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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thatcher Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halverson comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Lecter has chosen The Hannibal Lecter Sonr as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halverson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lecter misses with a right hand
and Halverson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halverson slips under a jab.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Halverson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Halverson saw that one coming.
Lecter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halverson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halverson cracks Lecter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halverson throws out the jab.
Lecter throws the left hand but Halverson avoids the punch easily.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halverson slips under a jab.
Halverson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter has momentary wrist control but Halverson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter 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.
Halverson 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.
Lecter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Halverson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halverson postures up.
Lecter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halverson is really struggling to control Lecter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Halverson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Halverson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter misses the jab.
Halverson is looking to counter punch.
Lecter misses with a hook. Halverson ducked under it nicely.
Lecter misses with a right hand
so Halverson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lecter trying to keep a closed guard but Halverson is proving a slippery customer.
Halverson throws a big elbow that misses.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halverson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Halverson tries to pass.
Halverson trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Halverson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Lecter can't keep his opponent in guard - Halverson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lecter is trying to maintain the position but Halverson is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Halverson.
Halverson wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy.
Lecter is holding on to half guard well.
We've been hearing good reports from Halverson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halverson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halverson wants to pass to mount but Lecter is defending the position.
Lecter regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thatcher Halverson dominated that 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.
Halverson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halverson controls the position.
Halverson throws an elbow but Lecter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Lecter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halverson tries to advance position but instead Lecter slips a leg back in to half guard.
Halverson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter can do to turn this around?
Lecter manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halverson is working Lecter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lecter is on top in guard.
Lecter won't allow Halverson to sweep him here.
Lecter distracts Halverson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Halverson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses.
Halverson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lecter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lecter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lecter defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter stands up over Halverson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lecter stands up over Halverson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lecter slips nicely into half guard.
Lecter is keen to just control but Halverson is a slippery customer.
Lecter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lecter is looking for a kimura here.
Halverson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter working over Halverson with some ground and pound. Halverson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lecter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halverson defends it well.
Thatcher Halverson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter wants to control but Halverson is keeping him busy.
Lecter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halverson defends it well.
Halverson is looking for a sweep. Lecter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halverson gets full guard.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Halverson keeps moving.
Lecter cracks Halverson with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lecter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Halverson has wrist control.
Lecter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lecter looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lecter controlling from the top position.
Halverson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thatcher Halverson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Halverson ducks down to avoid it.
Halverson takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter takes a swing at Halverson's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Halverson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halverson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halverson moves away.
Halverson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Lecter misses.
Halverson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Halverson misses the target.
Lecter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter gets caught napping as Halverson dives in and scores a takedown. Lecter manages to retain guard.
Halverson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Halverson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lecter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lecter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halverson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to hit a switch here but Halverson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lecter there!
Halverson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lecter's face.
Halverson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lecter working to try and regain half guard.
Lecter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecter gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Lecter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lecter wants to improve his position but Halverson is controlling well.
Halverson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Halverson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lecter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Halverson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lecter is squirming around, avoiding Halverson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to control but Halverson is having none of it.
The referee warns Lecter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hannibal Lecter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halverson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halverson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lecter?
Lecter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halverson lands a couple of good shots and Lecter has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halverson controlling well, preventing Lecter from escaping the position.
Halverson is working the ground and pound. Can Lecter escape?
Halverson is looking to control Lecter but Lecter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thatcher Halverson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halverson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thatcher Halverson!
Post fight, an emotional Thatcher Halverson said 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to all my teammates for the training! Also thanks Jackson for taking the fight. To all my faithful fans, thanks for sticking in there with me!'.
Hannibal Lecter was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.
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