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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orfentile Fintherfray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orfentile Fintherfray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nunchi Halonchi's chin.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orfentile Fintherfray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunchi Halonchi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fintherfray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fintherfray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halonchi walks away with a smile on his face. Fintherfray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fintherfray shoots for a takedown but Halonchi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halonchi is looking to clinch but Fintherfray is avoiding it.
Fintherfray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halonchi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orfentile Fintherfray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fintherfray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halonchi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halonchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Halonchi, not yet.
Halonchi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fintherfray advances position into side control!
Halonchi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fintherfray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halonchi keeps working.
Halonchi tries to improve position but can't.
Fintherfray wants to control but Halonchi is keeping him busy.
Fintherfray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halonchi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintherfray trying to control the action but Halonchi is working from the bottom.
Halonchi is letting Fintherfray control him for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halonchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fintherfray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fintherfray.
Halonchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fintherfray wants to control from the top but Halonchi keeps moving.
Fintherfray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fintherfray stands up and waves to Halonchi to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fintherfray circles away.
Halonchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fintherfray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fintherfray fails to land the takedown.
Halonchi rushes Fintherfray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halonchi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fintherfray jumps guard.
Halonchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fintherfray looking to control.
Halonchi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Fintherfray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fintherfray is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Halonchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fintherfray keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Fintherfray with that takedown attempt.
Fintherfray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halonchi circles away.
Halonchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halonchi taking a breather.
Fintherfray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fintherfray jumps guard but Halonchi stands there with Fintherfray around his waist. Fintherfray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fintherfray is trying to break the clinch but Halonchi has him pressed against the cage.
Fintherfray tries to pull guard but Halonchi won't allow it.
Fintherfray has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Halonchi regains guard immediately.
Fintherfray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fintherfray won't allow Halonchi to sweep him here.
Halonchi is trying to keep Fintherfray in close.
Fintherfray trying to control the position from guard on top but Halonchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fintherfray tries to free his leg and advance position but Halonchi is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halonchi trying to keep a closed guard but Fintherfray is proving a slippery customer.
Halonchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fintherfray is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orfentile Fintherfray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halonchi instigates a clinch.
Halonchi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halonchi gets underhooks to prevent Fintherfray's takedown attempt.
Fintherfray is working for takedown but Halonchi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Halonchi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orfentile Fintherfray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halonchi leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fintherfray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halonchi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi is stalling here.
Fintherfray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halonchi prevents Fintherfray from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halonchi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fintherfray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halonchi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fintherfray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Halonchi walks away with a smile on his face. Fintherfray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Halonchi moves into range and clinches up with Fintherfray.
Fintherfray trying to control the position but instead, Halonchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fintherfray into the cage.
Fintherfray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Halonchi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fintherfray wants to get back to striking at distance but Halonchi won't allow it.
Fintherfray wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Halonchi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fintherfray stops Halonchi from passing to mount.
Fintherfray wants to control but Halonchi postures up.
Fintherfray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Halonchi.
Halonchi in the domination position with Fintherfray hanging on.
Halonchi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fintherfray managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Halonchi.
Halonchi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fintherfray knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Halonchi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fintherfray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halonchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fintherfray trying to control but Halonchi postures up.
Fintherfray is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halonchi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Halonchi stops Fintherfray from getting back to his feet.
Fintherfray trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fintherfray tries to lock up and control but Halonchi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fintherfray taking shots to the head.
Halonchi fails to advance to Fintherfray's back.
Fintherfray avoids a series of strikes thrown by Halonchi.
Fintherfray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halonchi looking to control but Fintherfray is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halonchi with a couple of short strikes.
Fintherfray regains half guard.
Halonchi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fintherfray wants to get back to full guard.
Halonchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fintherfray is just riding it out for now. Halonchi eventually gives up the hold.
Halonchi is breathing heavily.
Fintherfray manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunchi Halonchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fintherfray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fintherfray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halonchi is fending him off so far but Fintherfray persists. Nope, Halonchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Fintherfray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Halonchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orfentile Fintherfray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fintherfray gets caught flat footed, as Halonchi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halonchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halonchi trying to control but Fintherfray is working from the bottom.
Fintherfray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halonchi is one step ahead there.
Fintherfray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Halonchi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fintherfray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Halonchi's back instead.
Fintherfray patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fintherfray stalling.
Fintherfray trying to pass the guard but Halonchi defending well.
Fintherfray is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Orfentile Fintherfray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fintherfray won't allow Halonchi to sweep him here.
Halonchi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Halonchi with shots to the head and body - Fintherfray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Halonchi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Halonchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fintherfray is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fintherfray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halonchi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Halonchi is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fintherfray to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fintherfray shrugs it off.
Fintherfray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fintherfray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halonchi is keeping the position for now.
Fintherfray wants to control from the top but Halonchi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fintherfray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halonchi is looking to regain half guard here but Fintherfray keeps moving and retains side control.
Fintherfray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Halonchi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fintherfray off and has taken his back!
Fintherfray wants to control his opponent's hands but Halonchi gets his hands free.
Halonchi connects with a big shot to the side of Fintherfray's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fintherfray has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fintherfray trying to control the hands but Halonchi won't let him.
Halonchi is persistently looking for the submission but Fintherfray is defending it well.
Fintherfray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fintherfray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fintherfray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fintherfray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halonchi.
Halonchi wants to pass to mount but Fintherfray is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nunchi Halonchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halonchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nunchi Halonchi!
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