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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malavetti Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Vronsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malavetti Halo's chin.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malavetti Halo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws the left hand but Vronsky avoids the punch easily.
Malavetti Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Vronsky.
Vronsky takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo works the jab nicely.
Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Halo walks into a jab.
Vronsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vronsky will feel that in the morning.
Halo avoids the body shot from Vronsky.
Vronsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vronsky is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vronsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vronsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Vronsky sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Vronsky in the body.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vronsky.
Vronsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vronsky on the side of the head.
Vronsky looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
A big right from Halo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vronsky connects with a crisp jab.
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
A big left from Vronsky misses.
Vronsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vronsky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Halo is trying to defend but Vronsky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vronsky prevents Halo from standing back up.
Halo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Halo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to pass the guard but Halo defending well.
Vronsky 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.
Vronsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halo is trying to stand back up but Vronsky is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vronsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vronsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to pass to mount but Halo is defending the position.
Halo is staying active underneath Vronsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vronsky is looking to pass Halo's guard but actually Halo recovers to full guard.
Vronsky postures up in Halo's guard and throws a big left but Halo blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Vronsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vronsky. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malavetti Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vronsky moves away.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Vronsky blocks a leg kick.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Vronsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo tries a low kick but Vronsky avoids it.
Vronsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo avoids the body shot from Vronsky.
Vronsky connects with a jab.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a double jab
and Vronsky counters with a left to the body.
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Vronsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vronsky throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws a push kick but Vronsky slaps the foot to one side.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vronsky.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vronsky.
Vronsky is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo tries to work over Vronsky's front leg with a kick but Vronsky checks it.
Vronsky slips a straight right by Halo.
Vronsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky works Halo's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Vronsky misses.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vronsky.
Vronsky digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Vronsky takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vronsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vronsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vronsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Vronsky slips the punch.
Malavetti Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vronsky scores with the left hand. Halo knows he should have avoided that one.
Halo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Vronsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vronsky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Halo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vronsky is in Halo's guard.
Vronsky prevents Halo from getting back to his feet.
Vronsky looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vronsky wants to sweep here but Halo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to stand and escape but instead Vronsky has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Halo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vronsky is controlling him.
Vronsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vronsky wants to pass the guard but Halo is keeping the position.
Halo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Vronsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo which made him look bad.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vronsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Vronsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vronsky swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Vronsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vronsky.
Halo misses with an uppercut
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vronsky blocks a head kick by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Halo misses.
Vronsky lands an overhand right.
Vronsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vronsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vronsky throws a big shot that misses.
Vronsky punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Vronsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vronsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Halo tries to sprawl out of it but Vronsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Halo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vronsky's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vronsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halo on the side of the head.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Halo catches Vronsky right on the button with a cross.
Vronsky throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Vronsky misses with a takedown attempt - Halo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo is looking to chop away at Vronsky's legs.
Vronsky throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo connects with a jab.
Vronsky throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vronsky takes a step back to recover.
Vronsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Vronsky walks into a left hand.
Vronsky throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vronsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Vronsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vronsky checks a low kick from Halo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
Halo throws a leg kick but Vronsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vronsky looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malavetti Halo really dominated that round.
That's time! Vronsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo throws a series of punches but Vronsky avoids them all with ease.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Vronsky swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Vronsky swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Vronsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vronsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Vronsky moved out of range.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo swings for the body but Vronsky moves out of range.
Halo throws a looping overhand right but Vronsky ducks down to avoid it.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Vronsky moves out of range easily.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vronsky loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Vronsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vronsky misses with a straight right.
Vronsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vronsky misses with a body shot.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Halo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Halo is trying to stand up here but Vronsky is controlling him well.
Vronsky is looking to pass Halo's guard but actually Halo recovers to full guard.
Halo keeping full guard, as Vronsky tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Michael Vronsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vronsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vronsky's hands.
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo misses with a hook. Vronsky ducked under it nicely.
Vronsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Vronsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vronsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo looks to land a combination but Vronsky avoids it well.
Vronsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo lands the left hand.
Vronsky moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Malavetti Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vronsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vronsky.
A swing and a miss from Vronsky.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Vronsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vronsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
Vronsky is pressing down on Halo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is trying to stand back up but Vronsky is controlling him
Halo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vronsky.
Vronsky stops Halo from getting back to his feet.
Vronsky works his way into full mount!
Halo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Halo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vronsky trying to control but Halo is having none of it.
Vronsky unloads with some shots from mount but Halo bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A nice elbow there by Vronsky.
Vronsky unloads with some shots from mount but Halo bucks and avoids them well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vronsky thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vronsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky with good strikes from the mount here!
Halo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vronsky.
Vronsky cracks Halo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Halo is rocked!
Vronsky looking for a guillotine from mount but Halo is having none of it.
Halo is still in real trouble! Can Vronsky finish him?
Vronsky won't let Halo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vronsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halo?
Vronsky tries to control but Halo wriggling away.
Vronsky lands a big shot to the head and Halo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Vronsky!
Michael Vronsky retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Vronsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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