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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Halftard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Halftard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Halftard!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halftard throws a hook but Cabral avoids it easily.
Halftard throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Cabral closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halftard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halftard slips under a jab.
Halftard misses with a looping left.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halftard.
Halftard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral looks to throw the jab but Halftard is out of range.
Halftard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halftard walks into a stiff left hand from Cabral.
Halftard wants to clinch
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabral is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Halftard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabral on the side of the head.
Halftard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halftard ducks under a wild hook from Cabral.
Halftard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halftard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Halftard misses.
Cabral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halftard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halftard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halftard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halftard scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Gary Halftard has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral moves away from the strike by Halftard.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabral throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halftard on the side of the head.
Halftard drives through and clinches with Cabral against the cage.
Halftard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halftard lands with a left to the head.
Halftard blocks a body shot from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Halftard.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Halftard.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halftard as Cabral tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabral as Halftard tries to tie him up.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Halftard.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabral digs a right hand underneath Halftard's ribcage. Halftard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halftard looks winded!
Cabral lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral presses Halftard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cabral stalling.
Halftard working aggressively here.
Halftard is trying to force a seperation but Cabral has the dominant position.
Cabral misses with a body punch.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Halftard blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Halftard takes a shot to the head.
Cabral pushes Halftard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halftard or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Afonso Cabral will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Halftard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabral dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabral misses with an uppercut. Halftard saw that one coming.
Halftard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabral.
Cabral doesn't manage to clinch there - Halftard circles away.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
Halftard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Halftard is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halftard's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral digs a right hand into Halftard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halftard's gas tank.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halftard.
Cabral is working Halftard over against the cage.
Cabral tries to throw a body punch but Halftard avoids it by throwing Cabral back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Cabral tries a body shot but Halftard blocks it.
Halftard misses with some punches.
Cabral lands a shot to the body.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
Halftard prevents a body shot from Cabral.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
Cabral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
That has opened up Gary Halftard's cut even more.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabral cracks Halftard with a nice body shot.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral drops Halftard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halftard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Halftard is rocked!
Cabral is leaning against Halftard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halftard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cabral drops Halftard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halftard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Cabral.
The referee calls for Cabral to work.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halftard.
Cabral lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Halftard to his knees! Cabral keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afonso Cabral!
Afonso Cabral retains his super heavyweight title!
Afonso Cabral made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear in his post fight interview.
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hype
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