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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat. Michael Halo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Unai Arana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo works over Arana's head and body with a nice combination.
Arana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arana backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo looks for the body kick but Arana saw that one coming.
Arana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab, jab by Arana - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arana throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo scores with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Arana.
The crowd cheers as Arana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halo doesn't seem phased though.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arana if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arana in his tracks.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arana moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and Arana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. Arana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halo throws a head kick that misses
and Arana counters with a low kick, right behind Halo 's knee.
Unai Arana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo swings for the body but Arana moves out of range.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Arana misses the target.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arana manages to avoid it.
Halo keeps Arana at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Arana shows good takedown defense.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arana.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Arana misses with a looping right.
Halo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Arana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arana takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Halo.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arana.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arana.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arana takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arana thinks about countering with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Halo.
A big right from Arana misses.
A head kick misses from Arana.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo avoids the head kick by Arana.
Arana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Halo.
Arana throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo throws a body kick that misses
and Arana counters with a straight right hand.
Arana has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Arana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aranas head.
Arana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arana tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Arana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Arana.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arana to score with a decent uppercut.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Arana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arana throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo throws a head kick that misses
enabling Arana to counter with a crisp jab.
Arana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arana tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Michael Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arana blocks a low kick nicely.
Arana throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arana, right into the meat.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Arana misses.
Nice sprawl there from Arana as Halo shoots in.
Arana moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arana.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arana.
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 right handed body shot lands from Halo.
A shot in the inside from Arana.
Halo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Arana.
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arana sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Arana finish him?
Arana lands a front kick.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Arana scores with a hook.
Arana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown. Arana tries to sprawl out of it but Halo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arana tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halo manages to circle out of the way.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arana to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands an overhand right.
Whack! Arana lands a heavy head kick that drops Halo. The ref tackles Arana to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Halo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Unai Arana!
After the fight, Unai Arana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Michael Halo had this to say: 'Hold ur hand still so I can count ur fingers...'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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