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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I Hard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaus cracks the inside of Hard's front leg.
I Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hard misses with a looping right.
Halaus dodges the punch combination from Hard.
Hard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hard takes a swing at Halaus's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hard.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Hard with that takedown attempt.
Halaus lands the left hand.
A combination from Hard does no damage.
A combination from Hard does no damage.
Halaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard doesn't manage to clinch there - Halaus circles away.
Halaus throws a wild body kick that Hard sees coming a mile off.
Halaus moves into range and clinches up with Hard.
Hard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hard blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halaus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hard stops a takedown attempt from Halaus.
A short right from Halaus on the inside.
Nice body punch from Halaus - that landed with a thud.
Halaus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hard regains guard immediately.
Hard wants to sweep but no luck.
Hard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Halaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Hard is retaining full guard.
Halaus is working hard here to advance position.
Halaus postures up.
Halaus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Halaus from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaus 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halaus tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Halaus tries to clinch but Hard is having none of it.
Hard lands the left hand.
Hard throws out a powerful jab.
Hard misses with a few strikes there.
Hard misses the jab.
Hard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Hard misses with a looping left.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halaus manages to avoid it.
Halaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hard.
Halaus has closed the distance and engaged Hard in a clinch.
Halaus misses with some punches.
Hard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halaus wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toivo Halaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halaus lands a left hand.
Hard is pressed up against the cage. Halaus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hard down to the mat. Hard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hard misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halaus on the side of the head.
Hard shoots in looking for a takedown. Halaus tries to sprawl out of it but Hard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halaus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hard looks gassed!
Hard lands with a nice body punch.
Halaus throws a body kick that misses.
Halaus looks to land a right hand but Hard moved out of range.
Halaus scores a takedown into full mount!
Hard is squirming around, avoiding Halaus's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Halaus.
Hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toivo Halaus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hard.
Hard cracks Halaus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Halaus misses.
Halaus scores with a body shot.
Hard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halaus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halaus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hard!
Halaus is working for a guillotine from mount but Hard frees his head quite easily.
Halaus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hard's face.
Hard tries to hold on but Halaus postures up.
Halaus 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.
Halaus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaus is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hard is in real trouble.
Halaus trying to control momentarily.
Halaus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hard can't escape the position.
Hard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Halaus is trying to work for a kimura but Hard is defending well.
Hard tries to get to full guard but Halaus has control of the leg.
Halaus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard advances nicely into full mount.
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Halaus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halaus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halaus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halaus regains half guard.
Hard lands with a punch from half guard.
Halaus trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hard manages to pass to mount!
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Halaus because Hard loaded up on that one.
Halaus can't escape the position.
Hard avoids the attempt from Halaus to control.
Hard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halaus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus tries to reverse the position but Hard maintains control.
Hard dominating with strikes here.
Halaus is bucking up trying to escape but Hard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halaus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halaus regains half guard.
Halaus trying to hold on to Hard's head to control him but Hard postures up.
Hard prevents Halaus from improving his position.
Hard thows a huge punch but Halaus dodges it nicely.
Halaus is staying active underneath Hard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toivo Halaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halaus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hard's back!
Hard trying to control but not successfully.
Hard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Halaus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hard for a finish.
Hard trying to get back to his feet but Halaus is in full control for now.
Halaus is working the ground and pound. Can Hard escape?
Halaus controls the action.
Hard tries to escape but Halaus has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Halaus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Halaus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Halaus has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hard's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toivo Halaus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Halaus fails to land the takedown.
Halaus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hard is trying to stand back up but Halaus is controlling him
Halaus passes to side control.
Hard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hard prevents Halaus from improving position.
Hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is looking for a sweep.
Halaus trying to control the position but Hard is working away.
Halaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Halaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hard trying to remain calm as Halaus controls from the top position.
Hard is looking to reverse the position.
Halaus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hard gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard landing small, sideways elbows.
Hard is refusing to be controlled, as Halaus sits in half guard.
Halaus drops an elbow to the side of Hard's head.
Halaus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halaus prevents Hard from improving his position.
Halaus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halaus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hard!
Halaus controlling the pace for now.
Halaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Halaus blocks Hard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Halaus controlling the position easily from mount.
Halaus trying to control but Hard is having none of it.
Halaus landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard is trying to escape the mount.
Halaus wants to control the pace but Hard is squirming around nicely.
Halaus wants to take Hard's back but he can't do it this time.
Hard can't escape the position.
I Hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hard wants to control but Halaus is having none of it.
Halaus looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halaus wants to take Hard's back but he can't do it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toivo Halaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halaus, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!
Toivo Halaus wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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