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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azumah Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurney Halleck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azumah Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Halleck shows good takedown defense.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Halleck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson closes the distance and pushes Halleck back into the cage.
Halleck connects with a knee to the head.
Halleck misses with a knee to the head.
Halleck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halleck smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azumah Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halleck is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halleck clinches up against the cage.
Halleck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Halleck.
Halleck lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a knee to the head.
Halleck scores with a knee to the head.
Halleck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halleck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halleck as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Halleck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halleck lands a nice elbow.
Halleck lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Azumah Nelson has been cut.
Halleck looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Halleck lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Halleck avoiding damage.
Halleck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halleck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halleck connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halleck misses with a knee strike.
Halleck lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Halleck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Halleck just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Halleck landing knees to the head.
Halleck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halleck connects with a knee to the head.
Halleck taking a breather.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Halleck lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Halleck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck lands a knee to the head.
Halleck misses with a knee strike.
Nelson avoiding damage as Halleck throws knees to the body.
Halleck lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Halleck managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Halleck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halleck lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson pulls guard.
Halleck wants to stand but Nelson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nelson controls Halleck momentarily but Halleck frees himself.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nelson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halleck is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Halleck has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nelson is proving hard to escape from.
Halleck gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gurney Halleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halleck avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Halleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Halleck wants to clinch.
Halleck thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halleck wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Halleck, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Halleck against the cage but Halleck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azumah Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Halleck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halleck working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Halleck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halleck leaning against his opponent.
Halleck lands a nice knee to the body.
Halleck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halleck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halleck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gurney Halleck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Halleck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gurney Halleck.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halleck wants to clinch.
Halleck gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck connects with a knee to the head.
Halleck misses with a knee strike.
Halleck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Halleck lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halleck lands a knee to the body.
Halleck lands a knee to the head.
Halleck leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Halleck leaning against his opponent.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halleck lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halleck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Halleck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Halleck lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Halleck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Halleck misses with a knee to the head.
Halleck looking to stall.
Nelson looking to stall.
Halleck misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Halleck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halleck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Halleck manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azumah Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halleck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halleck is looking to clinch.
Azumah Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Halleck closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halleck with a knee to the head.
Halleck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azumah Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Halleck tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halleck sprawls well. Halleck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Halleck tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Halleck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Halleck wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Halleck throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Halleck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halleck tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Halleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halleck is looking to clinch.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halleck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halleck wants to clinch.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azumah Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Halleck has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Halleck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Halleck.
Halleck working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Halleck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Halleck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Halleck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halleck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Halleck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson tries to break free but Halleck pushes him back against the cage.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halleck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azumah Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halleck stalling against the cage.
Halleck misses with a knee strike.
Halleck lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halleck as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Halleck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halleck gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halleck is defending well for now.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Halleck is controlling him.
Nelson is trying to drag Halleck to the mat but Halleck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halleck to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurney Halleck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halleck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gurney Halleck made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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FIGHT
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