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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Halli (ranked 976 p4p, 112 weight class) and Bruce Chang (ranked 1179 p4p, 132 weight class). Reijo Halli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halli.
Halli is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Chang misses its intended target.
A jab from Halli misses.
A slow jab from Chang misses its intended target.
Halli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chang throws a jab but it's blocked by Halli.
Halli wants to clinch.
Halli throws a series of punches but Chang avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halli misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Chang blocks the leg kick.
Chang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halli instigates a clinch.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halli takes a shot to the head.
Halli throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Halli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chang pulls his leg out and moves away.
That kick from Halli tenderised Chang's leg. Chang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chang throws the left hand but Halli avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chang working aggressively here.
Halli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Halli.
Chang gets underhooks to prevent Halli's takedown attempt.
Halli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang blocks a body shot from Halli.
Halli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halli lands a hook that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chang.
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!
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reijo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang throws a poor cross that misses
and Halli counters with a shoot takedown. Chang fights it but they end up in guard.
Chang pushes Halli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chang blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Halli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Halli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Chang as he checks the leg kick.
Chang lands with an overhand left.
Halli throws a low kick, looking for Chang's leg but Chang calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Chang backs away, Halli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chang throws a jab but it's blocked by Halli.
Halli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chang sprawls and moves away.
Halli misses the shot to the body.
Halli blocks a leg kick.
Halli takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Chang throws a jab when Halli was well out of range.
Halli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chang looks to throw the jab but Halli is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Chang there.
Chang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halli misses with a body shot.
Chang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chang throws out a counter right but Halli avoids it with no problem.
Halli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli jabs Chang right on the nose. Chang blinks but takes it well.
Halli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chang flicks out a counter leg kick but Halli steps away.
Halli shoots in looking for a takedown. Chang tries to sprawl out of it but Halli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli shoots in for a takedown but Chang shows good takedown defense.
Halli looks for the body kick but Chang saw that one coming.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Chang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Halli to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halli throwing strikes but missing.
Halli working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang is pulling down on Halli's head to control his posture.
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 Reijo Halli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halli thuds his right hand into Chang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halli has time to react.
Halli throws a leg kick
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Halli misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Chang misses.
Chang lands a nice looking body shot.
Halli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Chang.
Halli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Halli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce Chang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halli.
Halli throws a leg kick but Chang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halli with a poor takedown
and Halli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chang unleashes a big counter combination but Halli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a sloppy right hand. Halli should have avoided that one.
Chang tries to bum rush Halli with a series of wild strikes but Halli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chang tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halli throws a head kick that misses.
Halli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chang misses with a body shot.
Halli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Halli.
Chang misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chang.
Chang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halli is looking to counter punch.
Chang avoids the head kick by Halli.
Halli misses with a hook
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Halli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chang finds it's way round the side to connect with Halli's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chang wants to slow Halli down by chopping away at his legs.
Halli lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Halli.
Chang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Halli misses the target.
Halli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chang cracks Halli with an open hand slap.
Halli misses with a low kick as Chang jumps back.
Chang throws a jab when Halli was well out of range.
Chang connects with a crisp jab.
Halli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chang lands a head shot.
Halli slips a jab from Chang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Halli.
Halli looks to throw a body kick
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halli thinking.
Chang throws a shot from downtown. Halli moves away and avoids it.
Halli takes one on the button.
Chang avoids the body shot from Halli.
Chang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halli throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chang shoots in and gets a takedown into Halli's guard.
Halli trying to control the position.
Halli 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.
Chang tries to stand but Halli is controlling from the bottom.
Halli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halli is on top in guard.
Reijo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chang is keeping the position for now.
Chang pulls Halli in close to prevent any damage.
Halli passes Chang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Halli misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Halli.
Decent striking displayed by Chang there.
Halli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang scores with a shot to the body.
Halli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chang.
Halli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halli moves away.
It looked like Halli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halli is chipping away with strikes.
Halli working the ground and pound but Chang is defending the strikes.
Chang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chang blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli punching from mount but Chang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Halli looking to finish with strikes here!
Halli unloads with some shots from mount but Chang bucks and avoids them well.
We've been hearing that Halli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Halli throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Halli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chang tries to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
Halli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Halli looking to ground and pound but Chang is blocking nicely.
Halli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli unloads with some shots from mount but Chang bucks and avoids them well.
Halli looking to ground and pound but Chang is blocking nicely.
Chang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Halli raining down shots from the mount!
Chang wants to hold on but Halli pushes him away.
Halli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Halli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halli looking to ground and pound but Chang is blocking nicely.
Halli throws a strike there. Chang manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Halli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halli is working away from the top position though.
Halli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halli passes to full mount!
Chang is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Halli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halli avoids the attempt from Chang to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli lands a big elbow.
Halli cracks Chang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Halli breaks from Chang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Halli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Halli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halli punching from mount but Chang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chang felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halli throws some wild stikes that Chang manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Halli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reijo Halli!
Reijo Halli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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