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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Third Eye (ranked 39 p4p, 388 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 8 p4p, 51 weight class). Reijo Halli has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 cm 25 146 11 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm 24 150 8 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Halli! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Halli misses with a hook. Halli blocks a leg kick. Halli feints the counter takedown. Halli just misses with a punch to the body.
Eye loads up on a big right hand but Halli slips the punch. Eye cracks Halli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Eye looks to score with a jab to the body but Halli is just out of range. Halli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Halli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eye.
As Halli backs away, Eye returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Halli shoots in looking for a takedown but Eye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A head kick misses from Halli. Eye's corner calls for a 1-2. Eye obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Eye throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Eye avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eye feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hallis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A nice leg kick from Eye, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halli. Eye throws a looping overhand right but Halli ducks down to avoid it. Halli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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! Eye throws a leg kick but Halli sees it coming and moves out of range. Eye backing away here, and Halli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eye checks a leg kick. A big right from Halli misses. Halli tries to land a front kick but Eye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Halli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Third Eye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Eye is looking to score with low kicks. Eye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halli throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Halli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eye, pushing him back against the cage. Eye tries to work over Halli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Halli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Eye is fighting off a takedown attempt but Halli is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Eye to the mat. Eye regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Halli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Halli stands and throws Eye's legs to the side, diving into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Eye prevents Halli from improving position. We've been hearing good reports from Eye's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Halli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Halli lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Eye taking a bit of punishment here - Halli scoring with strikes. Halli cracks Eye with a big elbow. Eye can't do much from the bottom here. Halli has hold of Eye's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Eye tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Halli cranks the arm and Eye screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Eye, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Reijo Halli! Reijo Halli is the new featherweight champion! Reijo Halli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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