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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splinter Yoshi (ranked 3646 p4p, 454 weight class) and Rodney Halford (ranked 2744 p4p, 373 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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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Halford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Halford misses
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Halford throws a head kick but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halford is out of range.
Halford blocks a leg kick.
Halford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halford checks a low kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halford.
Halford throws a lazy body kick
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Halford 's knee.
Yoshi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi throws a wild body kick that Halford sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi checks a low kick from Halford.
Yoshi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halford just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Halford blocks the low kick.
Halford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshi throws the kick towards the body but Halford avoids it.
Halford avoids a kick to the body.
Rodney Halford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halford checks a leg kick.
Halford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick.
Halford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halford.
Halford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Halford was not able to check.
Yoshi 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.
Halford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halford blocks a low kick nicely.
Halford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
Halford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halford moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
Halford misses with a wild body shot.
Halford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Halford takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halford tries to clinch but Yoshi is having none of it.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
Yoshi moves out of range of the body kick from Halford.
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshi!
Halford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Halford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Halford moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshi.
A clash of legs there as Halford blocks the low kick.
Halford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Halford moves out of range.
Halford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Halford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Halford.
Yoshi throws a leg kick
and Halford counters with a nice body shot.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Yoshi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halford thows a body kick. Yoshi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halford throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halford tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Halford.
Halford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halford tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
It looked like Yoshi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Halford.
Yoshi half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
As Halford backs away, Yoshi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halford throws a wild body kick that Yoshi sees coming a mile off.
Yoshi is looking to chop away at Halford's legs.
A little jabbing left from Halford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halford misses with a body kick.
Yoshi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halford just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Halford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshi 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.
Halford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halford.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshi misses with a body kick.
Halford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshi avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Halford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Yoshi counters with a quick kick to the body but Halford blocks it.
Halford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Halford tries to keep at a distance but Yoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halford tries to break free but Yoshi pushes him back against the cage.
Halford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoshi misses with some punches.
Yoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halford managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Halford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Halford prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshi.
Halford managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halford wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshi won't allow it.
Yoshi is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoshi obliges.
Halford avoids the elbow strike from Yoshi, against the cage.
Halford is trying to stall.
Yoshi misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halford avoids it.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halford avoids it.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Halford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halford is defending well for now.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Splinter Yoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshi misses with a body punch.
Halford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halford's elbow.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halford blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi missing with knees to the body.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Halford.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick
and Halford counters with a body kick.
Halford throws the kick towards the body but Yoshi avoids it.
As Halford backs away, Yoshi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshi throws a chopping leg kick but Halford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a front kick aimed at Halford's knee but Halford avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
Yoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshi.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halford lunges at Yoshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshi's hand.
Halford throws a body shot but no joy.
Halford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Halford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Halford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Halford tries to get set, Yoshi tries to push him back and clinch up but Halford manages to avoid the attempt.
Yoshi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halford. That one must have hurt.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi blocks the body kick.
Yoshi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halford is able to avoid easily.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halford. That did some damage!
Halford tries to land a front kick but Yoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshi blocks the body kick.
Halford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halford misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Halford throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford misses the body punch
and Yoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoshi.
Halford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling him.
Halford tries to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling the position.
Halford tries to circle away but Yoshi has him pinned against the cage.
Halford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshi working Halford over with knees to the body.
Halford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Halford controls the action.
Yoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but Halford blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshi breaks from the clinch.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Halford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halford blocks the body kick.
Halford looks to throw a body kick
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
Halford throws a body shot but no joy.
Halford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halford 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Splinter Yoshi.
I think Yoshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Splinter Yoshi!
Splinter Yoshi 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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energy
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hype
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