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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Halliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Klinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Klinch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Halliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Klinch!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halliday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klinch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halliday can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klinch keeps control of Halliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klinch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halliday avoids it.
Halliday working hard to break the clinch.
Klinch throws an elbow but it misses.
Klinch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halliday blocks it with crossed arms.
Klinch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halliday's efforts to push away.
Klinch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halliday avoids it.
Klinch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halliday tries to circle away but Klinch has him pinned against the cage.
Halliday manages to break the clinch.
Klinch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roger Klinch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klinch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday throws a leg kick that misses.
Klinch tries to clinch but Halliday moves out of range.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Klinch moves out of range.
Klinch misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Halliday. That snapped Klinch's head back.
Halliday scores with a three punch combo!
Klinch wants to clinch but Halliday slips to the side
and Halliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klinch moves to clinch but Halliday breaks away
and Halliday counters with a left and a right that stings Klinch.
Halliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klinch gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Halliday counter with a right hand.
Klinch darts in trying to clinch
and Halliday counters with a left and a right that stings Klinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Klinch as he checks the leg kick.
Halliday lands with a cross.
Halliday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halliday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halliday.
Klinch throws a low kick but Halliday avoids it.
Klinch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halliday throws a series of punches but Klinch moves out of range.
Halliday tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klinch is able to avoid easily.
Klinch moves into the clinch.
Halliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halliday tries to break free but Klinch pushes him back against the cage.
Klinch has Halliday pressed against the cage, preventing Halliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klinch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halliday is defending well for now.
Halliday can't break the clinch.
Klinch is trying to maintain a safe position but Halliday gets an underhook and turns Klinch into the cage.
Klinch lands a good knee to the midsection. Halliday won't want to take too many of those.
Halliday is looking to break free of the clinch but Klinch has double underhooks.
Halliday has had enough of the clinch but Klinch keeps him there for the moment.
Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday misses with a few strikes there.
Klinch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Halliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klinch lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klinch trying to land knees to the body.
Halliday managing to block the knees to the body from Klinch.
Klinch missing with knees to the body.
Halliday tries to circle away but Klinch has him pinned against the cage.
Klinch prevents Halliday from breaking the clinch.
Klinch lands an elbow that stopped Halliday in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mickey Halliday has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klinch has Halliday pressed against the cage, preventing Halliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halliday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klinch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halliday is defending well for now.
Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klinch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halliday is out of range and Klinch settles back down.
Halliday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halliday has closed the distance and engaged Klinch in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Halliday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Halliday's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Klinch looks to clinch
and Halliday counters by clinching up.
Halliday has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Klinch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Klinch stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Halliday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klinch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halliday is defending well for now.
Halliday looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halliday has had enough of the clinch but Klinch keeps him there for the moment.
Halliday avoiding damage as Klinch throws knees to the body.
Klinch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Halliday's defenses.
Halliday avoiding damage as Klinch throws knees to the body.
Klinch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halliday.
Klinch keeps control of Halliday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klinch wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
Klinch wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
Klinch closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday breaks the clinch.
Halliday blocks a head kick by Klinch.
Roger Klinch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halliday tries to bum rush Klinch with a series of wild strikes but Klinch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klinch wants to clinch
and Halliday counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halliday.
Halliday avoids a wild elbow strike from Klinch.
Klinch missing with knees to the body.
Klinch missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halliday as Klinch tries to tie him up.
Klinch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Klinch.
Klinch misses with a knee to the head.
Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klinch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinch is looking to clinch.
Klinch closes the distance but Halliday moves to the side
and Halliday counters with a nice leg kick.
Klinch throws a lazy body kick
and Halliday counters with a two punch combo.
Halliday ducks under a wild hook from Klinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halliday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halliday counters with a three punch combo that has Klinch backing up. Klinch nods at Halliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Klinch gets tackled into the cage by Halliday. Halliday maintains the clinch.
Klinch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halliday.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klinch lands an elbow just above Halliday 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Halliday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halliday is trying to break the clinch but Klinch has him pressed against the cage.
Halliday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halliday throws a leg kick
and Klinch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Klinch misses with a low kick.
Klinch darts in trying to clinch
and Halliday counters with a series of strikes. Klinch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halliday throws a head kick that misses.
Halliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Klinch tries to clinch but Halliday is having none of it.
Klinch wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halliday misses with the combination.
Halliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klinch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halliday as Klinch tries to tie him up.
Halliday breaks the clinch.
Klinch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halliday.
Halliday rushes Klinch and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klinch has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klinch lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halliday managing to block the knees to the body from Klinch.
Klinch has Halliday pressed against the cage, preventing Halliday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halliday breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Klinch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Halliday's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Halliday misses.
Klinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Halliday circles away.
Klinch wants to clinch
and Halliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klinch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klinch tries to clinch
and Halliday counters with an outside leg kick.
Halliday lands a lovely overhand right.
Halliday connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Klinch wants to clinch
and Halliday counters with a thumping low kick.
Klinch wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
Klinch instigates a clinch.
Roger Klinch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halliday can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halliday avoids the elbow strike from Klinch, against the cage.
Klinch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klinch seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Klinch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halliday.
Klinch trying to control the position but instead, Halliday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klinch into the cage.
Halliday has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halliday tries to break free but Klinch pushes him back against the cage.
Klinch taking a breather.
Halliday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halliday misses with a two punch combination.
Klinch tries to clinch but Halliday is having none of it.
Klinch is looking to clinch but Halliday is avoiding it.
Klinch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Klinch.
Klinch moves in looking to clinch but Halliday pushes him off.
Klinch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klinch wants to clinch up but Halliday keeps it at a distance.
Klinch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klinch tries to clinch but Halliday moves out of range.
Halliday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klinch tries to close the distance and clinch but Halliday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klinch tries to clinch up
and Halliday counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Halliday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Halliday circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klinch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klinch tries to clinch there but Halliday circles away.
Klinch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klinch wants to clinch but Halliday slips to the side
and Halliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Halliday.
Klinch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klinch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klinch throws a leg kick that misses.
Halliday keeps the fight on the outside.
Klinch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klinch slips a jab and a cross from Halliday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klinch prevents a body shot from Halliday.
Halliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klinch is trying to maintain a safe position but Halliday gets an underhook and turns Klinch into the cage.
Halliday blocks an elbow strike from Klinch.
Klinch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halliday tries to break the clinch but Klinch is controlling the position.
Halliday has had enough of the clinch but Klinch keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klinch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halliday's brow.
Halliday can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halliday being controlled against the cage.
Halliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Klinch.
I think Klinch 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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