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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I am a Nightmare Walking. Roach has chosen The Simpsons Theme Song as his entrance music. Gabriel Halo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach connects with a solid leg kick.
Roach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Roach jabs Halo right on the nose. Halo blinks but takes it well.
Halo scores with a jab.
Roach lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roach. Roach obviously looking to wear him down.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Halo ducks down to avoid it.
Halo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halo throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roach. Halo shrugs it off though.
Roach lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Roach motions for Halo to come forward. Roach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach digs a good hook to Halo's body.
Halo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roach.
Halo swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo takes one to the chin there.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with a low kick as Roach jumps back.
Roach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roach.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Roach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halo.
Halo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roach finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast II in the buildup to the fight.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roach is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Roach coming out on top.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Roach.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halo is rocked!
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roach.
Roach misses the body punch
and Halo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Roach lands a head shot.
Roach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roach is out of range and Halo settles back down.
A punch combination from Roach misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a solid leg kick but Halo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roach.
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Roach.
Roach cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roach takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Roach lands a glancing blow to the side of Halo's head.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Roach throws a front kick that sends Halo stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Roach swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Roach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Roach misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Roach as the two fighters clinch.
Roach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Roach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roach lands an uppercut.
Roach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roach is trying to break the clinch but Halo is controlling him.
Halo lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Roach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roach thumps Halo with a low kick.
Halo lands with a good body shot.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halo momentarily.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Roach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Roach misses the body punch
and Halo counters with a body kick.
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!
Roach tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Roach tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Nice shot lands for Roach.
Roach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Roach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roach lands a big right hand that sends Halo crashing to the mat! Roach stays standing though and waves Halo back to his feet!
Bartholomew Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach throws an overhand right that drops Halo like a sack of potatoes! Roach dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Roach!
An out of breath Bartholomew Roach thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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