Samuari wastes no time in choking out Halliday

The Leighton Buzzard fighter, who competes out of Elite Training Centre, improved to 7-0 as he saw off experienced Sam Halliday with a choke hold in the opening round.

As the fight got under way, Creasey led off with a left hook to leg kick combination that smashed into Halliday’s lead leg. With the speed of a true flyweight, Creasey then avoided a short right hand by Halliday and waded in with a flurry of heavy handed punches that backed Halliday into the chain-link.

‘Samurai’ then changed levels wrapping his powerful arms around the legs of Halliday, lifting him into the Liverpool night and slamming him to the ground.

From there Creasey maintained a crushing pressure on this opponent Sam Halliday before stepping over into a back mount and securing a short choke that had Halliday tapping both hands on the mat to signal that he’d been beaten.

The Cage Warriors promotion has boasted a crop of some of the best European fighters including current Ultimate Fighting Champions: Conner McGregor and Michael Bisping.

Creasey’s performance puts him on the same path as McGregor and Bisping, merely a few more victories away from the biggest stage in MMA.

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