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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Halkiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Joe Quick!
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, Rick Halkiu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halkiu tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick throws a sloppy head kick and Halkiu moves out of range easily.
Halkiu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quick is fending him off so far but Halkiu persists. Nope, Quick circles away and we're back to standing.
Quick drives through and clinches with Halkiu against the cage.
Quick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Halkiu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halkiu throws an elbow that misses.
Quick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Halkiu goes for a takedown attempt but Quick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Halkiu.
Quick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quick darts in and clinches Halkiu up against the cage.
Quick misses with a knee to the head.
Halkiu tries for a takedown but Quick manages to get underhooks.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Halkiu drags the fight down to the ground.
Quick trying to control but Halkiu is working from the bottom.
Halkiu has a closed guard, preventing Quick from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkiu looking for a sweep. Not yet Halkiu, not yet.
Halkiu keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Halkiu wriggles free and stands up.
Quick wants to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joe Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quick darts in trying to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quick!
Halkiu controlling from the full mount.
Quick can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to hold on but Halkiu pushes him away.
Halkiu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halkiu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Halkiu unloading with bombs!
Quick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Halkiu content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Halkiu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Halkiu landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Halkiu.
Quick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Halkiu controlling from the full mount.
Quick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quick tries to get out of the position.
Halkiu lands a big shot there that rocks Quick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Halkiu controlling the pace for now.
Halkiu avoids the attempt from Quick to control.
Halkiu is landing with some decent strikes but Quick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halkiu content just to control the position here.
Halkiu prevents Quick from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halkiu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halkiu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quick wants to hold on but Halkiu pushes him away.
Halkiu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Halkiu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quick tries to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a single leg into guard. Quick didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkiu advances position into side control!
Quick is not content to let Halkiu control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Halkiu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quick looks to clinch
and Halkiu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halkiu.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halkiu tries to clinch up.
Halkiu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halkiu counters with a shoot takedown. Quick fights it but they end up in guard.
Quick wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Halkiu manages to pass to side control.
Halkiu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halkiu trying to pass the guard but Quick defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick is trying to stand up here but Halkiu is controlling him well.
Halkiu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halkiu prevents Quick from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Halkiu's head.
Quick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Halkiu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Quick wants to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a shoot takedown. Quick fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Halkiu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quick looking for a sweep. Not yet Quick, not yet.
Quick wants to stand up but Halkiu is controlling him.
Halkiu passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halkiu prevents Quick from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to maintain the position but Halkiu is very close to passing his half guard.
Halkiu controlling the pace.
Quick is trying to stand.
Halkiu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quick!
Quick is trying desperately to improve position.
Halkiu controlling from the full mount.
Quick is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkiu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Halkiu lands a heavy elbow.
Halkiu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Halkiu controlling from the full mount.
Quick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quick's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Quick is desperately trying to improve his position but Halkiu has a good base and remains in mount.
Halkiu content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick taking shots to the head.
Halkiu controlling from mount.
Quick working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkiu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Halkiu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quick tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Halkiu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halkiu is looking to clinch.
Quick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halkiu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quick's guard.
Quick is trying to control the position but Halkiu postures up.
Halkiu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halkiu wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Quick working a defensive guard here.
Halkiu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Halkiu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Halkiu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halkiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick controls Halkiu momentarily but Halkiu frees himself.
Halkiu prevents Quick from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A solid body kick from Quick.
Halkiu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick tries to clinch up
and Halkiu counters by moving into the clinch.
Quick slows down the pace here.
Halkiu jumps guard but Quick stands there with Halkiu around his waist. Halkiu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Halkiu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Halkiu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Halkiu trying to control the position.
Quick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quick won't allow Halkiu to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Halkiu is retaining full guard.
Halkiu has his hands on Quick's head, controlling the position.
Halkiu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quick is one step ahead there.
Halkiu striking from the bottom here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halkiu holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halkiu is on top in guard.
Halkiu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkiu stands up from Quick's guard - Halkiu perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice combination there by Halkiu.
Quick darts in trying to clinch
and Halkiu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quick!
Halkiu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quick is desperately trying to improve his position but Halkiu has a good base and remains in mount.
Halkiu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quick tries to lock up and control but Halkiu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkiu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quick is desperately trying to improve his position but Halkiu has a good base and remains in mount.
Halkiu thowing shots but they're missing.
Quick tries to hold on but Halkiu postures up.
Quick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halkiu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Quick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Quick working to try and regain half guard.
Halkiu landing strikes from the mount.
Quick is looking to improve his position but Halkiu isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Halkiu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halkiu 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Halkiu!
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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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