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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's entrance music is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. A fine choice. Halperin has chosen I am going to kill you (with the help of Muno) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halperin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with East but East pushes him off and we're back to square one.
East throws a front kick aimed at Halperin's knee but Halperin avoids it well.
East throws a series of punches but Halperin moves out of range.
East throws a right hand that Halperin ducks under and follows up with a left that Halperin also avoids with ease.
Halperin shoots for a takedown but East saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for East.
It looks like Daniel Halperin has been cut.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East throws a leg kick but Halperin sees it coming and moves out of range.
East throws a head kick that Halperin semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halperin drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Halperin stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Halperin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. East swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halperin is pushing down on East's leg trying to pass to half guard. East is fighting to maintain full guard but Halperin has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halperin looks gassed!
East works his way to full guard. Good work.
Halperin won't allow East to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halperin is controlling him.
Halperin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
East is looking to reverse the position.
East is trying to buck Halperin off.
Halperin is trying to get an arm triangle but East is defending well.
Halperin is trying to get an arm triangle but East is defending well.
East manages to get back to half guard.
East has one foot on Halperin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halperin ducks under a wild hook from East.
East throws a lazy right hand but Halperin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halperin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halperin blocks a head kick by East.
East throws a sloppy head kick and Halperin moves out of range easily.
East wants to slow Halperin down by chopping away at his legs.
East throws a leg kick which misses Halperin's front leg but catches the back leg as Halperin tries to avoid it.
Halperin checks a low kick from East.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
East throws a leg kick but Halperin moved away.
Halperin walks into a jab.
East stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and East wants it to stay on the feet.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
Halperin drops his hands momentarily and East takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halperin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? East is fending him off so far but Halperin persists. Nope, East circles away and we're back to standing.
East rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halperin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
East scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East lands a nice looking kick to the body. Halperin takes a step back to recover.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by East!
Halperin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halperin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halperin manages to avoid it.
East throws a low kick, looking for Halperin's leg but Halperin calmly moves out of range.
Halperin fails with a takedown attempt.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Halperin is just out of range.
Halperin blocks a low kick nicely.
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halperin is able to avoid easily.
Halperin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halperin has a takedown stuffed.
A solid leg kick lands there for East.
East lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halperin avoids the head kick by East.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East lands a glancing blow to the side of Halperin's head.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
East jabs at Halperin's body.
Halperin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halperin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East with the ground and pound from mount.
Halperin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Halperin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
East scores with a couple of good head shots there.
East landing strikes from the mount and Halperin is in trouble!
East breaks from Halperin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
East lands a big elbow.
East trying to control but Halperin is having none of it.
East has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Halperin's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halperin is working to get back to half guard.
East has control of Halperin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Halperin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Halperin is looking to improve his position but East isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Halperin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halperin tries to clinch but East is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from East lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halperin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halperin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halperin with a lazy takedown attempt
and East counters with a nice leg kick.
East misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halperin shoots in looking for a takedown. East tries to sprawl out of it but Halperin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. East manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halperin blocks a head kick by East.
East drives through and clinches with Halperin against the cage.
East tries a knee to the head but Halperin blocks it.
East lands a nice elbow.
Halperin is trying to drag East to the mat but East just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
East lands with a right to the head.
East lands an elbow inside.
Halperin is breathing heavily.
Halperin tries to score a body lock takedown but East shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Halperin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. East gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
East looks to throw an elbow but misses.
East stops a takedown attempt from Halperin.
Halperin blocks an elbow strike from East.
East lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
East landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from East.
East tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halperin drops down looking for an ankle pick but East pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for East.
East works Halperin's body with a nice hook.
Halperin tries for a takedown but East circles away easily
and East counters with an outside leg kick.
East misses with a body kick.
East looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halperin can do to turn this around?
Halperin darts in and clinches East up against the cage.
Knees to the body from East.
Halperin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but East pulls him back up using the underhooks.
East scores with a shoulder strike.
Halperin blocks an elbow strike from East.
East looks to throw an elbow but misses.
East connects with a knee to the head.
East is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halperin is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
East lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
East misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halperin.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Halperin.
East stops a takedown attempt from Halperin.
Halperin tries for a takedown. No joy.
East looking to throw knees to the head but Halperin is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
East stops a takedown attempt from Halperin.
Halperin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Halperin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Halperin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Halperin won't allow East to sweep him here.
Halperin drops back looking for a leg! East is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and East manages to kick Halperin off! Halperin jumps back into East's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halperin stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Halperin tries to free his leg and advance position but East is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halperin won't allow East to get back to his feet.
Halperin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but East manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Halperin has East in his guard.
East won't allow Halperin to sweep him here.
Halperin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
East postures up and lands a big shot to Halperin's brow.
Halperin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
East scoring with some ground and pound.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Halperin.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halperin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but East can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halperin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
East throwing strikes from guard but Halperin blocks nicely.
East has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
East forces his way into half guard.
East looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halperin gets back to full guard.
Halperin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
East throws a leg kick but Halperin checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Halperin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halperin.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
Halperin tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
Halperin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halperin moves into the clinch.
Halperin dodges an elbow strike from East.
East lands a nice uppercut.
East prevents a takedown attempt there.
East stalling.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Halperin blocks with his arms.
East misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halperin.
Halperin tries for a takedown but East manages to get underhooks.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
Halperin wants a takedown but no success here.
East looking to throw knees to the head but Halperin is blocking nicely.
East misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halperin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halperin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from East.
East misses with an elbow over the top.
East missing with knees to the body.
East tries a knee to the head but Halperin blocks it.
Halperin managing to block the knees to the body from East.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halperin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. East can't fight it off and eventually Halperin manages to take the fight to the floor. East looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halperin thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
East pulls Halperin in close to prevent any damage.
Klein East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
East wants to stand up but Halperin is controlling him.
Halperin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
East manages to get back to half guard.
Halperin seems to be looking for submissions.
Halperin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
East is controlling Halperin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
East gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East wants to sweep here but Halperin controlling him for the moment.
East is trying to control the position but Halperin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halperin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Halperin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
East is looking to stand up but Halperin isn't so interested in that idea.
East is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
East stops a takedown attempt from Halperin.
East throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands an elbow inside that Halperin shrugs off.
East looking to throw knees to the head but Halperin is blocking nicely.
East has a couple of punches blocked by Halperin.
East lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
Halperin has East pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. East manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
East creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Halperin's defenses.
Halperin is trying to drag East to the mat but East just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
East lands an elbow that stopped Halperin in his tracks for a moment.
East tries to land knees in the clinch but Halperin avoids the damage to the body.
Klein East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
East lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
East misses with a knee strike.
East pushes off an throws an elbow but Halperin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
East gets underhooks to prevent Halperin's takedown attempt.
Halperin takes an elbow to the temple.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Halperin blocks with his arms.
East working Halperin over with knees to the body.
East throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halperin blocks it with crossed arms.
East throws an elbow that misses.
Halperin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
East pushes Halperin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Halperin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
East pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halperin goes for a takedown in the clinch but East prevents it.
East lands a nice elbow.
Halperin blocks an elbow strike.
East pushes off an throws an elbow but Halperin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halperin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. East avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
East lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
East using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halperin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
East lands a knee to the body.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Halperin blocks with his arms.
East connects with a knee to the head.
East blocking some punches.
East with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
East lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halperin takes a shot to the head.
East lands an elbow inside that Halperin shrugs off.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Halperin blocks with his arms.
East scores with a knee to the head.
East scores with a shot to the side of Halperin's head.
Halperin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
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energy
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hype
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