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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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261 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjera misses with a looping left.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Fjera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo missing with a left hand there. Fjera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo slips under a jab.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fjera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Halo to the mat! Halo manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fjera is looking to improve his position.
Halo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fjera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halo prevents Fjera from improving his position.
Halo wants to free his trapped foot but Fjera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fjera actively working from the bottom here.
Fjera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fjera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fjera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fjera is working an open guard so Halo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Halo.
Fjera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fjera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjera.
Fjera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo misses with a left hand
letting Fjera counter with a right hand.
Fjera misses with a looping right.
Fjera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Fjera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Fjera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera misses with a body shot
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halo needs to keep his hands up - Fjera had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjera. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjera backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fjera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halo sprawls well initially but Fjera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fjera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fjera throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Fjera in his half guard.
Fjera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo 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.
Halo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Nice cross by Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera blocks a jab.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fjera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fjera.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Fjera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fjera throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fjera throws a right hand that misses
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fjera.
Halo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Halo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fjera lunges at Halo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halo's hand.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Fjera cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo slips a jab from Fjera.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fjera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo counters with a body kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Fjera's front leg.
Ken Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjera backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fjera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halo is looking to slow Fjera down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fjera misses with a left hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ken Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fjera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fjera.
Fjera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Fjera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fjera drops back looking for a leg! Halo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Halo manages to kick Fjera off! Fjera jumps back into Halo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fjera is one step ahead there.
Fjera throwing strikes but missing.
Fjera connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fjera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halo controls Fjera momentarily but Fjera frees himself.
Halo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halo blocks the strikes from Fjera.
Fjera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fjera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Fjera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halo is working away from the top position though.
Halo moves into full mount! Fjera won't be happy about that!
Halo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halo tries to control but Fjera wriggling away.
Fjera is desperately trying to improve his position but Halo has a good base and remains in mount.
Halo controlling the pace for now.
Halo prevents Fjera from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fjera can't escape the position.
Fjera gets back to half guard.
Fjera actively working from the bottom here.
Fjera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fjera working for a triangle but Halo defends it easily.
Nick Fjera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fjera is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Fjera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fjera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense.
Fjera throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Fjera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fjera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fjera is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fjera gets a double leg takedown into Halo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo is looking to stand up but Fjera isn't so interested in that idea.
Halo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fjera's guard.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fjera is retaining full guard.
Fjera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fjera wants to sweep but no luck.
Halo is stalling in the full guard.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo stopping the sweep attempt from Fjera.
Fjera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halo defends well.
Halo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo stands and steps away. Fjera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Fjera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halo misses the body punch
and Fjera counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fjera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fjera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fjera lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Ken Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fjera swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Fjera.
Halo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fjera throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo moves out of range as Fjera strikes.
Fjera scores with a jab.
Fjera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fjera showed some decent athleticism there.
Halo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking to control Fjera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halo avoid being mounted?
Fjera throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Fjera.
Fjera 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.
Halo is trying to control but Fjera manages to pass to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo just holding on.
Fjera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halo?
Halo tries to lock up and control but Fjera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fjera landing shots from mount.
Halo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Fjera! Halo is hurt baaadly! Fjera is firing away with more strikes - Halo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Nick Fjera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ken Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'It was pretty big after all, once I saw it I couldn't get my head back in the game no pun intended.'.
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