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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Halo avoids the body shot from Rua.
Halo tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rua is out of range and Halo settles back down.
Halo scores with a three punch combo!
Halo tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua moves away from the strike by Halo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rua.
Rua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Halo counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Halo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Halo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halo.
Rua is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into range.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo misses the jab.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua is looking to control Halo's arms but Halo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rua lands a body shot.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua blocks a body shot from Halo.
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua lands with a nice body punch.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Rua checks the leg kick.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua lands a jab.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rua moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halo throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua moves away from the strike by Halo.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Halo.
Rua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo thumps Rua with a low kick.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua lands a jab.
Rua tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo misses the jab.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Halo counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Nice body punch from Rua.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Rua lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Halo tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Halo tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
Rua tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Rua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Halo avoids the body shot from Rua.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Rua avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo wants to land a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Halo avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and Rua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. Rua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo checks the leg kick.
A big left from Halo misses.
Halo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo works the jab nicely.
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 Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
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 avoids the body shot from Rua.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Halo works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Halo throws a head kick that half lands.
Halo takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Rua lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rua on the side of the head.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Rua misses with a low kick as Halo jumps back.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Renato Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua 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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua connects with a leg kick. Halo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
Halo tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Rua tries a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halo cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Halo thumps Rua with a low kick.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halo tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo scores with a jab.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Rua digs a good hook to Halo's body.
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!
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halo is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Halo circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Rua.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rua eats them both and turns towards Halo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Halo throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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