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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Balin Le Savage (ranked 22182 p4p, 743 weight class) and Itanimulli Halo (ranked 21811 p4p, 720 weight class). Le Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Marilyn Manson-Killing Strangers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Very strong
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itanimulli Halo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Savage.
Le Savage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Halo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Le Savage throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Le Savage misses with a low kick.
As Le Savage backs off Halo throws a huge counter combo but Le Savage manages to avoid it all.
Halo jabs at Le Savage's body.
Le Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Savage missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Halo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Savage thinking.
Le Savage lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo moves out of range as Le Savage strikes.
Halo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Halo misses.
Le Savage misses with a jab to the body
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Savage is looking to land body kicks.
Halo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Savage.
Le Savage has managed to clinch.
Le Savage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Le Savage works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Le Savage lands an uppercut.
Halo working aggressively here.
Le Savage pushes Halo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halo's efforts to push away.
Le Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to push Le Savage away but Le Savage has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Le Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Halo controls his hands.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Savage misses with a body punch.
Le Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Halo.
Le Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Halo wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Savage won't allow it.
Le Savage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Le Savage controls the action.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halo is defending well for now.
Le Savage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Le Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Savage.
Le Savage swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Le Savage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Le Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Le Savage.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Le Savage moved out of range.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Savage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo ducks right into an uppercut from Le Savage.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Balin Le Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo slips a jab from Le Savage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Le Savage throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Le Savage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Le Savage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Savage. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Savage tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Le Savage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Le Savage settles back down.
Le Savage connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Le Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Le Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
Le Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
A leg kick checked by Le Savage.
Le Savage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Halo works Le Savage's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo slips under a jab from Le Savage.
Le Savage 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.
Le Savage connects with a single shot there.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Le Savage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le Savage misses the shot to the body.
Halo throws a hook but Le Savage blocks it.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Le Savage.
Nice straight punches there by Le Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Savage misses the target.
Itanimulli Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Le Savage 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le Savage forces Halo back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Le Savage on the inside.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Savage's elbow.
Le Savage has Halo pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Itanimulli Halo has been cut.
Le Savage lands a body shot.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo is trying to break the clinch but Le Savage has him pressed against the ropes.
Le Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Le Savage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Savage.
Le Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le Savage obliges.
Le Savage blocks a body shot from Halo.
Le Savage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Halo.
Balin Le Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Le Savage - that landed with a thud.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Halo is blocking nicely.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Savage backwards.
Le Savage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Savage tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Le Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halo's efforts to push away.
Le Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
Halo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halo.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Le Savage avoids it by throwing Halo back against the ropes.
Balin Le Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Le Savage with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balin Le Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Savage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Balin Le Savage!
Balin Le Savage wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Balin Le Savage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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