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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Chuvalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuvalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chuvalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuvalo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuvalo. That did some damage!
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Chuvalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chuvalo tries to avoid it.
Chuvalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Chuvalo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuvalo is just out of range.
Chuvalo throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chuvalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo misses with a wild body shot.
Chuvalo misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Chuvalo lands a head shot.
Halo swings for the body but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Halo misses.
Halo takes a swing at Chuvalo's ribcage but misses.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo throws a sloppy body shot
and Chuvalo counters with a nice body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Chuvalo shrugs it off though.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Chuvalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chuvalo works Halo's body with a nice hook.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chuvalo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo throws a low kick but Chuvalo moves out of range easily.
Chuvalo closes the distance and pushes Halo back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo prevents a body shot from Chuvalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chuvalo.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuvalo 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.
Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Chuvalo slips the punch.
Halo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chuvalo.
Halo jabs at Chuvalo's body.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Chuvalo misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo is looking to clinch.
Chuvalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Chuvalo down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chuvalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Halo swings for the body but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuvalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chuvalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Chuvalo's belly button to the back.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Chuvalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chuvalo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Halo swings for the body but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Chuvalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo avoids the body shot from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuvalo dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Chuvalo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halo stuns Chuvalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up.
Chuvalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Chuvalo has managed to clinch.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chuvalo can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Chuvalo blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo's coach down at Bjorn's Elite Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Halo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chuvalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuvalo digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Chuvalo is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chuvalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Chuvalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chuvalo jabs Halo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chuvalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up.
Chuvalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chuvalo misses with an uppercut
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuvalo. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Chuvalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
And Halo responds with a good body kick, but Chuvalo manages to step out the way in time.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Chuvalo moves out of range easily.
Chuvalo slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chuvalo thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuvalo clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halo scores with the left hand. Chuvalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuvalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuvalo is just out of range.
Chuvalo is looking to clinch.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chuvalo moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Chuvalo down.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Chuvalo sees coming a mile off.
Halo moves away from the strike by Chuvalo.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chuvalo avoids the head kick by Halo.
Chuvalo dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Chuvalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
Halo slips under a jab.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up.
Chuvalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuvalo cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chuvalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuvalo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Chuvalo scores with a nice head shot.
Halo looks for the body kick but Chuvalo saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Chuvalo.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Chuvalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuvalo.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chuvalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chuvalo darts in and clinches Halo up against the cage.
Chuvalo prevents a body shot from Halo.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chuvalo.
Halo flicks out a counter leg kick but Chuvalo steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Chuvalo down.
Halo connects with a body shot that sends Chuvalo's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuvalo.
Halo blocks a jab.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chuvalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuvalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chuvalo throws a head punch that misses.
Chuvalo tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chuvalo misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Chuvalo.
An attempted straight right counter from Chuvalo misses the target.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halo lands with a cross.
Chuvalo wants to clinch.
Halo throws a jab when Chuvalo was well out of range.
Halo tries to move into range but Chuvalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chuvalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Chuvalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chuvalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo takes a swing at Chuvalo's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Chuvalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Chuvalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chuvalo misses with a wild body shot.
Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Chuvalo moves into the clinch.
A short left from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chuvalo controls his hands.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chuvalo controls his hands.
Chuvalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Chuvalo avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Chuvalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chuvalo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo connects with a jab.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Chuvalo wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Chuvalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chuvalo scores with a nice head shot.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Halo throws a good cross that connects.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo swings for the body but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Nice cross by Chuvalo.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Chuvalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Chuvalo moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Chuvalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Chuvalo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the cage.
Chuvalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo swings for the body but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Chuvalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the body
and Halo counters with a right hand to the body.
Chuvalo pushes Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Chuvalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chuvalo.
Halo prevents a body shot from Chuvalo.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Halo throws a leg kick but Chuvalo moved away.
Chuvalo tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Chuvalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuvalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chuvalo misses with a shot to the body
and Halo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chuvalo.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chuvalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chuvalo blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Chuvalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chuvalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo catches Chuvalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuvalo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chuvalo throws a big shot that misses.
Chuvalo wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chuvalo.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuvalo.
Halo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chuvalo with a body shot.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Chuvalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo flicks out a counter leg kick but Chuvalo steps away.
Chuvalo takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chuvalo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Chuvalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chuvalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chuvalo walks into a jab.
Chuvalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chuvalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Chuvalo misses the shot to the body.
Chuvalo throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Chuvalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo thumps Chuvalo with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo takes a swing at Chuvalo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chuvalo moves away.
Chuvalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Chuvalo 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.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Chuvalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuvalo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chuvalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
The fighters circling - Chuvalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chuvalo throws a shot to the body.
Halo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo cracks Chuvalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuvalo's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuvalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo cracks the inside of Chuvalo's front leg.
Chuvalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chuvalo momentarily.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuvalo tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Chuvalo shrugs it off though.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo thumps Chuvalo with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chuvalo moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuvalo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chuvalo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Halo tenderised Chuvalo's leg. Chuvalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo cracks Chuvalo with a good jab.
Halo sizes up Chuvalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chuvalo digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Chuvalo dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Chuvalo swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chuvalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuvalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo cracks the inside of Chuvalo's front leg.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuvalo.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chuvalo doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo throws a front kick that sends Chuvalo stumbling back into the cage.
Chuvalo moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo thumps Chuvalo with a low kick.
Chuvalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo flicks out a counter leg kick but Chuvalo steps away.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Chuvalo's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that fourth round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chuvalo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chuvalo looks to land a combination. Halo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Halo is looking to slow Chuvalo down with leg kicks.
Chuvalo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo blocks a leg kick.
Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chuvalo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Halo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Halo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chuvalo looks to clinch
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chuvalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Halo.
Chuvalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chuvalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halo cracks Chuvalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo misses the shot to the body.
Halo connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Chuvalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Chuvalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chuvalo drives through and clinches with Halo against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Chuvalo can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Chuvalo moves into the clinch.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Chuvalo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo manages to break the clinch.
Chuvalo lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
A jab from Halo misses.
The fighters circling - Chuvalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo thuds his right hand into Chuvalo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chuvalo throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a right hand to the body.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chuvalo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chuvalo takes one to the chin there.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuvalo's calf.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chuvalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo cracks Chuvalo with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halo.
Chuvalo blocks a jab.
Chuvalo moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Chuvalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chuvalo throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chuvalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo 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.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Chuvalo moved out of range nicely.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chuvalo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chuvalo misses with an uppercut.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chuvalo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chuvalo scrambles back to his feet.
Chuvalo lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
George Chuvalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chuvalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuvalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Chuvalo misses the jab.
Chuvalo misses with a jab to the body
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chuvalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chuvalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo! Melchizedek Halo retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Melchizedek Halo 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.
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