.
Chuvalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chuvalo's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chuvalo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chuvalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chuvalo moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chuvalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chuvalo misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuvalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chuvalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Chuvalo misses.
Chuvalo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halo counters with a low kick, right behind Chuvalo 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo punishes Chuvalo's body with a nice straight punch.
Chuvalo throws out a powerful jab.
Halo moves away from the strike by Chuvalo.
Nice uppercut lands for Chuvalo. That snapped Halo's head back.
Chuvalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chuvalo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halo counters with a head kick. That will keep Chuvalo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Halo misses with a straight left.
Chuvalo misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chuvalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chuvalo throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halo - that will leave a mark!
Halo misses with a hook. Chuvalo ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halo - that will leave a mark!
Halo is looking to slow Chuvalo down with leg kicks.
Chuvalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuvalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chuvalo has time to react.
Chuvalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and Chuvalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halo cracks Chuvalo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chuvalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chuvalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo delivers a nice body kick.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chuvalo in his tracks.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chuvalo misses with a shot to the body
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chuvalo's knee momentarily.
Chuvalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuvalo slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halo jabs at Chuvalo's body.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo throws a front kick aimed at Chuvalo's knee but Chuvalo avoids it well.
Chuvalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Chuvalo down.
Chuvalo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Chuvalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chuvalo avoids the head kick by Halo.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Chuvalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuvalo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and Chuvalo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuvalo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chuvalo's sensitive parts.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chuvalo takes a step back to recover.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuvalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Melchizedek Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Chuvalo.
Halo throws a series of punches but Chuvalo moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Chuvalo throws a shot to the body.
Chuvalo misses with a looping right.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chuvalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuvalo slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Chuvalo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuvalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chuvalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chuvalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo throws a series of punches but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chuvalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo defending well as Chuvalo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Halo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Chuvalo as he checks the leg kick.
Chuvalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halo tries to clinch but Chuvalo moves away
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo tries to clinch up.
Chuvalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Chuvalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuvalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Halo.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Chuvalo ducks down to avoid it.
Chuvalo clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chuvalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chuvalo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
Chuvalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Halo slips a jab from Chuvalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo slips under a jab from Chuvalo.
Halo is looking to counter the offense by Chuvalo and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Chuvalo misses its intended target.
Halo scores with a nice strike.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Chuvalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Chuvalo misses.
Chuvalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chuvalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Chuvalo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chuvalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo misses with an uppercut
and Halo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chuvalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chuvalo slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Chuvalo misses with a hook.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuvalo missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo slips a straight right by Chuvalo.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Chuvalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
Chuvalo drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chuvalo defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chuvalo in his tracks.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Chuvalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Chuvalo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Chuvalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chuvalo can do to turn this around?
Chuvalo with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Chuvalo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chuvalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halo counters with a thumping low kick.
Chuvalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo with a hook.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo tests Chuvalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chuvalo on the side of the head.
Halo avoids the body shot from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chuvalo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo thumps Chuvalo with a low kick.
Jab from Chuvalo.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuvalo.
It looked like Halo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chuvalo lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
Halo is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
Halo drives through and clinches with Chuvalo against the cage.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Halo has Chuvalo pressed against the cage, preventing Chuvalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Chuvalo controls the action.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chuvalo controls his hands.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chuvalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuvalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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