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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Skibbo (ranked 1450 p4p, 2528 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 180 p4p, 306 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skibbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skibbo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Skibbo counter with a right hand.
Halleck pushes Skibbo up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skibbo throws an elbow but misses.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo lands with a right to the head.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Skibbo.
Skibbo tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Skibbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Halleck has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skibbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skibbo lands a shoulder strike.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skibbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Skibbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halleck is defending well for now.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Skibbo.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo slows down the pace here.
Skibbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck managing to block the knees to the body from Skibbo.
Skibbo lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Skibbo misses with a body punch.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Halleck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo stalling against the cage.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Skibbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skibbo.
Skibbo stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skibbo throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo taking a breather.
Skibbo avoiding damage.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skibbo misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skibbo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halleck's brow.
Skibbo lands an elbow inside that Halleck shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skibbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Gurney Halleck has been cut.
Halleck tries to clinch but Skibbo moves out of range.
Skibbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Halleck tries to clinch but Skibbo is having none of it.
Halleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halleck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Skibbo's head coaches at Animal Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skibbo throws a right and a left that Halleck avoids nicely.
Halleck moves into range and clinches up with Skibbo.
Skibbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Skibbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Skibbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skibbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Skibbo lands a body punch.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo stalling.
Skibbo trying to land knees to the body.
Skibbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Skibbo cracks Halleck with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halleck as Skibbo tries to tie him up.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Skibbo misses with a knee to the head.
Skibbo gets through Halleck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Skibbo lands an uppercut.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Halleck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skibbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Skibbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Skibbo misses with a body punch.
Halleck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skibbo backwards.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Skibbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skibbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skibbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skibbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Halleck controls his hands.
Skibbo tries to stall but Halleck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skibbo just leaning against Halleck, taking a breather.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Skibbo stalling in the clinch but Halleck improves position.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Skibbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halleck's elbow.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo misses with a knee to the head.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Skibbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skibbo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurney Halleck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halleck misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Skibbo.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skibbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skibbo tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skibbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gurney Halleck's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halleck closes the distance but Skibbo moves to the side
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halleck wants to clinch but Skibbo slips to the side
and Skibbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halleck clinches up against the cage.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo is looking to control Halleck's arms but Halleck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skibbo has his back to the cage.
Skibbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skibbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Skibbo.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halleck misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skibbo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halleck's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo looking to throw knees to the head but Halleck is blocking nicely.
Skibbo has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Skibbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halleck.
Skibbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Skibbo lands a nice elbow.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halleck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skibbo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Skibbo.
Skibbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck blocks an elbow strike.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Skibbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halleck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skibbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uno Skibbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skibbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skibbo trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Halleck on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skibbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo stalling.
Skibbo blocking some punches.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck takes a shot to the head.
Skibbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Skibbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halleck's elbow.
Skibbo stalling in the clinch.
Skibbo effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Skibbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halleck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
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