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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonnella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Halloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halloway has chosen AFI- Prelude 12/21 as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Gonnella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Halloway!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonnella tries for a takedown but Halloway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halloway has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonnella fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halloway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonnella.
Gonnella connects with a high kick.
It looks like Luke Halloway has been cut.
Gonnella moves in looking to clinch but Halloway pushes him off.
Halloway clinches with his opponent.
Gonnella breaks from the clinch.
Halloway clinches.
Gonnella wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonnella tries to pull guard but Halloway won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gonnella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halloway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halloway lands a body shot.
Gonnella breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gonnella.
Luke Halloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonnella gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halloway.
Halloway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloway takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonnella shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halloway pinned against the cage. Halloway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halloway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonnella shoots in for a takedown but Halloway shows good takedown defense.
Gonnella has a takedown stuffed.
Gonnella is breathing heavily.
Halloway darts in and clinches Gonnella up against the cage.
Halloway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonnella tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonnella tries to pull guard but Halloway holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonnella drops back down to his feet.
Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Gonnella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halloway to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonnella throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloway rushes Gonnella and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halloway manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonnella fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Halloway manages to break the clinch.
Gonnella takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Halloway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonnella!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloway raining down shots from the mount!
Halloway landing strikes from the mount and Gonnella is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halloway looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Halloway lands a heavy elbow.
Halloway is working for a guillotine from mount but Gonnella frees his head quite easily.
Halloway wants to control the pace but Gonnella is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloway has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonnella's face.
Gonnella is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halloway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Halloway wants to control the pace but Gonnella is squirming around nicely.
Halloway landing strikes from the mount and Gonnella is in trouble!
Halloway lands a big shot there that rocks Gonnella but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonnella sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gonnella tries to get to full guard but Halloway has control of the leg.
Gonnella wants to control but Halloway is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloway tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gonnella.
Gonnella slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonnella is trying to keep Halloway in close.
Gonnella keeping moving, preventing Halloway from controlling successfully.
Gonnella looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonnella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halloway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halloway tries to clinch but Gonnella is having none of it.
Gonnella closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Halloway to the mat! Halloway manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Halloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Halloway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonnella throws a lazy head kick
and Halloway counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonnella!
Halloway looking to control but Gonnella is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halloway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonnella tries to lock up and control but Halloway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halloway prevents Gonnella from getting the reversal.
Halloway looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Halloway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Luke Halloway has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonnella is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halloway lands with some strikes.
Halloway scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonnella keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halloway scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonnella?
Halloway prevents Gonnella from getting the reversal.
Halloway working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gonnella is wriggling around trying to escape.
Halloway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Halloway raining down shots from the mount!
Halloway cracks Gonnella with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Halloway lands a nice shot to the head.
Halloway looking to finish Gonnella with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonnella!
Gonnella is bucking up trying to escape but Halloway cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halloway blocks Gonnella's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonnella wants to hold on but Halloway pushes him away.
Gonnella regains half guard.
Gonnella wants to get back to full guard.
Gonnella wants to control but Halloway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonnella missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonnella manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonnella is looking for a triangle but Halloway pushes his legs off easily.
Halloway trying to control but Gonnella is working from the bottom.
Halloway preventing the sweep.
Gonnella throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonnella shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halloway counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonnella won't be happy with that.
Gonnella dodges the ground and pound from Halloway.
Halloway wants to control for a moment but Gonnella uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Halloway trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gonnella can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halloway is looking to escape.
Gonnella takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halloway is working to get back to half guard.
Gonnella takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloway tries to hold on but Gonnella postures up.
Halloway looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Halloway is keeping busy.
Gonnella has the hooks in. Halloway is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gonnella is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gonnella doesn't have the hooks in and Halloway manages to turn into his guard.
Gonnella seems keen to control Halloway's posture.
Gonnella wants to control but Halloway passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Halloway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Halloway's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonnella looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halloway is fending him off so far but Gonnella persists. Nope, Halloway circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonnella throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonnella is looking to clinch but Halloway is avoiding it.
Gonnella gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Halloway counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halloway trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonnella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloway wanted to stand there but Gonnella had control of the position.
Halloway throws a big right hand that misses.
Halloway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonnella had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Halloway is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gonnella Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Halloway's back instead.
Halloway is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Gonnella misses with a takedown attempt - Halloway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gonnella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonnella misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonnella clinches up against the cage.
Halloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonnella has his takedown stuffed
so Halloway counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halloway pushes down on Gonnella's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halloway prevents Gonnella from improving his position.
Gonnella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonnella.
Halloway trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonnella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonnella throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonnella is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halloway preventing the sweep.
Halloway being controlled here momentarily.
Gonnella trying to strike off his back.
Gonnella seems keen to control Halloway's posture.
Halloway landing some decent shots from guard.
Halloway trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonnella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonnella kicks Halloway off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonnella with a poor takedown
and Halloway finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halloway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halloway lands in his opponent's guard.
Gonnella trying to keep a closed guard but Halloway is proving a slippery customer.
Gonnella is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halloway is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonnella's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonnella's back!
Halloway slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gonnella is covering up but some of the strikes from Halloway are getting through and doing damage.
Gonnella is covering up but some of the strikes from Halloway are getting through and doing damage.
Halloway is working the ground and pound. Can Gonnella escape?
Halloway is hanging on to Gonnella's back as he tries to escape.
Halloway scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gonnella is looking for a way out.
Gonnella manages to reverse the position and now he's in Halloway's guard. Nice work there by Gonnella.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonnella working some strikes from top position.
Halloway working for a triangle but Gonnella defends it easily.
Halloway thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Halloway tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonnella looking to sit in guard and control but Halloway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonnella keeping moving, preventing Halloway from controlling successfully.
Nick Gonnella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloway scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Halloway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halloway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Halloway!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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