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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Murder Was the Case. A fine choice. Alpo Wednesday will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halo counters with an outside leg kick.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Halo misses.
Wednesday throws an off balance right hand
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Wednesday off balance momentarily.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo pushes Wednesday up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wednesday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wednesday has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
Wednesday is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wednesday digs a right hand underneath Halo's ribcage. Halo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wednesday is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo stalls.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo pulls guard effortlessly.
Wednesday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wednesday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wednesday gets to his feet - Halo follows without any prompting.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A lazy body kick from Halo
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wednesday throws out the jab.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wednesday misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wednesday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to circle away but Halo has him pinned against the cage.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo lands a left hand.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halo into the cage.
Halo jumps into guard, dragging Wednesday to the mat.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wednesday being controlled here momentarily.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Wednesday has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wednesday tries to clinch
and Halo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo throwing strikes from guard but Wednesday blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wednesday looking for a sweep. Not yet Wednesday, not yet.
Halo wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo throws and elbow that misses. Wednesday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halo's guard. Nice move by Wednesday!
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two 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.
Wednesday throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Halo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wednesday working a defensive guard here.
Wednesday keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo stopping the sweep attempt from Wednesday.
Halo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Wednesday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wednesday wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Wednesday is looking to stand up but Halo won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wednesday wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Halo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halo lands a jab.
Halo misses with a body shot
and Wednesday moves into the clinch.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Wednesday blocks with his arms.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo misses with some punches.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Wednesday.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday is trying to maintain a safe position but Halo gets an underhook and turns Wednesday into the cage.
Wednesday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wednesday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo tried to score with a low kick but Wednesday checks it.
Wednesday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wednesday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halo.
Halo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halo.
Wednesday slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wednesday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo thows a big elbow that misses.
Halo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wednesday has wrist control.
Halo lands a couple of digs.
Wednesday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halo trying to control but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
Halo throws a strike but Wednesday rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wednesday wants to stand but Halo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Halo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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