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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 1018 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 125 p4p, 211 weight class). Smolarek comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gurney Halleck enters the cage!
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World class 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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serwacy Smolarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck wants to clinch up but Smolarek keeps it at a distance.
Halleck slips a jab from Smolarek.
Halleck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smolarek lands a nice shot that snaps Halleck's head back.
Halleck wants to clinch up but Smolarek keeps it at a distance.
Halleck wants to clinch up but Smolarek keeps it at a distance.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smolarek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smolarek works Halleck's body with a nice hook.
Halleck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smolarek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halleck closes the distance and clinches.
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 wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek blocks an uppercut.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck lands with a right to the head.
Smolarek pushes Halleck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Smolarek is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smolarek misses with a body punch.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Smolarek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smolarek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smolarek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halleck moves into range and clinches up with Smolarek.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smolarek has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck blocking some punches.
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smolarek tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Smolarek has Halleck pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck lands with a light punch inside.
Smolarek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smolarek blocking some punches.
Halleck scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smolarek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smolarek stuns Halleck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smolarek lands a jab to Halleck's midsection.
Halleck has closed the distance and engaged Smolarek in a clinch.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halleck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halleck.
Smolarek lands a right hand.
Smolarek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halleck takes the fight into the clinch.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck lands with a right to the head.
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!
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek stalling the fight.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Smolarek blocking some punches.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smolarek backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smolarek.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Smolarek lands an uppercut.
Smolarek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halleck or not.
Smolarek has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
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.
Smolarek throws a body shot but no joy.
Smolarek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smolarek is looking to wear down Halleck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Smolarek.
It looks like Gurney Halleck has been cut.
Smolarek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smolarek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halleck's head backwards.
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 moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Halleck darts in trying to clinch
and Smolarek finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halleck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halleck has Smolarek up against the cage in a clinch.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smolarek tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smolarek manages to break the clinch.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halleck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halleck takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halleck misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek misses with some punches.
Smolarek blocking some punches.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek blocks an uppercut.
Halleck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck keeps control of Smolarek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halleck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smolarek backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Smolarek misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck working aggressively here.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smolarek.
Smolarek tries to work over Halleck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smolareks head.
Smolarek lands with a light punch inside.
Halleck misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek lands a hook that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smolarek lands with a short shot to the head.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smolarek.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Gurney Halleck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smolarek has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
A short right from Halleck on the inside.
Smolarek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Smolarek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smolarek.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smolarek working hard to break the clinch.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Smolarek working aggressively here.
Halleck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smolarek works on Halleck's body with a couple of short punches.
Smolarek manages to break the clinch.
Smolarek scores with a hook to the body. Halleck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halleck has closed the distance and engaged Smolarek in a clinch.
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck has a couple of punches blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smolarek.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smolarek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Smolarek.
A shot in the inside from Halleck.
Smolarek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck throws a head punch that misses.
Smolarek breaks from the clinch.
Smolarek with a hook.
Smolarek lands a jab to Halleck's midsection.
Halleck doesn't manage to clinch there - Smolarek circles away.
Halleck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smolarek counters with a nice uppercut.
Serwacy Smolarek is winning the standup battle so far.
Smolarek lands a nice shot to the body.
Halleck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smolarek, pushing him back against the cage.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Smolarek breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halleck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smolarek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Serwacy Smolarek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gurney Halleck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smolarek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halleck is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Halleck clinches.
Halleck is still on wobbly legs! Can Smolarek finish him?
Smolarek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck seems to have recovered his senses.
Smolarek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Smolarek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Smolarek is pushing Halleck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smolarek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smolarek cracks Halleck on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Halleck falls backwards against the cage. Smolarek follows up with more strikes that drop Halleck to his knees. Smolarek keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Halleck! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serwacy Smolarek!
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energy
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hype
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