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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zerachiel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zerachiel Halo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zerachiel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li-Taylor. That did some damage!
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li-Taylor throws a front kick that sends Halo stumbling back into the cage.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Li-Taylor is just out of range.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Li-Taylor's shoulder, as Li-Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li-Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zerachiel Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li-Taylor moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li-Taylor blocking some punches.
Li-Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Li-Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Li-Taylor!
Nice uppercut there from Halo.
Halo clobbers Li-Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Li-Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Li-Taylor lands a body shot.
Halo tests Li-Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Li-Taylor off balance momentarily.
Li-Taylor cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Li-Taylor. Halo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Li-Taylor throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Li-Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li-Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Li-Taylor to work.
A frustrated look appears on Halo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Li-Taylor.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor stalling against the cage.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Li-Taylors head.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor letting Halo take a breather here.
Li-Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halo can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Li-Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Halo.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Li-Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo gets through Li-Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Li-Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Li-Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo avoids the body shot from Li-Taylor.
Halo takes a swing at Li-Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Li-Taylor tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Li-Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li-Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Li-Taylor misses.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li-Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Li-Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li-Taylor's calf.
Halo cracks Li-Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Halo lands with a straight right. Li-Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Li-Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands an overhand right.
Halo throws a body kick that misses
and Li-Taylor moves into the clinch.
Li-Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo has a couple of punches blocked by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zerachiel Halo has been cut.
Li-Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Halo in his tracks for a moment.
Halo blocking some punches.
Li-Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li-Taylor tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Roy Li-Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li-Taylor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li-Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo controlling the action here for a moment.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halo.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Halo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Li-Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halo up against the cage.
Li-Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Li-Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li-Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li-Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Halo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li-Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Li-Taylor receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Halo taking a breather.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Li-Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zerachiel Halo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Halo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Li-Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li-Taylor scores with a jab.
Halo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li-Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Li-Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li-Taylor stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li-Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li-Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li-Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo misses with some punches.
Li-Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Li-Taylor in the body.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li-Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo connects with a right hand. Li-Taylor shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li-Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li-Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li-Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Li-Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Li-Taylor tries to avoid it.
Li-Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li-Taylor checks a leg kick.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li-Taylor. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Li-Taylor slips the punch.
Li-Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li-Taylor manages to avoid it.
Zerachiel Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Li-Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Li-Taylor tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Roy Li-Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Li-Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li-Taylor lands an overhand right.
Halo moves out of range as Li-Taylor throws a body kick.
Li-Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Li-Taylor saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li-Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo lands a jab to Li-Taylor's midsection.
Li-Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li-Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li-Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Li-Taylor off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Li-Taylor.
I've got Li-Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Li-Taylor!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roy Li-Taylor made sure he mentioned VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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