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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Halo (ranked 1080 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Kruce Kanner (ranked 133 p4p, 175 weight class). Halo Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kruce Kanner!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kanner throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Kanner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kanner's coach down at Gym To Nica was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Halo fails with the takedown.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanner misses with a few strikes there.
Kanner lands a glancing blow to the side of Halo's head.
Halo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kanner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Halo preventing the sweep.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanner is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kanner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halo manages to get himself to full guard.
Halo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kanner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanner postures up in Halo's guard and throws a big left but Halo blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kanner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanner distracts Halo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Halo has his feet on Kanner's thighs here. He's pushed Kanner off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kanner screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Halo Halo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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