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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (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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219 lbs
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184 cm
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223 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
Hallak throws a nice looking combination but Chantry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown but Hallak shows good takedown defense.
Chantry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallak.
Chantry drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chantry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hallak working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chantry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallak is keeping the position for now.
Chantry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chantry postures up.
Chantry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chantry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chantry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chantry wants to pass the guard but Hallak is keeping the position.
Chantry passes Hallak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chantry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chantry is looking for a kimura but Hallak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chantry to get the leverage.
Chantry is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hallak reverses the position - he's now on top in Chantry's guard.
Chantry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hallak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chantry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hallak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hallak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chantry working the ground and pound from side control.
Chantry is looking to take a break and control but Hallak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hallak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chantry.
Chantry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hallak some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Chantry wants to control but Hallak is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chantry in side control, throwing shots but Hallak defends.
Check out the look on Chantry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hallak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chantry.
Chantry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chantry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chantry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hallak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry trying to control the position but Hallak is working away.
Chantry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chantry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chantry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hallak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chantry working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatton Chantry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hallak misses with a hook to the body
and Chantry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chantry trying to control from half guard but Hallak is working away.
Chantry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hallak's head.
Chantry is working for a submission of some sort.
Chantry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hallak is trying to stand up here but Chantry is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry throws a strike but Hallak avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chantry stays in close to Hallak's body and controls the position.
Hallak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chantry advances position into side control!
Chantry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hallak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chantry with the ground and pound but Hallak regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chantry tries to pass to full mount but Hallak defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak is pressing down on Chantry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hallak keeping moving, preventing Chantry from controlling successfully.
Chantry looking to pass the guard.
Chantry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hallak has wrist control.
Chantry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hallak 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.
Chantry stays in close to Hallak's body and controls the position.
Chantry looking to pass the guard.
Hallak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chantry controls the pace.
Chantry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hallak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chantry has Hallak in his guard.
Chantry looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hallak is one step ahead there.
Chantry is looking for a triangle here but Hallak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hallak tries to stand but Chantry is controlling his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chantry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Chantry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatton Chantry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hallak. Those never looked like landing.
Hallak looks to land a right hand but Chantry moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hallak.
Chantry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallak.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chantry.
Chantry fails to land the takedown.
Hallak scores with a hook to the body. Chantry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chantry misses with a takedown attempt - Hallak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallak tries to bum rush Chantry with a series of wild strikes but Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hallak has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chantry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chantry will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Hallak coming out on top.
Hamood Hallak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallak.
Hallak tries to land a front kick but Chantry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chantry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallak throws a hook to the side of Chantry's head but Chantry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamood Hallak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallak is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Chantry like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Chantry from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamood Hallak!
A victorious Hamood Hallak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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