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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Halsti (ranked 1347 p4p, 963 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 185 p4p, 129 weight class). Royal Halsti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class 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 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royal Halsti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Entreri misses.
Halsti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Entreri sprawls well initially but Halsti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halsti not doing much here.
Halsti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Entreri's head.
Halsti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Entreri is not content to let Halsti control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halsti trying to mount his opponent but Entreri defends it.
Halsti seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Halsti lands a glancing blow to the side of Entreri's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Entreri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Halsti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Entreri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Entreri misses.
Entreri clobbers Halsti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Entreri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Entreri misses with a looping right.
Artemis Entreri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti staying out of range there.
Entreri scores with the left hand. Halsti knows he should have avoided that one.
Entreri throws a right hand that Halsti ducks under and follows up with a left that Halsti also avoids with ease.
Halsti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Entreri as he avoids it easily.
Halsti misses with a low kick.
Halsti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Entreri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a hook but Halsti avoids it easily.
Entreri throws out a powerful jab.
Entreri connects with the punch.
Entreri scores with a body shot.
Halsti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entreri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Entreri.
Nice body punch from Entreri.
Halsti tries to clinch but Entreri is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Entreri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halsti doesn't seem phased though.
Royal Halsti's cut is getting worse.
Entreri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halsti's head backwards.
Entreri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Entreri wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entreri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halsti is rocked!
Entreri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Entreri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halsti.
Entreri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Halsti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Entreri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti slips under a jab from Entreri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Halsti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Entreri there.
Royal Halsti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Halsti swinging wildly here.
Halsti moves forwards but Entreri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halsti moves away.
Halsti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entreri.
A good leg kick by Entreri.
Entreri cracks Halsti with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Entreri has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Halsti to stand back up!
Entreri throws a hook to the side of Halsti's head but Halsti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halsti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halsti lands in his opponent's guard.
Halsti throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Entreri lands with a right hand.
Halsti shoots in looking for a takedown but Entreri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halsti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halsti checks the leg kick.
Halsti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Entreri is trying to defend but Halsti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Halsti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halsti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Entreri looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halsti wants to control but Entreri has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Halsti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Entreri is not content to let Halsti control the position.
Halsti stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Entreri to get to his feet.
Halsti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halsti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Entreri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halsti doesn't seem bothered though.
Halsti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halsti lands in his opponent's guard.
Halsti trying to control the position from guard on top but Entreri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri is adopting a defensive guard.
Halsti won't allow Entreri to sweep him here.
Entreri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Entreri keeping moving, preventing Halsti from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halsti advances position into side control!
Halsti trying to control the position but Entreri is working away.
Halsti goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Entreri rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Halsti's guard! Nice work there by Entreri!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Entreri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halsti is proving hard to escape from.
Halsti looking for a sweep. Not yet Halsti, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artemis Entreri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Halsti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halsti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halsti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Entreri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halsti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Entreri counters with a good low kick that Halsti was not able to check.
Entreri cracks a nice hook into Halsti's ribs.
Entreri lands an overhand right.
Halsti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Entreri quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entreri is trying to stand up here but Halsti is controlling him well.
Halsti prevents Entreri from improving his position.
Halsti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Entreri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri is trying to stand.
Entreri is controlling Halsti's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Halsti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halsti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Entreri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Entreri.
Halsti looks for a takedown but Entreri sprawls well.
Entreri scores with a hook to the body. Halsti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Royal Halsti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Royal Halsti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Entreri lands a nice shot to the body.
Entreri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halsti in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Entreri there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Royal Halsti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Artemis Entreri!
A relieved looking Artemis Entreri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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