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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Florain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolo Halike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cedric Florain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike avoids the head kick by Florain.
Halike scores with a takedown into Florain's guard.
Florain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Halike slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Florain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Florain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halike controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halike wants to pass the guard but Florain is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nikolo Halike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Florain misses with a head kick.
Florain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Halike.
Florain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Florain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike lands a front kick.
Halike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Florain looks gassed!
Florain throws a push kick but Halike slaps the foot to one side.
Halike keeps Florain at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halike.
Halike shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Halike looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Halike thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Florain's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike not doing much here.
Halike lands strikes from half guard.
Halike frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halike looking to control and managing it successfully.
Halike raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Florain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halike. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Halike.
Florain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halike changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Florain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Halike tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Florain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halike lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Halike 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halike is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Florain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Florain takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike controls the position.
Florain is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nikolo Halike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Florain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cedric Florain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halike throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halike lands with a nice body punch.
Florain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halike explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Halike.
Florain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Halike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Halike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halike.
Nikolo Halike is winning the standup battle so far.
Halike scores a takedown into full mount!
Nikolo Halike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halike fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike controlling the pace for now.
Halike lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Halike tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Halike has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Halike looking to secure an arm triangle but Florain defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike controlling the pace for now.
Halike with shots to the head and body - Florain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Halike takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halike is landing with some decent strikes but Florain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Halike connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Halike sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halike working Florain over with strikes here.
Halike lands a big elbow.
Halike breaks from Florain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halike takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolo Halike dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Halike.
Florain throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halike is putting a hurting on Florain here, landing some big shots from side control.
Halike is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Florain's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nikolo Halike just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Halike darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Halike controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike moves nicely into side control.
Halike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Florain can do to turn this around?
Halike working the head with strikes.
Florain tries to escape but Halike is in control.
Halike scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Florain to see if he's OK.
Halike lands a few punches from side control.
Halike working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike landing strikes.
Florain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Halike is working to tighten is grip on Florain's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Florain has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Halike is really squeezing tight and eventually Florain passes out! Halike breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nikolo Halike!
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