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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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185 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Halo sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halo misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rogers.
Rogers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rogers but great work by Halo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo decides to stand back up.
Halo thows a leg kick but Rogers checks it
and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Halo trying to control but Rogers postures up.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Halo to regain full guard.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halo is on top in guard.
Rogers controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Halo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Halo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers is working an open guard so Halo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Halo. Beautiful body shot.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Halo has hold of Rogers's hands but Rogers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halo gets full guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Halo is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Halo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers stands and throws Halo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rogers trying to control the position but Halo is working away.
Rogers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rogers throws a strike aimed at the side of Halo's head but Halo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo stuffs the takedown.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Halo to the ground. Rogers is now in Halo's guard.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo has control of Rogers's left arm, preventing Rogers from doing any damage.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
We've been hearing that Rogers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Rogers stops Halo from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Halo looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
A jab from Halo misses.
Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
Halo is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo gets to his feet - Rogers follows without any prompting.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers attempts a counter takedown but Halo avoids it well and moves away.
Halo throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halo holds on and takes a little breather.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by Halo!
Halo stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Halo stands and steps away. Rogers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as Rogers shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo, which made it look bad.
Rogers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Halo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
That kick from Halo tenderised Rogers's leg. Rogers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers moves away from the strike by Halo.
Rogers slips a jab from Halo.
A little feinted left hand from Rogers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo swinging wildly here.
Rogers tries to counter with a takedown but Halo is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Halo misses.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halo defending well though.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers winds up and cracks Halo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
Rogers with the ground and pound but Halo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Rogers is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers has gone for a leg lock! Halo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to stand up but Halo is controlling him.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Halo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halo pinned against the cage. Halo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers dives in and scores a takedown into Halo's guard.
Halo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rogers has his hands clasped together but Halo extends and breaks Rogers's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Halo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Halo!
Michael Halo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Sam Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks a lot for the support everyone ! I will be back ... !'.
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energy
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hype
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