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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carter thumps Halike with a low kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Halike.
The fighters circling - Halike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Halike counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halike throws out the jab.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halike momentarily.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halike connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Carter thumps Halike with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Halike misses the target.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Halike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Halike throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Halike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter staying out of range there.
Halike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Halike uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Halike does no damage.
Halike stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Halike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter misses the jab.
Halike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halike blocks the body kick.
Carter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter avoids the head kick by Halike.
Halike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Halike.
Halike scores with a leg kick.
Halike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carter moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike thumps Carter with a low kick.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike misses with a looping left.
Halike lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Halike misses.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Halike's leg but Halike calmly moves out of range.
Carter moves away from the strike by Halike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Halike. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolo Halike will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Halike moved away.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Halike blocks a low kick nicely.
Halike takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Nikolo Halike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter tries a low kick but Halike avoids it.
Halike slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Halike pushes him off.
Halike lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halike blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halike.
Carter gets through Halike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter is trying to stall.
Halike has Carter pushed against the cage.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halike takes a shot to the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Halike.
Halike dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Halike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter prevents a body shot from Halike.
Halike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halike tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Halike back against the cage.
Halike scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Halike scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halike scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Halike.
A body shot lands from Halike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Halike breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Halike.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halike checks a leg kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Halike dodges the punch combination from Carter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halike throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Halike lands a two punch combo.
Carter is rocked!
Halike lands a body shot.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Halike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Halike keeps the fight on the outside.
Halike tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Halike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a push kick but Halike slaps the foot to one side.
Carter checks a low kick from Halike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Halike just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halike catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halike on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halike doesn't seem phased though.
Halike avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halike misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Carter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halike is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halike.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halike moves away.
Carter moves away from the strike by Halike.
Halike lands an overhand right.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Halike on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halike moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Halike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter looks for the body kick but Halike saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Halike moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Halike moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Halike slips a jab from Carter.
Halike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halike. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter scores with a push kick.
Halike looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Halike's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halike scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halike scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Halike's torso.
Cale Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halike throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Halike smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Halike.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halike throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Halike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halike throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Halike lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter throws a front kick that sends Halike stumbling back into the cage.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halike 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolo Halike!
Nikolo Halike took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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