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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauv Ignon (ranked 1537 p4p, 1720 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 208 p4p, 233 weight class). Sauv Ignon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauv Ignon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ignon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ignon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Halleck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ignon's guard.
Halleck passes Ignon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignon wants to get back to full guard.
Ignon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halleck trying to mount his opponent but Ignon defends it.
Halleck works his way into side control.
Halleck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halleck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Halleck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ignon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ignon'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.
Ignon looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignon wants to get back to full guard.
Ignon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ignon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halleck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ignon tries to get to full guard but Halleck has control of the leg.
Halleck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halleck is pressing down on Ignon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignon is holding on for now.
Ignon is trying to get back to full guard.
Halleck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignon wants to get back to full guard.
Ignon looking for submissions off his back.
I've been told that Halleck has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Ignon actively working from the bottom here.
Halleck wants to pass to mount but Ignon is defending the position.
Ignon looking for submissions off his back.
Halleck is working for a kimura but Ignon is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halleck.
Ignon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ignon looking for submissions off his back.
Halleck is looking for a kimura but Ignon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halleck to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halleck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Halleck works his way into side control.
Halleck tries for a kimura but Ignon is defending well.
Ignon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halleck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ignon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halleck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halleck is pressing down on Ignon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignon is holding on for now.
Halleck is looking for a kimura but Ignon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halleck to get the leverage.
Halleck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ignon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ignon actively working from the bottom here.
Halleck works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignon regains half guard.
Halleck wants to pass the guard but Ignon is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ignon scores with a hook to the body. Halleck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ignon throws a body shot but no joy.
Halleck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halleck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignon. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignon slips a jab from Halleck.
Ignon slips a straight right by Halleck.
Ignon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ignon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Halleck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halleck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ignon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck is looking to improve his position.
Ignon wants to work for an arm triangle but Halleck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Halleck is defending against the submission attempts here by Ignon.
Ignon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halleck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Halleck.
Ignon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halleck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ignon has managed to get both his arms back between Halleck's legs - danger averted.
Halleck wants to sweep here but Ignon controlling him for the moment.
That's two 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.
Ignon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halleck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ignon has managed to get both his arms back between Halleck's legs - danger averted.
Gurney Halleck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Halleck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ignon pushes down on Halleck's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ignon prevents Halleck from improving his position.
Halleck is in trouble now - Ignon has advanced to mount!
Ignon working for a submission but Halleck is keeping him at bay.
Ignon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Halleck is surviving well by controlling Ignon's body position as best he can.
Halleck is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ignon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halleck defends it well.
Ignon is looking for a kimura but Halleck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ignon to get the leverage.
Ignon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halleck tries to roll over but Ignon keeps him under control.
Halleck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ignon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ignon has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Halleck to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ignon is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Halleck pulls down on the head and he's put Ignon to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gurney Halleck!
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