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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Murder Was the Case. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo moves in looking to clinch but Parkinson pushes him off.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parkinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parkinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parkinson throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Parkinson misses with a head kick.
Parkinson fails with the takedown.
Parkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo instigates a clinch.
Parkinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
Parkinson can't break the clinch.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Parkinson blocks with his arms.
Halo scores with a knee to the head.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parkinson's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parkinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Parkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Halo.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parkinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Parkinson.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Parkinson in a clinch.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Parkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Halo has double underhooks.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parkinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parkinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Parkinson blocks it.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Parkinson is blocking nicely.
Halo looks gassed!
Parkinson is trying to drag Halo to the mat but Halo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Parkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo landing knees to the head.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parkinson.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halo looking to stall.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Parkinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parkinson throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
A big right from Parkinson misses.
Parkinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a right and a left that Parkinson avoids nicely.
Halo rushes Parkinson and presses him up against the cage.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parkinson breaks the clinch.
Teddy Parkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parkinson tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parkinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parkinson with a nice cross.
Parkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parkinson throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parkinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo moves out of range as Parkinson strikes.
Parkinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Parkinson shoots in for a double leg but Halo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Parkinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parkinson misses with the combination.
Halo rushes Parkinson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo keeps control of Parkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parkinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Parkinson blocks it.
Parkinson tries to break the clinch but Halo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Parkinson 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.
Parkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Parkinson throws out a powerful jab.
Parkinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Parkinson moved out of range.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Parkinson moves away and avoids it.
Parkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Halo 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.
Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halo is struggling to control the position.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parkinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parkinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Halo won't allow it.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parkinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Halo has double underhooks.
Parkinson takes a shot to the head.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson can't break the clinch.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Parkinson tries to circle away but Halo has him pinned against the cage.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Parkinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo keeps control of Parkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parkinson's efforts to push away.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parkinson is trying to break the clinch but Halo has him pressed against the cage.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parkinson's efforts to push away.
Halo looking to throw knees to the head but Parkinson is blocking nicely.
Halo pushes Parkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parkinson looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parkinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo slips under a jab from Parkinson.
Parkinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parkinson.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parkinson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parkinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parkinson works over Halo's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parkinson.
Halo takes one to the chin there.
Halo tries to clinch up but Parkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo cracks Parkinson with an open hand slap.
Parkinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parkinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parkinson lands a two punch combo.
Halo is looking to clinch but Parkinson is avoiding it.
Parkinson jabs Halo right on the nose. Halo blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.
Halo is looking to clinch.
Parkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parkinson clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Parkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo forces Parkinson back against the cage and clinches.
Parkinson is trying to break free.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Parkinson blocks with his arms.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo breaks the clinch.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Parkinson scores with a four punch combination!
Parkinson is looking to land body kicks.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parkinson's hands.
Parkinson needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
Parkinson throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luciano Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Parkinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Halo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Parkinson is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Parkinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Parkinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Halo has Parkinson pressed against the cage, preventing Parkinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parkinson tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Parkinson swinging wildly here.
Parkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo is looking to clinch but Parkinson is avoiding it.
Parkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halo moves in looking to clinch but Parkinson pushes him off.
Parkinson looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halo can't do much from the bottom here.
Parkinson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Parkinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halo keeps working.
Halo is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Halo regains half guard, as Parkinson was trying to land strikes.
Parkinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parkinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parkinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Halo is looking for a sweep. Parkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parkinson trying to control from Halo's half guard. Halo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Parkinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Parkinson from controlling successfully.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo managing to control the position.
Parkinson trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Parkinson forces his way into half guard.
Halo trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luciano Halo.
I think Halo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Halo!
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