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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 1596 p4p, 1168 weight class) and Buck Bolkvadze (ranked 207 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halleck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolkvadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halleck's elbow.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze can't find room to land a body shot as Halleck controls the action.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halleck avoids it.
Halleck takes a shot to the head.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands a good knee to the midsection. Halleck won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halleck.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Bolkvadze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck pushes Bolkvadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Bolkvadze as the two fighters clinch.
Halleck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bolkvadze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Bolkvadze lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Bolkvadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bolkvadze fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze trying to land knees to the body.
Bolkvadze working Halleck over with knees to the body.
Halleck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bolkvadze.
A short right from Bolkvadze on the inside.
Bolkvadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolkvadze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands with a left to the head.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolkvadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
A short left from Bolkvadze.
A nice left hand lands by Halleck.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze gets through Halleck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halleck gets through Bolkvadze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolkvadze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Bolkvadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halleck.
Bolkvadze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolkvadze.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Halleck being controlled against the cage.
Bolkvadze lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buck Bolkvadze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halleck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolkvadze lands a nice looking body kick.
Bolkvadze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolkvadze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bolkvadze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halleck. That did some damage!
Halleck moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Bolkvadze misses with a punch to the body.
Bolkvadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Bolkvadze.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halleck working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Gurney Halleck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolkvadze tries to throw a body punch but Halleck avoids it by throwing Bolkvadze back against the cage.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolkvadze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze blocks an uppercut.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Bolkvadze lands a right hand.
Bolkvadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolkvadze blocking some punches.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck prevents a body shot from Bolkvadze.
A short right from Halleck.
Bolkvadze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halleck avoids it.
Bolkvadze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolkvadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolkvadze lands a hook that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Bolkvadze pushes Halleck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolkvadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolkvadze obliges.
Bolkvadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bolkvadze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolkvadze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halleck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck prevents a body shot from Bolkvadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze scores with a shot to the side of Halleck's head.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolkvadze lands an uppercut.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halleck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halleck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolkvadze.
A shot in the inside from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolkvadze scores with a hook to the body.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolkvadze crunches a lovely knee into Halleck's ribcage.
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!
Bolkvadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Bolkvadze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck scores with a shot to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
Bolkvadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolkvadze pushes Halleck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halleck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolkvadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolkvadze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Halleck controls his hands.
Bolkvadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bolkvadze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolkvadze dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bolkvadze.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Bolkvadze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Bolkvadze finds it's target.
Halleck wants to clinch up but Bolkvadze keeps it at a distance.
Halleck wants to clinch but Bolkvadze slips to the side
letting Bolkvadze counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolkvadze, as that shot connected.
Halleck is rocked!
Halleck gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bolkvadze gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Bolkvadze!
A relieved looking Buck Bolkvadze 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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