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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 3311 p4p, 357 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3289 p4p, 355 weight class). De Sucre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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214 lbs
36 - 32 - 2 |
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215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
36 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre throws a combination that misses
and Halo counters with a nice body shot.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Sucre lands with a hook. Halo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Sucre scores with a head kick. Halo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Sucre throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Halo tries to clinch but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo tries to clinch but De Sucre is having none of it.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Sucre, pushing him back against the ropes.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
De Sucre blocks a body shot from Halo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Sucre throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
Halo has De Sucre up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land.
Halo blocking some punches.
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Sucre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
De Sucre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Sucre momentarily.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
De Sucre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halo, as that shot connected.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Halo blocks a head kick by De Sucre.
Halo is looking to slow De Sucre down with leg kicks.
De Sucre throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo clinches up with De Sucre and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
Halo tries to work over De Sucre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Sucre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Sucre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like De Sucre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Sucre defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Sucre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from De Sucre.
Halo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo wants to slow De Sucre down by chopping away at his legs.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo scores with a head kick. De Sucre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Sucre lands a two punch combo.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
De Sucre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from De Sucre.
Sloppy strikes from De Sucre. Those never looked like landing.
Halo throws out a counter right but De Sucre avoids it with no problem.
De Sucre avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Sucre throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Sucre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
De Sucre connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
De Sucre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Halo.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo misses with a head kick.
De Sucre throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
De Sucre throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throws a head kick but De Sucre moves out of range.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre moves forwards but Halo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halo looks to throw the jab but De Sucre is out of range.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Sucres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a head kick.
Melchizedek Halo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Sucre.
De Sucre dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo has De Sucre up against the ropes in a clinch.
Halo prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
Halo blocking some punches.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre keeps control of Halo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Sucre gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
De Sucre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Sucre throws a big shot that misses.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo lands with a kick to the temple. De Sucre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Sucre swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Sucre.
Halo has De Sucre up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Sucre blocks an uppercut.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Halo.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Halo. Beautiful body shot.
De Sucre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Sucre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and De Sucre settles back down.
Halo cracks a nice hook into De Sucre's ribs.
De Sucre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo forces De Sucre back against the ropes and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Post fight, Melchizedek Halo took to the microphone: 'I just ground and pounded the shit outta him! Time for him to retire. I want that belt! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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