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Event:
TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Aug 29, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Roger Daly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Daly shoots and misses #CL2#
and Halloo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halloo.
Daly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Daly has Halloo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Daly pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Halloo tumbling to the mat - Daly dives into Halloo's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Daly (2) vs (0) Halloo
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halloo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daly wants to control from the top but Halloo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daly manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daly (2) vs (2) Halloo#T1#
Halloo is looking to pass into half guard but Daly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Daly is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daly (4) vs (2) Halloo
Daly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Daly trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halloo holds on and takes a little breather.
Halloo keeping full guard, as Daly tries to pass. #T2#
Daly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Daly (7) vs (2) Halloo
Halloo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daly tries to advance to mount but Halloo denies him.
Halloo is looking to regain half guard here but Daly keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Halloo's face as Daly controls the position. #T3#
Daly tries to advance to mount but Halloo denies him.
Halloo is trying to improve his position.
Halloo stops Daly from passing to mount. #T4#
Daly is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halloo tries to bench press Daly off him but Daly keeps the position.
Halloo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daly (7) vs (4) Halloo
Daly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daly keeping moving, preventing Halloo from controlling successfully.
Halloo stands and throws Daly's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Daly (7) vs (7) Halloo
Daly is not content to let Halloo control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Halloo staying calm.
Daly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halloo off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Daly (11) vs (7) Halloo
Daly trying to control.#SUB#
Daly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Halloo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Daly trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#T6#
I really don't envy Halloo right now.
Daly wants to control the position but Halloo frees himself and scrambles - Daly manages to regain control in side control.
Halloo is trying to work for a sweep but Daly has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Daly (13) vs (7) Halloo
Halloo is working to get back to half guard.
Halloo tries to hold on but Daly pushes him away.
Daly wants to control the pace but Halloo is squirming around nicely.
Halloo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T7#
Daly wants to take a breather but Halloo is having none of it.
Halloo moves into full guard.
Daly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T8#
Halloo keeping full guard, as Daly tries to pass.
Daly passes Halloo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halloo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halloo wants to control but Daly passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Daly (16) vs (7) Halloo
Daly trying to control the action but Halloo is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Daly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T9#
Daly gets to mount! Halloo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Daly (18) vs (7) Halloo
Daly wants to control but Halloo has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Halloo tries to get to full guard but Daly has control of the leg. #T10#
Halloo has a hand on Daly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Daly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Daly (21) vs (7) Halloo
Daly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Halloo is looking to escape.
Halloo can't escape the position.
Halloo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daly trying to control from Halloo's half guard. Halloo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halloo swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T11#
Halloo trying to control the position here.
Daly stands and throws Halloo's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Daly (24) vs (7) Halloo
Daly passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Halloo! Score +2 for reaching mount: Daly (26) vs (7) Halloo#SUB#
Daly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Halloo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Halloo is looking to improve his position but Daly isn't that keen on the idea.#T12#
Daly takes Halloo's back. Score +3 for taking back: Daly (29) vs (7) Halloo
Halloo is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Daly working for a choke but Halloo is defending well.
Daly wants to control but Halloo is keeping busy.
Halloo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T13#
Daly doesn't have the hooks in and Halloo manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Daly (29) vs (9) Halloo
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Daly is keeping the position.
Halloo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daly has his hands on Halloo's head, controlling the position.
Halloo wants to control from the top but Daly keeps moving.
Daly working a defensive guard here.
#T14#
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Daly is keeping the position.#SUB#
Halloo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daly wants to sweep but no luck.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Daly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daly wants to sweep but no luck.
Halloo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daly takes the fight on points by 29 to 9.
A victorious Roger Daly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Chakrit Pratoomwong! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Pratoomwong has closed the distance and engaged Halloo in a clinch.
Pratoomwong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halloo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halloo stops a takedown attempt from Pratoomwong.
Halloo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chakrit Pratoomwong. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Halloo decides to pull guard.
Halloo wants to sweep here but Pratoomwong controlling him for the moment.
Pratoomwong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halloo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pratoomwong is one step ahead there.
Pratoomwong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halloo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratoomwong looking to sit in guard and control but Halloo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pratoomwong (0) vs (2) Halloo#T1#
Pratoomwong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pratoomwong keeping moving, preventing Halloo from controlling successfully.
Pratoomwong keeping full guard, as Halloo tries to pass.
Halloo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Halloo won't allow Pratoomwong to sweep him here. #T2#
Halloo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratoomwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo preventing the sweep.
Halloo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pratoomwong is keeping the position for now.
Halloo preventing the sweep.
Halloo is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratoomwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pratoomwong tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Halloo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pratoomwong looking for a sweep. Not yet Pratoomwong, not yet.
Halloo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pratoomwong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pratoomwong (2) vs (2) Halloo
Pratoomwong trying to control the position from guard on top but Halloo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pratoomwong tries to free his leg and advance position but Halloo is retaining full guard.
Halloo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
Pratoomwong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halloo keeping full guard, as Pratoomwong tries to pass.
Pratoomwong won't allow Halloo to sweep him here. #T5#
Pratoomwong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halloo pulls Pratoomwong in to control the position.
Halloo wants to sweep here but Pratoomwong controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pratoomwong trying to control the position from guard on top but Halloo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo wants to sweep here but Pratoomwong controlling him for the moment. #T6#
Halloo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pratoomwong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pratoomwong is looking to take a break and control but Halloo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pratoomwong wants to pass to mount but Halloo is defending the position.
Halloo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've been hearing good reports from Pratoomwong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halloo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pratoomwong jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Pratoomwong (5) vs (2) Halloo#T7#
A lull in the action here.
Pratoomwong trying to control the position but Halloo is working away.
Halloo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pratoomwong just content to control the position. #T8#
Halloo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pratoomwong's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pratoomwong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halloo for as long as he can get away with.
Halloo is doing well to control the position and prevent Pratoomwong from advancing to side control.
Pratoomwong stalling away here and it's allowed Halloo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T9#
Pratoomwong trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
Pratoomwong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halloo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T10#
Pratoomwong looking to pass the guard.
Pratoomwong is fighting to break Halloo's control of his arms but Halloo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Halloo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pratoomwong manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pratoomwong (5) vs (4) Halloo
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pratoomwong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pratoomwong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T11##SUB#
Pratoomwong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Halloo stacks Pratoomwong on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Halloo! Score +3 for passing guard: Pratoomwong (5) vs (7) Halloo
Pratoomwong tries to bench press Halloo off him but Halloo keeps the position.
Pratoomwong can't do much from the bottom here.
Pratoomwong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halloo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Halloo looking to control but instead Pratoomwong has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Halloo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Halloo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T12#
Pratoomwong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halloo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pratoomwong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pratoomwong is trying to control the position but Halloo postures up.
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Pratoomwong is keeping the position.
Halloo trying to control but Pratoomwong is working from the bottom.
Halloo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Pratoomwong is looking for a triangle here but Halloo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Pratoomwong (5) vs (10) Halloo
Pratoomwong is looking to regain half guard here but Halloo keeps moving and retains side control. #T13#
Pratoomwong wants to control but Halloo postures up.
Pratoomwong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pratoomwong wants to control but Halloo postures up.
Pratoomwong is not content to let Halloo control the position.
You can see the frustration on Pratoomwong's face as Halloo controls the position.
Halloo wants to control but Pratoomwong is keeping him busy.
Pratoomwong sneaks back into half guard.
Pratoomwong is staying active underneath Halloo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T14#
Pratoomwong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pratoomwong has control of Halloo's left arm, preventing Halloo from doing any damage.
Pratoomwong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halloo is one step ahead there.
Pratoomwong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pratoomwong (7) vs (10) Halloo
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halloo is looking for a sweep. Pratoomwong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halloo wins on points by 10 to 7.
Tupa Halloo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Aug 20, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Tupa Halloo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Don Johns!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Johns has Halloo up against the cage in a clinch.
Johns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johns is trying to drag Halloo to the mat but Halloo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johns fails to pull guard.
Tupa Halloo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Johns.
Johns is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Halloo to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Halloo jumps guard.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Halloo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo controlling the position.#T1#
Halloo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halloo (2) vs (0) Johns
Halloo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johns on the ground.
Halloo slows the pace down in half guard.
Halloo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johns for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Johns actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloo passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Halloo (5) vs (0) Johns
You can see the frustration on Johns's face as Halloo controls the position.
Johns prevents Halloo from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halloo trying to control the action but Johns is working from the bottom. #T2#
Johns tries to buck Halloo off but Halloo is having none of it.
Johns is trying to escape the position but Halloo is controlling the position.
Halloo has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Halloo (7) vs (0) Johns
Halloo looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johns is working to get back to half guard.
Johns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halloo controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Halloo wants to control the pace but Johns is squirming around nicely.
Halloo controlling from the full mount.
Halloo looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Halloo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johns can't escape the position.
Johns gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halloo in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Halloo is looking for a kimura here.
Halloo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4##SUB2#
Johns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halloo pulls his head out easily.
Halloo is trying to control. Johns wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johns tries to get to full guard but Halloo has control of the leg.
Halloo trying to control from half guard but Johns is working away.
Halloo controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Johns looking for submissions off his back.#T5##SUB#
Halloo is working for a kimura but Johns is defending it quite comfortably.
Johns is staying active underneath Halloo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johns gets back to full guard.
Halloo looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Johns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Johns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T6##SUB2#
Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halloo defends well.
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Johns is keeping the position.
Halloo controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Johns has an active guard here but Halloo has managed to pass into half guard.
Halloo sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T7#
Johns regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Johns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Halloo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halloo has managed to get both his arms back between Johns's legs - danger averted.
Halloo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Halloo preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Halloo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Johns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halloo looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T8#
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Halloo (10) vs (0) Johns
Halloo wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Johns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halloo wants to free his trapped foot but Johns is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T9##SUB2#
Johns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halloo is thwarting Johns's attempts to control the position.
Johns is looking for a sweep. Halloo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halloo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Halloo trying to pass the guard but Johns defending well.
Johns is in trouble now - Halloo has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Halloo (13) vs (0) Johns
Halloo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johns can't escape the position.
#T10##SUB#
Halloo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johns has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johns! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halloo (13) vs (2) Johns
Johns trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
Halloo is adopting a defensive guard.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully. #T11#
Johns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johns is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T12#
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Johns is fighting to break Halloo's control of his arms but Halloo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johns trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Johns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halloo dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halloo (15) vs (2) Johns#T13#
Halloo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halloo advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Halloo (18) vs (2) Johns
Johns tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halloo is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halloo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T14##SUB#
Halloo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halloo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halloo is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johns manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halloo's best efforts.
Halloo trying to control from half guard but Johns is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Halloo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halloo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johns keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halloo takes the fight on points by 18 to 2.
Tupa Halloo thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 37 (265+lbs, D2): New York Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Dade Desjardins! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but Halloo shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Halloo pushes Desjardins up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Halloo tightens his grip and picks Desjardins up, before dumping him to the ground. Desjardins manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Desjardins (0) vs (2) Halloo
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Desjardins is keeping the position.
Desjardins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Halloo from controlling successfully.
Halloo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desjardins is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Desjardins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Desjardins has his foot on Halloo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halloo works his way back into a safe position though.
Halloo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Desjardins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halloo defends it easily.#T1##SUB#
Desjardins working for a triangle but Halloo defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Halloo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Desjardins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Desjardins has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Desjardins (2) vs (2) Halloo
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desjardins wants to control from the top but Halloo keeps moving.
Halloo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Desjardins won't allow Halloo to sweep him here. #T2#
Halloo is controlling Desjardins's posture.
Desjardins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Desjardins wants to control from the top but Halloo keeps moving.
Desjardins tries to free his leg and advance position but Halloo is retaining full guard.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Desjardins from controlling successfully.
Desjardins stays in close to Halloo's body and controls the position. #T3#
Halloo seems keen to control Desjardins's posture.
Desjardins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halloo is keeping the position for now.
Desjardins trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
Halloo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Halloo looking to control.
#T4#
Desjardins trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
Desjardins tries to free his leg and advance position but Halloo is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desjardins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halloo trying to control the position.
Halloo pulls Desjardins in close to prevent any damage.
Desjardins stopping the sweep attempt from Halloo.#T5#
Desjardins wants to pass the guard but Halloo is keeping the position.
Desjardins looking to sit in guard and control but Halloo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Desjardins (2) vs (4) Halloo
Halloo stays in close to Desjardins's body and controls the position.
Desjardins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halloo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Desjardins (4) vs (4) Halloo
Halloo controls Desjardins momentarily but Desjardins frees himself. #SUB#
Desjardins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Halloo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Halloo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Halloo! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Desjardins (4) vs (8) Halloo#SUB2#
Halloo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Desjardins, who protects the arm well. #T6#
Desjardins tries to improve position but can't.
Halloo tries to move to mount but Desjardins blocks the move with his legs.
Halloo taking a breather here.
Desjardins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halloo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Desjardins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halloo passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Desjardins (4) vs (11) Halloo
Halloo just content to control the position. #T7#
Desjardins is not content to let Halloo control the position.
Desjardins is letting Halloo control him for a moment.
Desjardins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halloo off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Desjardins (8) vs (11) Halloo
Desjardins is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Halloo's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Desjardins's hands.#SUB#
Desjardins looking for the choke from the back.
Halloo tries to break free.
#SUB#
Desjardins working for a choke but Halloo is defending well. #T8##SUB#
Desjardins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Halloo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Halloo for a finish.
Halloo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Desjardins gets his hands free as Halloo looks to control.
Desjardins tries to get the hooks in deep but Halloo pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Desjardins is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Desjardins struggling to keep hold of the position.
#T9#
Halloo tries to escape the position.
Halloo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Halloo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #SUB#
Desjardins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Halloo tries to reverse the position but Desjardins maintains control.
Halloo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Desjardins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Halloo! Score +3 for passing guard: Desjardins (11) vs (11) Halloo#T10#
Desjardins looking to control but Halloo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Halloo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Desjardins.
Halloo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Desjardins tries to control but Halloo wriggling away. #SUB#
Desjardins working for a submission but Halloo is keeping him at bay.
Halloo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Desjardins (11) vs (13) Halloo
Halloo controlling from the top position.
Halloo trying to control but Desjardins is working from the bottom. #T11#
Halloo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Desjardins trying to keep a closed guard but Halloo is proving a slippery customer.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Desjardins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Desjardins working for a triangle but Halloo defends it easily.
Halloo looking to pass the guard.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Desjardins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12#
Halloo stopping the sweep attempt from Desjardins.
Halloo trying to control but Desjardins is working from the bottom.
Desjardins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Halloo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Desjardins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Desjardins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T13#
Halloo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halloo tries to free his leg and advance position but Desjardins is retaining full guard.
Halloo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Desjardins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Desjardins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Halloo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Desjardins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halloo has managed to get both his arms back between Desjardins's legs - danger averted.
Halloo trying to control but Desjardins is working from the bottom. #T14##SUB#
Desjardins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halloo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Desjardins looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
Halloo stands and throws Desjardins's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Desjardins (11) vs (16) Halloo
Desjardins manages to get back to half guard.
Halloo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Desjardins is trying to control but can't.
Halloo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Desjardins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halloo wins on points by 16 to 11.
A very excited looking Tupa Halloo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
AFC 11: The Final Event
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Vurris shoots in but Halloo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halloo misses with a takedown
letting Vurris counter with a right hand. #CL#
Vurris moves into range and clinches up with Halloo.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Vurris.
Vurris tries to break the clinch but Halloo is controlling the position.
A short right from Halloo on the inside.
Vurris tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vurris.
Halloo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halloo working aggressively here.
Vurris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halloo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Halloo clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Halloo lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Halloo breaks the clinch.
Halloo slips a jab from Vurris.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Vurris sees coming a mile off.
Halloo fails to land the takedown.
Halloo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vurris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Halloo pushes Vurris up against the cage in a clinch.
Vurris tries to pull guard but Halloo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Vurris has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Vurris throws a head punch that misses.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Vurris.
#T2#
Vurris prevents a body shot from Halloo.
Halloo lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Vurris has picked Halloo up - he's going for a ride! Vurris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vurris wants to free his trapped foot but Halloo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurris.
Vurris not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloo tries to get to full guard but Vurris has control of the leg.
Vurris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Vurris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vurris is pressing down on Halloo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halloo is holding on for now. #T3#
Halloo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #ES2#
Halloo pushes Vurris off and gets back to his feet.
Halloo doesn't manage to clinch there - Vurris circles away.
Halloo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vurris defends it nicely.
No luck for Vurris with that takedown attempt. #T4#
Vurris connects with a looping right hand.
Vurris misses with a wild combination.
#TD2#
Halloo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vurris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Halloo is in Vurris's guard.
Halloo tries to free his leg and advance position but Vurris is retaining full guard.
Halloo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vurris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halloo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vurris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Vurris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Halloo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halloo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vurris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halloo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halloo tries to free his leg and advance position but Vurris is retaining full guard.
Halloo tries to stand but Vurris is controlling from the bottom.
Halloo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris striking from the bottom.
#SUB#
Vurris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halloo defends it easily.
Halloo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vurris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halloo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Vurris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Vurris looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
Vurris trying to control the position.
Vurris keeping full guard, as Halloo tries to pass.
Halloo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halloo stopping the sweep attempt from Vurris.
Vurris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halloo trying to control but Vurris is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vurris can't keep his opponent in guard - Halloo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tupa Halloo has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halloo wants to stand up but Vurris has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Halloo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vurris moves into full guard.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Vurris is looking for a triangle but Halloo pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Vurris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halloo is aware though and is defending well.
Vurris wants to sweep but no luck.
Vurris is working hard here to advance position.
Halloo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halloo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurris has a closed guard, preventing Halloo from standing up.
Halloo forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Vurris actively working from the bottom here.
Halloo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Vurris is defending against the submission attempts here by Halloo.
Halloo wants to stand up but Vurris is controlling the position.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vurris trying to control here.
Vurris is not content to let Halloo control the position.#SUB#
Vurris actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Vurris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halloo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vurris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vurris throws a poor cross that misses
and Halloo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurris misses with a takedown
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Halloo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vurris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Vurris has a takedown stuffed.#CL2#
Halloo clinches up with Vurris and pushes him back against the cage.
Halloo lands a right hand.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Halloo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vurris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vurris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halloo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land. #T1#
Halloo pushes Vurris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Vurris pulls guard effortlessly.
Halloo wants to pass the guard but Vurris is keeping the position.
Halloo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Vurris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halloo preventing the sweep.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupa Halloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Halloo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vurris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halloo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vurris is proving hard to escape from.
Vurris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halloo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halloo advances position into side control!
An elbow from Halloo crashes against the mat.
Halloo taking a breather here. #T3#
Vurris tries to improve position but can't.
Vurris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halloo's best efforts.
Vurris won't allow Halloo to pass to mount.
Vurris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Halloo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vurris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halloo trying to control but Vurris is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halloo stays in close to Vurris's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Vurris working for a triangle but Halloo defends it easily.
Halloo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Vurris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halloo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halloo with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
An out of breath Tupa Halloo 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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Event:
AFC 10: Adlehyde vs Morrison
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Slaissi moves into the clinch.
Slaissi is trying to break the clinch but Halloo is controlling him.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Slaissi swings wildly with an uppercut but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaissi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloo shoots in looking for a takedown. Slaissi tries to sprawl out of it but Halloo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slaissi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo throws out a counter right but Slaissi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Slaissi counter with a right hand.
Halloo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.#TD2#
Halloo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Slaissi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Halloo is in Slaissi's guard.#T1#
Halloo trying to control but Slaissi is working from the bottom.
Halloo slips nicely into half guard.
Slaissi controlling the position for now.
Slaissi is trying to get back to full guard.
Halloo works his way into full mount!
Slaissi really wants to buck Halloo off and get back to his feet.
Halloo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halloo controlling from mount. #T2#
Slaissi controls the position.
Slaissi's coaches at Brotherhood MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Halloo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Halloo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slaissi is working to get back to half guard.
Halloo is stalling here but it's allowed Slaissi to get half guard.
Halloo stalling away here and it's allowed Slaissi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Slaissi looking for a sweep. Not yet Slaissi, not yet.
Halloo stays in close to Slaissi's body and controls the position. #T3#
Halloo being controlled here momentarily.
Halloo content to stall in guard here.
Halloo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaissi is keeping the position for now.
Halloo wants to control from the top but Slaissi keeps moving.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slaissi managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slaissi is on top in guard.
#REVR##T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slaissi trying to control the position from guard on top but Halloo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaissi postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halloo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halloo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slaissi looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Slaissi takes one on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Kimbo Slaissi has been cut.#CL2#
Halloo closes the distance and clinches.
Halloo tries to work over Slaissi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Slaissi.
A shot in the inside from Slaissi.
Slaissi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Halloo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Slaissi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaissi misses with some punches.
Slaissi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Halloo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Slaissi blocking some punches.
Halloo working aggressively here.
Slaissi lands a hook that snaps the head of Halloo backwards.
Slaissi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slaissi tries to circle away but Halloo has him pinned against the cage.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a right hand. #BC#
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloo closes the distance and clinches up with Slaissi, looking for a takedown. Halloo pushes Slaissi against the cage but Slaissi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slaissi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halloo.
Slaissi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2##TD2#
Halloo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slaissi was covering up waiting for the punch and Halloo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slaissi pushes Halloo off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Slaissi finds it's target.
Halloo doesn't manage to clinch there - Slaissi circles away.
Halloo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slaissi pinned against the cage. Slaissi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimbo Slaissi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupa Halloo.#T3#
Slaissi jabs Halloo right on the nose. Halloo blinks but takes it well.
Halloo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slaissi avoids it really well and circles away.
Slaissi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Halloo wants to clinch up but Slaissi keeps it at a distance.
Halloo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halloo tries for a takedown but Slaissi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tupa Halloo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4##CL#
Slaissi clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slaissi obliges.
Slaissi lands an uppercut.
Slaissi presses Halloo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kimbo Slaissi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Slaissi.
Halloo is breathing heavily.
Slaissi lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi lands a left hand.
Slaissi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halloo.
A right hook to the body lands for Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halloo backwards.
Slaissi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halloo's elbow. #BC#
Slaissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slaissi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slaissi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Slaissi checks a low kick from Halloo.
Slaissi tries a head kick but it misses.
Slaissi keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Halloo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Slaissi counters with a nice right hand that sends Halloo toppling to the canvas! Halloo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slaissi finish him?!#ROC#Halloo is rocked!
Halloo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slaissi rattles Halloo with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Halloo tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Slaissi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Halloo stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kimbo Slaissi!
Kimbo Slaissi retains his heavyweight title!
Kimbo Slaissi thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 28
Date: Jul 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Halloo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halloo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Halloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick with a poor takedown
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Halloo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Kilpatrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kilpatrick lands in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick won't allow Halloo to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halloo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Halloo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilpatrick's guard. #REVB#
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom. #T1#
Halloo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halloo working some strikes from top position.
Halloo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Halloo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloo content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halloo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Kilpatrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halloo's head.
Halloo is pulling down on Kilpatrick's head to control his posture.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick won't allow Halloo to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Halloo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
Kilpatrick needs to keep his hands up - Halloo had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Halloo.
Halloo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Halloo has knocked Kilpatrick down with a huge combo! Halloo steps away and waves a wobbly Kilpatrick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Kilpatrick dives in and scores a takedown into Halloo's guard.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick being controlled here momentarily.
Halloo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Halloo pulls Kilpatrick in to control the position.
Halloo keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
Halloo pulls Kilpatrick in to control the position.
Halloo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Halloo blocks nicely.
Kilpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halloo is keeping the position for now.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Halloo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Halloo!#REVB#
Halloo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Kilpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Kilpatrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Halloo content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Kilpatrick looking for a guillotine here but Halloo defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Halloo misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Kilpatrick backs off Halloo throws a huge counter combo but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Halloo clinches.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick pushes Halloo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Kilpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Halloo.
Kilpatrick blocking some punches.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
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!
Halloo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kilpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Halloo avoids it by throwing Kilpatrick back against the cage.
Halloo misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halloo.
Halloo blocks an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Halloo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesse Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halloo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Halloo throws a hook but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halloo. That did some damage!
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halloo checks a low kick from Kilpatrick.
Halloo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kilpatrick.
Halloo misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Halloo's head but Halloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tupa Halloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halloo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halloo wants it to stay on the feet.
Halloo slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.#T2#
Halloo wants to clinch up but Kilpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Halloo throws a front kick that sends Kilpatrick stumbling back into the cage.
Halloo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Halloo connects with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Halloo misses. #CL2#
Halloo rushes Kilpatrick and presses him up against the cage.
Halloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Halloo.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Halloo blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo checks the leg kick.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Halloo slips a jab from Kilpatrick.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Kilpatrick pushes Halloo away with a front kick.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy body kick
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halloo at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Halloo.
Kilpatrick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kilpatrick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Halloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpatrick.#T1#
Kilpatrick lands a nice hook to Halloo's body. Halloo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halloo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but Halloo moves out of range.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick thuds a left hand into Halloo's body.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Halloo.
Halloo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Halloo. Those never looked like landing.
Halloo walks into a straight right hand from Kilpatrick.
Halloo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Halloo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2#
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilpatrick.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Kilpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL2#
Halloo forces Kilpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Kilpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Kilpatrick fails to pull guard.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Halloo manages to break the clinch.
Kilpatrick looks for the body kick but Halloo saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilpatrick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick had his way with Tupa Halloo in that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Kilpatrick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.#TD#
Kilpatrick gets the takedown into side control.
Halloo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Halloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Halloo defends.
Halloo struggling a bit here.
Halloo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Kilpatrick wants to get back to full guard.
Halloo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Halloo tries to stand and escape but Kilpatrick actually recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kilpatrick working for submissions but it's allowed Halloo to get to half guard.
Halloo slows the pace down in half guard.
Jesse Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halloo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick gets full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Halloo controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Kilpatrick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halloo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Kilpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halloo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halloo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Kilpatrick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Halloo uses it to pass to side control.
Kilpatrick sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to improve his position but Halloo is controlling well.
Kilpatrick manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tupa Halloo.
I think Halloo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ALPHA-1: Fight Kingdom Night 2
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
A leg kick checked by Halloo.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erikson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
Halloo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Erikson .
Leif Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Halloo lands a glancing blow to the side of Erikson 's head.
Erikson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halloo throws a head kick but Erikson moves out of range.
Halloo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson throws a right hand that Halloo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halloo also avoids with ease.
Erikson misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Erikson walks into a jab.
Halloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice combination there by Erikson .
#T1#
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Halloo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Erikson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo digs a good body shot into Erikson 's ribs.
Halloo moves in looking to clinch but Erikson pushes him off.
Erikson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Halloo checks it well.
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erikson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Erikson misses with a shot to the body
and Halloo counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erikson throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Erikson tests Halloo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erikson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Erikson 's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Erikson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson throws an off balance right hand
and Halloo counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
Erikson throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Erikson cracks Halloo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halloo lands with a cross.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Erikson .
Erikson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erikson is breathing heavily.
Halloo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Halloo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Erikson throws a lazy uppercut
and Halloo counters with a nice leg kick.
Halloo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erikson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Halloo as he connects with a hook.
Halloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erikson misses with an uppercut
and Halloo counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Erikson is rocked!
Halloo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Erikson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Halloo wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Leif Erikson had this to say: 'I will now rape and pillage!'. |
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Event:
BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 10
Date: Apr 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Halloo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leagatius circles away quickly and effectively.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leagatius has time to react.
Halloo tries to clinch but Leagatius moves out of range.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leagatius manages to avoid it.
Halloo slips a jab from Leagatius.
Halloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halloo missing with a left hand there. Leagatius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leagatius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leagatius blocks a head kick by Halloo.
We've been hearing reports that Leagatius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo tries to land a leg kick but Leagatius saw it coming and moves away.
Halloo misses with a wild combination.
Halloo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T1#
Nice shot lands for Leagatius.
Leagatius moves away from the strike by Halloo.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leagatius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leagatius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halloo misses with a right hand
and Leagatius counters with an outside leg kick.
Leagatius tries to land a front kick but Halloo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halloo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leagatius blocks it well.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Leagatius swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Halloo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halloo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo. #BC#
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leagatius.
#T2#
Leagatius misses with a low kick.
Leagatius drops his hands momentarily and Halloo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Halloo pushes Leagatius up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leagatius blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Halloo.
Leagatius takes a shot to the head.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Leagatius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leagatius slows down the pace here.
Halloo can't find room to land a body shot as Leagatius controls the action.
Leagatius has Halloo pressed against the cage.
Leagatius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Leagatius throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius lands the left hand.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Leagatius's leg. Leagatius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halloo misses with an uppercut. Leagatius saw that one coming.
Leagatius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Leagatius's leg. Leagatius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Halloo with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halloo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo wants to clinch up but Leagatius keeps it at a distance.
Halloo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leagatius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Jab by Leagatius.#CL2#
Halloo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leagatius blocking some punches.
Leagatius blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Leagatius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Leagatius misses with a looping left.
Halloo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leagatius counters with a straight right hand.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leagatius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Halloo misses.
Halloo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halloo misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Halloo moves in looking to clinch but Leagatius pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Leagatius misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Leagatius walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leagatius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leagatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leagatius walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Halloo tries to clinch but Leagatius moves out of range.
Halloo tests Leagatius's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Halloo misses the body punch
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Halloo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leagatius misses with a straight left. #KD#
Leagatius lands a left and a right that send Halloo crashing to the mat, dazed. Leagatius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Tupa Halloo has been cut.
Leagatius works Halloo's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Halloo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Leagatius.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leagatius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halloo lands a right hand. #BC#
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Leagatius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leagatius lunges at Halloo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halloo's hand.
Leagatius circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Halloo to the canvas! Halloo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leagatius keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Leagatius!
Brutus Leagatius retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Brutus Leagatius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
BBFC 6: Leagatius Vs. Alcala
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1##KD2#
Halloo drops Gariniho with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gariniho looks back up at him and smiles so Halloo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Halloo cracks Gariniho with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gariniho tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Halloo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gariniho is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Halloo!
A relieved looking Tupa Halloo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BBFC 2: Bitch Vs. Chambers
Date: Feb 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halloo thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body.
Cole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cole throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.#CL2#
Halloo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Halloo has him pressed against the cage.
Halloo scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Halloo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Cole lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo is trying to stand.
Cole trying to pass the guard but Halloo defending well.
Halloo is refusing to be controlled, as Cole sits in half guard.
Cole trying to control the pace. #T1##SUB#
Cole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halloo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cole.
Cole stops Halloo from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Halloo moved away.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Halloo misses with a straight right.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
A big left from Halloo misses.
Cole throws a jab when Halloo was well out of range.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Halloo there.
Cole cracks Halloo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
Halloo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halloo wants to clinch.
Halloo connects with a jab.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
Halloo throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Halloo walks into a jab.
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!
Halloo misses with a straight right.
Cole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halloo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T3#
Halloo scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole lands with a hook. Halloo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Cole misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Halloo with a nice cross.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
Cole thows a leg kick but Halloo checks it
and Halloo counters with a body kick.
Halloo staying out of range there.
Halloo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halloo with a jab.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Halloo counters with a huge right that knocks Cole out cold! Halloo is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
An out of breath Tupa Halloo 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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Event:
BFC 32: Soares Vs. King
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Goldberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halloo. Halloo obviously looking to wear him down.
Goldberg avoids a kick to the body.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Goldberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Halloo.
Goldberg throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Halloo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goldberg.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot by Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Halloo misses the target.
Goldberg 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.#TD2#
Goldberg gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Halloo defending against the ground and pound.
Halloo is trying to get back to his feet.
Halloo is trying to control Goldberg's posture but Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Goldberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1#
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halloo parries the strikes from Goldberg easily there. Goldberg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Halloo to escape.
Halloo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goldberg.
Halloo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Halloo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Halloo regains half guard, as Goldberg was trying to land strikes.
Goldberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halloo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goldberg prevents Halloo from standing back up.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halloo defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Goldberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halloo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halloo pushes Goldberg off looking to stand but Goldberg dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Halloo dodges it nicely.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldberg throws a good cross that connects.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halloo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halloo is looking to land body kicks.
Halloo throws a looping overhand right but Goldberg ducks down to avoid it.
Goldberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halloo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg looks to land a combination. Halloo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T3#
A left lands for Goldberg.
Halloo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tupa Halloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halloo is looking to counter punch.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldberg.
Goldberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Halloo looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Goldberg throws a shot to the body.
Halloo keeps Goldberg at a distance using the push kick.
Goldberg wants to clinch up but Halloo keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Halloo misses the target.
Halloo lands with a big left! Goldberg is wobbled badly! Halloo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Goldberg to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BFC 30: BFC Vs Checkmate 1
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halloo.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Halloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Halloo misses.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Halloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Halloo catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halloo was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight misses with a hook
and Halloo counters with a right hand to the body.
Halloo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knight on the side of the head.
Halloo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Halloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo misses with a shot to the body
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight staying out of range there.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight scores with a jab.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halloo.
Halloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halloos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight misses with a hook. Halloo ducked under it nicely.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Halloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight misses with a body shot
and Halloo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Knight is rocked!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight with a jab.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Halloo's head back.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halloo darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Knight has closed the distance and engaged Halloo in a clinch.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
#T4##BC#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight throws a hook but Halloo blocks it.
Knight misses with a shot to the body
and Halloo counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Halloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight catches Halloo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Halloo misses.
A quick step to the side and Knight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo lands the left hand.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Halloo loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jed Knight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Knight connects with a right hand. Halloo shakes it off.
Halloo throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight stuns Halloo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jed Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Halloo.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Halloo slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Halloo feints a counter leg kick.
Halloo walks into a left hand.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight scores with a nice right hand.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Knight jabs Halloo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo staying out of range there.
Halloo throws a big counter head kick but Knight avoids it with no problem.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Halloo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Halloo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halloo can do to turn this around?
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Halloo moved out of range.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
A counter left hand to the body from Knight misses its target.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Knight closes the distance and pushes Halloo back into the cage.
Halloo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight. #T2#
Halloo lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Halloo avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Halloo.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halloo lands a body shot.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halloo counters with a right hand to the body.
Halloo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T3#
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Halloo counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halloo.
Halloo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Knight wants to clinch
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halloo wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halloo drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Halloo.
Halloo takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Halloo drops Knight with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knight looks back up at him and smiles so Halloo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halloo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
It looked like Knight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halloo.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
A nice side step and Halloo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Halloo engages and cracks Knight with a massive lead left hook - Knight tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Halloo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
After winning the bout, Tupa Halloo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
AEW 33
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Halloo misses with a straight right.
Halloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halloo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halloo works the jab nicely.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halloo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marston has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Halloo lands with a hook. Marston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
A head kick by Halloo misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Marston checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marston drops his hands momentarily and Halloo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Halloo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marston.
Marston moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
#T2#
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halloo tried to score with a low kick but Marston checks it.
Halloo looks to land a body kick but Marston moved away.
Halloo scores with a leg kick.
Marston 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.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halloo under the eye.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halloo! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo wants to clinch up but Marston keeps it at a distance.
Halloo lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Marston misses. #T3#
Halloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Halloo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Halloo coming out on top.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halloo lands with an overhand left.
Marston defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
Halloo looks to land a body kick but Marston moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halloo.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Halloo takes one on the button.
Halloo throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Halloo misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Halloo is predictable there
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo tests Marston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Halloo thuds his right hand into Marston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halloo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halloo thows a leg kick but Marston checks it
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
A low kick from Halloo misses
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halloo throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Halloo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halloo throws a leg kick
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Halloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Marston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halloo punishes Marston's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Halloo misses.
Halloo misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Marston misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halloo! But no joy.
Halloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marston at a distance.
Marston slips a straight right by Halloo.
It looked like Marston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Halloo throws a lazy body kick
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Marston counters with a right hand to the body.
Marston loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
A big right from Halloo misses.
Marston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Marston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halloo walks into a stiff left hand from Marston.
Halloo throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Halloo motions for Marston to come forward. Halloo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halloo darts in trying to clinch
and Marston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halloo thinking. #T2#
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Marston's corner calls for a 1-2. Marston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Halloo.
Halloo lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Halloo forces Marston back against the cage and clinches.
Marston is trying to force a seperation but Halloo has the dominant position.#T3#
Halloo stalling in the clinch but Marston improves position.
Halloo blocking some punches.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marston.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halloo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Halloo cracks Marston with a nice body shot.
Halloo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Marston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marston is looking to break free of the clinch but Halloo has double underhooks.
Halloo tries to throw a body punch but Marston avoids it by throwing Halloo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses. #T4##BC#
Marston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Marston.
Marston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Halloo misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Halloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tupa Halloo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Marston blocks a leg kick.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston throws a right and a left that Halloo avoids nicely.
Halloo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halloo is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
Halloo throws a low kick, looking for Marston's leg but Marston calmly moves out of range.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
A quick step to the side and Marston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halloo.
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halloo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marston misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halloo. Halloo obviously looking to wear him down.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halloo.
Halloo jabs Marston right on the nose. Marston blinks but takes it well.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Marston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Halloo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marston checks it well.
Marston misses the jab.
Marston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halloo throws a sloppy head kick and Marston moves out of range easily.
Marston with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston checks a leg kick.
Halloo tries to score with a low kick but Marston moves his leg out of the way.
Marston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Halloo lands with a right hand.
Halloo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marston momentarily.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston throws a big shot that misses.
Marston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marston throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.
Marston throws a jab when Halloo was well out of range.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T4#
Marston looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halloo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halloo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Halloo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
Tupa Halloo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halloo thumps Marston with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Tupa Halloo!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Tupa Halloo!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tupa Halloo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Pride FC 41
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Orochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halloo.
Orochi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orochi lands a jab to Halloo's midsection.
Halloo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halloo thumps Orochi with a low kick.#CL#
Orochi closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orochi.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halloo's elbow.
Halloo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Halloo breaks from the clinch.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Halloo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halloo misses with the body kick
and Orochi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orochi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orochi cracks the inside of Halloo's front leg. #T1#
Halloo lands a glancing blow to the side of Orochi's head.
Halloo jabs at Orochi's body.
Orochi on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Orochi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orochi.
Orochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo stalling against the cage.
Orochi scores with a shoulder strike.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orochi lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Halloo avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Orochi.
#T2#
Good body shot from Halloo.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halloo's elbow.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
Orochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Orochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halloo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halloo is pushing Orochi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orochi is trying to pull guard but Halloo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Orochi pulls guard.
Halloo preventing the sweep.
Halloo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orochi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orochi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Orochi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orochi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halloo's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halloo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orochi looking to pass the guard.
Halloo wants to sweep here but Orochi controlling him for the moment.
Orochi passes Halloo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orochi trying to control the action but Halloo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orochi with the ground and pound but Halloo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Halloo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Orochi trying to control but Halloo is working from the bottom.
Halloo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orochi's guard. #REVB#
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Halloo from controlling successfully.
Orochi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orochi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halloo stopping the sweep attempt from Orochi.
Halloo works over Orochi with some ground and pound from guard.
Orochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orochi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halloo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Halloo is trying to control the position but Orochi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Orochi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Halloo moves into range and clinches up with Orochi.
Halloo pushes Orochi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orochi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo just leaning against Orochi, taking a breather.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Doppo Orochi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halloo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orochi tries to pull guard but Halloo won't allow it.
Orochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orochi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halloo blocks a body shot from Orochi. #BC2#
Halloo breaks from the clinch.
Orochi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orochi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
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!
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Orochi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Orochi scores with a jab to the head.
Halloo connects with the punch.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi lands a leg kick that knocks Halloo off balance momentarily.
Orochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orochi.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch but Orochi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orochi thows a leg kick but Halloo checks it #CL2#
and Halloo moves into the clinch.
Orochi struggles to land a body shot inside as Halloo controls his hands.
#BC2#
Halloo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Orochi's ribs.
Halloo throws a poor cross that misses
and Orochi counters with a low kick, right behind Halloo 's knee.
Orochi tries to close the distance and clinch but Halloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halloo tries a quick counter leg kick but Orochi is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orochi.
#T2#
Orochi throws a hook but Halloo blocks it.
Halloo pushes Orochi away with a front 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!
Halloo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orochi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halloo fakes the leg kick and cracks Orochi in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halloo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orochi misses with a kick to the body
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halloo misses with a hook.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orochi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orochi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orochi tries to land a body kick#KD2#
and Halloo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Orochi! Halloo lets Orochi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Orochi is rocked!
BAM! Halloo delivers a spinning backfist that drops Orochi like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tupa Halloo!
A relieved looking Tupa Halloo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Pride FC 37
Date: Aug 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halloo.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Halloo's head back.
Halloo checks a low kick from Dog.
Three Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses.
Halloo cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
Dog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halloo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halloo slips a straight right by Dog.
Halloo scores with a jab to the body.
Halloo checks the leg kick.
Halloo misses with a hook
#CL#
and Dog counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Halloo.
Dog misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Halloo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Good body shot from Halloo.
#BC2#
Halloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Dog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halloo in his tracks.
Halloo slips a jab from Dog.
Halloo lands a two punch combo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Three Dog has been cut.#CL2#
Halloo has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Good body shot from Halloo.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Halloo.
Halloo lands a body punch.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloo just leaning against Dog, taking a breather. #T2#
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halloo's elbow.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Halloo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Halloo lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Halloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Halloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Halloo lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Halloo breaks the clinch.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Dog wants to clinch.
Halloo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Dog lands the left hand.
Dog is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Dog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Halloo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Halloo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Halloo lands with a straight right. Dog didn't see that one coming.#KD2#
Halloo cracks Dog with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dog looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Halloo finish him?
#ROC2#
Dog is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog seems to have got his legs back now.#T4#
Dog lands with a shot to the body.
Dog feints and then cracks Halloo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halloo down.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halloo throws out a counter right but Dog avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
Halloo throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halloo.
Halloo throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Halloo moves into the clinch.
Dog tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halloo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dog up against the cage.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Three Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Halloo moves into the clinch successfully.
Halloo is pushing Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Tupa Halloo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dog works on Halloo's body with a couple of short punches.
Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halloos head.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog works on Halloo's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog is leaning against Halloo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloo blocks a body shot from Dog.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo looking to slow down the pace here.#T1##TD#
Dog decides to pull guard.
Halloo postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halloo works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Dog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Halloo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dog has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halloo has managed to get both his arms back between Dog's legs - danger averted.
Halloo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dog has wrist control.#SUB#
Halloo throws a sloppy strike and Dog has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Halloo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Three Dog!
In his post fight interview, Three Dog started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Pride FC 32
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halloo lands a body shot.
Halloo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Halloo coming out on top.#T1#
Halloo moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Halloo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryan defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halloo throws a shot to the body.
Halloo lands with a nice body kick.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Halloo closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Halloo.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo blocks a body shot from Ryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halloo or not.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Halloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halloo takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Halloo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halloo avoids it.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Halloo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halloo wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Ryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Halloo is predictable there
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
Halloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halloo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Halloo's head but Halloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halloo throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Halloo swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Halloo drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo misses with a straight left.
Halloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halloo can do to turn this around?
Halloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimmy Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo tries to counter with a clinch but Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Halloo. Beautiful body shot.
Halloo lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Halloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Halloo.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Halloo.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Halloo manages to avoid it.#T3#
Halloo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Halloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC2#
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan is holding his hands too far apart here. Halloo throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ryan is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Pride FC 26 Dog vs Gray
Date: Jun 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Letter misses with a hook to the body
and Halloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Letter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halloo can pounce on him.
Halloo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Letter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Letter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Letter moves away from the strike by Halloo.
Letter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letter moves away from the strike by Halloo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letter! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Letter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Halloo.
Halloo misses with a body punch
and Letter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. Letter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halloo scores with a body shot.
Halloo misses with a jab to the body
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Halloo moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Letter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Letter.
Halloo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halloo throws a poor cross that misses
and Letter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halloo throws a push kick but Letter slaps the foot to one side.
Crunch! Halloo slams his shin into Letter's torso.
Halloo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Letter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Letter.
Halloo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
A head kick misses from Letter.
Halloo is looking to slow Letter down with leg kicks.
Halloo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letter throws the kick towards the body but Halloo avoids it.
Halloo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Letter misses with a straight left.
Halloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch but Letter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Letter throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Halloo.#T4#
Halloo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letter fakes the leg kick and cracks Halloo in the body.
Halloo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Letter on the side of the head.
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!
Halloo pushes Letter away with a front kick.
Halloo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Letter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halloo throws a body punch but Letter moves out of range. #CL#
Letter gets tackled into the cage by Halloo. Halloo maintains the clinch.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Letter misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Letter.
Halloo taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Halloo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Letter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halloo scrambles back to his feet.
Letter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halloo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halloo throws a leg kick but Letter moved away.
Letter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Halloo throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
Letter misses with a head kick.
Tupa Halloo is winning the standup battle so far.
Letter checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halloo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Letter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halloo.
Letter avoids a kick to the body.
As Halloo backs off Letter throws a huge counter combo but Halloo manages to avoid it all.#T1#
Halloo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halloo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Letter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halloo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Letter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Halloo rushes Letter and presses him up against the cage.
Letter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Letter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halloo taking a breather.
Letter swings wildly with an uppercut but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letter's elbow.
Letter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halloos head.
Letter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letter blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Letter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Letter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloo tries to work over Letter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letter throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Letter controls his hands.
Letter has a couple of punches blocked by Halloo.
Letter throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Letter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halloo is keeping busy.
Letter lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halloo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
A short body shot lands from Letter as the two fighters clinch.
Halloo blocking some punches.
Halloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halloo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Letter.
Nice body punch from Halloo. #T3#
Halloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letter misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letter is looking to control Halloo's arms but Halloo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Letter has his back to the cage.
Halloo stalls.
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Letter leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Halloo.
Halloo misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Letter breaks from the clinch.
Halloo connects with a solid leg kick.
You can see that Letter has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Letter throws a lazy right hand but Halloo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letter throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Letter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Letter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halloo.#ROC#
Letter is rocked!
Jab from Halloo.
Letter is still on wobbly legs! Can Halloo finish him?
Halloo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Letter head around and knocks him out cold! Halloo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
A very excited looking Tupa Halloo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Pride FC 22
Date: May 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Nilsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halloo tries a low kick but Nilsen avoids it.
Nilsen connects with a body shot.
Nilsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halloo under the eye.
Nilsen throws a looping overhand right but Halloo ducks down to avoid it.
Nilsen throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Halloo connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilsen lands with a straight right. Halloo didn't see that one coming.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nilsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
Halloo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halloo in his tracks.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nilsen is looking to clinch but Halloo is avoiding it.
Nilsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Nilsen.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Halloo. That's going to slow Nilsen down.
Nilsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halloo slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Halloo looks to land a body kick but Nilsen moved away.
Nilsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nilsen throws a lazy right hand but Halloo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halloo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilsen lands a nice hook to Halloo's body. Halloo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilsen.
Halloo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halloo cracks Nilsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halloo misses with an uppercut. Nilsen saw that one coming.
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nilsen scores with a hook to the body. Halloo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
Halloo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halloo staying out of range there.
Halloo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilsen can pounce on him.
Nilsen misses with a hook. Halloo ducked under it nicely.
Halloo missing with a left hand there. Nilsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsen. Halloo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsen misses with a hook. Halloo ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Nilsen lands with a cross.
Halloo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halloo loads up on a big right hand but Nilsen slips the punch.
Nilsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halloo wants to clinch but Nilsen slips to the side
and Nilsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Halloo.
Halloo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nilsen misses with a hook.#T3#
Halloo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halloo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Halloo moved out of range.
Halloo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsen throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo throws the left hand but Nilsen avoids the punch easily.
Nilsen missing with a left hand there. Halloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halloo tries to land a leg kick but Nilsen saw it coming and moves away.
Nilsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halloo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Halloo.
Nilsen takes one on the button.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Nilsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Halloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nilsen jabs Halloo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Nilsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo throws a leg kick which misses Nilsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilsen tries to avoid it.
Halloo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nilsen is out of range and Halloo settles back down.
Halloo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nilsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nilsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halloo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nilsen as he connects with a hook.
Nilsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Nilsen.
Nilsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo slips under a jab from Nilsen.
Halloo connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Nilsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yacob Nilsen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nilsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#KD#
Nilsen lands a left and a right that send Halloo crashing to the mat, dazed. Nilsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Halloo is rocked!
Nilsen measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Halloo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Yacob Nilsen!
Yacob Nilsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Pride FC 16
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Halloo.#CUT2#
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Jab by Handleman.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handleman.
Handleman looks to land a right hand but Halloo moved out of range.
Handleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handleman.
Halloo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handleman throws a looping overhand right but Halloo ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halloo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handleman counters with a straight right hand.
Handleman loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Handleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halloo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handleman scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handleman throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.#T1#
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Handleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Halloo closes the distance and clinches.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Handleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handleman throws a big shot that misses.
Handleman closes the distance and clinches up with Halloo, looking for a takedown. Handleman pushes Halloo against the cage but Halloo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halloo scores with a push kick.
Handleman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halloo thows a body kick. Handleman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halloo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handleman misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Handleman. That did some damage!
Handleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.#T2#
Halloo lands a front kick.
Halloo cracks the inside of Handleman's front leg.
Halloo lands a jab to Handleman's midsection.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Handleman.
Handleman motions for Halloo to come forward. Handleman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handleman with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Halloo counters with a head kick that drops Handleman to the mat! Handleman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Handleman is rocked!
Handleman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Handleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Handleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handleman is breathing heavily.
Handleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo throws out a counter right but Handleman avoids it with no problem.
Halloo knocks out Handleman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Halloo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Halloo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupa Halloo!
A victorious Tupa Halloo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kelvin Handleman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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Event:
Pride FC 10
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halloo staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Halloo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halloo circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Halloo does it's job there.
Halloo scores with a kick to the body.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Halloo misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
A good leg kick by Halloo.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Halloo throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Halloo lands a jab.
Halloo connects with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Halloo.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Halloo.
An inside leg kick from Halloo misses.
Smith checks a leg kick. #T2#
Smith blocks a head kick by Halloo.
Halloo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halloo lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Halloo needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Halloo keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Halloo counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Halloo's leg but Halloo calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Halloo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halloo rather than just go for the knockout.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halloo swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Halloo backing up. Halloo nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith 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.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halloo feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Halloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halloo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith looks for the body kick but Halloo saw that one coming. #CL#
Halloo closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith looks winded!
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Smith is trying to pull guard but Halloo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Halloo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A short left from Halloo.
A nice left hand lands by Halloo.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Halloo is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Halloo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Halloo.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halloo counters with a right hand to the body.
Halloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halloo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tupa Halloo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Halloo clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1#
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Halloo controls the action.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Halloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Halloo throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo misses with a punch to the body.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halloo prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Halloo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Tupa Halloo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halloo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halloo blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halloo stalling against the cage.
Halloo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to stall but Halloo improves his position.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Halloo blocks an uppercut.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Halloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Smith lands.
Halloo feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Halloo misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Halloo misses with a head kick.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith wants to slow Halloo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Halloo looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Halloo scores with a decent looking hook.
Halloo tries to clinch up.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Halloo keeps it at a distance.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halloo manages to avoid it.#T4#
Halloo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith digs a good hook to Halloo's body.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Halloo closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Halloo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halloo blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Halloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halloo loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Halloo backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halloo stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Halloo swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Halloo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halloo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Halloo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T1#
Halloo wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Halloo throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith wants to slow Halloo down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body kick there by Halloo.
Halloo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
#T2#
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halloo was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Halloo throws a good cross that connects.
Halloo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halloo thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halloo with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halloo.
Halloo throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Halloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Halloo finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Halloo scores with a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halloo slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloo is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith tries to move into range but Halloo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halloo drops Smith with a big left hand! Smith is injured, injured bad! Halloo jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
John Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'I need to keep working hard. I congratulate the champ, but I'm coming back!'.
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Event:
Pride FC 5
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Hare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
Halloo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halloo blocks a head kick by Hare.
Halloo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hare is just out of range.
Hare takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Hare blocks the leg kick.
Hare misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Halloo closes the distance and clinches.
Halloo misses with a punch to the body.
Hare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hare misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halloo slowing the pace effectively.
Halloo pushes Hare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halloo avoids it.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Hare can't find room to land a body shot as Halloo controls the action.
Halloo's coach down at Listerman's Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Halloo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hare.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hare backwards.
Hare is trying to force a seperation but Halloo has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Hare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Halloo.
Halloo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hare fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hare.
#BC#
Hare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hare on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halloo staying out of range there.
Hare avoids the body shot from Halloo.
Hare lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hare checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halloo. #T2#
The fighters circling - Hare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo tried to score with a low kick but Hare checks it.
Halloo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halloo.
Hare keeps the fight on the outside.
Hare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halloo's head backwards.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo lands a body shot.
Halloo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Halloo coming out on top.
Hare ducks right into an uppercut from Halloo.
Hare tries a low kick but Halloo avoids it.#T3#
Halloo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halloo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hare.
Hare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Halloo lands a right hook to the body.
Hare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halloo throws a hook but Hare blocks it.
Hare seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halloo throws a leg kick which misses Hare's front leg but catches the back leg as Hare tries to avoid it.
Hare checks a leg kick nicely.
Halloo lands a jab to the nose.
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Hare swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo checks a low kick from Hare.
Hare slips under a jab.
Halloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Hare throws the kick towards the body but Halloo avoids it.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hare is looking for a counter combo.
Good exchange - Hare coming out on top.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hare throwing a counter right hand but Halloo manages to avoid it.
Hare on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid body kick from Halloo.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Halloo.
Halloo misses with a right hand
and Hare makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hare moves out of range of the body kick.
Halloo missing with a left hand there. Hare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hare slips a straight right by Halloo.
Halloo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hare takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halloo avoids the body shot from Hare.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halloo misses with a hook to the body
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halloo can pounce on him.
Hare throws a series of punches but Halloo avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Hare.
Hare throws a solid leg kick but Halloo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hare.
Halloo throws a series of punches but Hare avoids them all with ease.
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hare slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo wants to land a leg kick but Hare is out of range.
Hare throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hare counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halloo thinking.
Halloo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Halloo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Hare's body.
Hare throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halloo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hare's head.
Hare throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Halloo counter with a right hand.
Hare scores with a nice strike.
Halloo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halloo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Hare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halloo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Halloo does it's job there.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hare.
Halloo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hare's head.
Hare throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Hare misses with a double jab.
Halloo lands with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halloo.
Halloo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hare throws out the jab.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Nice body kick from Halloo.
Hare misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloo connects with a looping right hand.
Halloo thumps Hare with a low kick.
Halloo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Hare tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halloo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halloo looks to land a left hand but Hare moved out of range nicely.
Hare was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hare staying out of range there.
Hare appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Hare does no damage.
It seemed like Halloo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hare avoids the body shot from Halloo.
Hare takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Hare's ribs.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hare has time to react.
Hare walks into a left hand.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Hare misses with a straight right. #T4#
A jab from Hare misses.
Hare misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hare misses with a left hand
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Hare's ribs.
Hare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hare takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halloo scores with a jab to the head.
Halloo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hare momentarily.
Halloo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halloo slips a jab from Hare.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hare misses with a wild body shot.
Halloo misses with an uppercut.
Hare throws out a leg kick but Halloo moves out of range and Hare only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Hare throws a looping overhand right but Halloo ducks down to avoid it.
Hare misses the body punch
letting Halloo counter with a right hand.
Halloo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halloo throws a lazy body kick
and Hare counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hare throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Halloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Hare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halloo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hare swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.
Halloo defending well as Hare loads up on a big left hand.
Hare defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Halloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hare misses the target.
Halloo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hare!
Hare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halloo.
Halloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hare moves out of range as Halloo strikes.
Hare is looking to counter punch.
Hare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halloo throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hare misses its target.
Hare looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halloo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hare is out of range and Halloo settles back down.
Halloo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halloo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hare throws a big counter combination but Halloo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hare checks a low kick from Halloo.
A counter left hand to the body from Hare misses its target.
Halloo throws a leg kick
and Hare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo tries to bum rush Hare with a series of wild strikes but Hare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halloo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Halloo misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hare takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hare connects with a solid leg kick.
Hare is looking to score with low kicks.
Halloo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hare.
Halloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Halloo gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Halloo blocking some punches.
Hare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halloo avoids it.
Halloo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hare can't find room to land a body shot as Halloo controls the action.
Halloo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Halloo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo lands a really nice looking cross but Hare seems unphased.
Hare throws a lazy head kick
and Halloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hare's knee momentarily.
Hare throws a right hand that misses
and Hare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloo blocks a head kick by Hare.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halloo! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Hare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halloo counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Halloo there.
Halloo catches Hare with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halloo delivers a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hare crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halloo - the referee stops the clock and Hare gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halloo. Hare manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halloo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hare misses with a right hand
and Halloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo feints and then cracks Hare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hare down.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body
and Hare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tupa Halloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A relieved looking Tupa Halloo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
AFC #40
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Halloo tries to work over Jose De La Cus's front leg with a kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Halloo throws a solid leg kick but Jose De La Cus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halloo.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the leg kick from Halloo.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
Halloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab to the body
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jose De La Cus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Jose De La Cus's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Halloo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jose De La Cus is able to avoid easily.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Jose De La Cus's body.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halloo.#CL2#
Halloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free but Halloo has control.
Halloo prevents Jose De La Cus from breaking the clinch.
Halloo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Jose De La Cus breaks from the clinch.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halloo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Halloo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halloo also avoids with ease.
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
#T2#
Halloo moves out of range as Jose De La Cus strikes.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Halloo.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halloo.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Jose De La Cus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jose De La Cus swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook to the body
and Jose De La Cus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jose De La Cus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halloo.#T3#
A shot to the body from Jose De La Cus misses
and Halloo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halloo pushes Jose De La Cus away with a front kick.
Jose De La Cus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose De La Cus tests Halloo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Jose De La Cus counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose De La Cus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Halloo misses with a hook.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.#T4#
Halloo throws a chopping leg kick but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halloo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Jose De La Cus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halloo.
Jose De La Cus is looking to wear down Halloo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halloo takes a swing at Jose De La Cus's ribcage but misses.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus slips a straight right by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
The fighters circling - Halloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jose De La Cus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight on the outside.
Halloo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jose De La Cus will feel that in the morning.
Halloo throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Halloo misses with a body punch
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jose De La Cus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halloo. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo throws a shot from downtown. Jose De La Cus moves away and avoids it.
Jose De La Cus misses with a shot to the body
and Halloo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Halloo looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.#T1#
A lazy body kick from Halloo
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jose De La Cus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left and a right that stings Halloo.
Halloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jose De La Cus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jose De La Cus throws out a powerful jab.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
letting Jose De La Cus counter with a right hand.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Jose De La Cus sees coming a mile off.
Jose De La Cus lands with a good body shot.
Halloo misses with a hook. Jose De La Cus ducked under it nicely.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Halloo counters with a left and a right that stings Jose De La Cus. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo throws a head kick that half lands.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Jose De La Cus is looking for a counter combo.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Halloo avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Halloo.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T3#
Halloo fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Halloo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jose De La Cus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halloo tries to work over Jose De La Cus's front leg with a kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Jose De La Cus is looking for a counter combo.
Halloo throws a hook but Jose De La Cus avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halloo tries a low kick but Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Halloo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight right hand.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halloo misses with a hook to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halloo thinking. #T4#
Halloo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left to the body.
Halloo lands the left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halloo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Halloo thuds his right hand into Jose De La Cus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Halloo misses with an uppercut.
Halloo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jose De La Cus if he has to take too many more of those.
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Halloo lands an overhand right.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL2#
Halloo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jose De La Cus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jose De La Cus fails to land. #BC#
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jose De La Cus misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halloo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jose De La Cus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Halloo misses the target. #T1#
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the leg kick from Halloo.
Halloo misses the body punch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo tries to score with a low kick but Jose De La Cus moves his leg out of the way.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halloo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halloo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halloo misses with a lunging right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Halloo throws a low kick, looking for Jose De La Cus's leg but Jose De La Cus calmly moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halloo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Halloo moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook to the body
letting Halloo counter with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a jab to the body but Halloo is just out of range.
It seemed like Halloo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halloo tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. Jose De La Cus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Halloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Halloo swings widly with a right hand
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Halloo drives through and clinches with Jose De La Cus against the cage.
#BC#
Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch.
Halloo scores with a kick to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloo lands a nice hook to Jose De La Cus's body. Jose De La Cus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halloo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jose De La Cus checks it well.
It looked like Jose De La Cus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus takes a swing at Halloo's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Halloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jose De La Cuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloo looks to land a right hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range.
Halloo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Halloo is looking to chop away at Jose De La Cus's legs.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Tupa Halloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halloo tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A victorious Tupa Halloo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Carter Jose De La Cus spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever...'.
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Event:
Showdown in the Downtown #8
Date: Feb 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Halloo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halloo at a distance.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halloo lands a nice looking body kick.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Samran Muay Thai that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Halloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Halloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Halloo moved out of range nicely.
Halloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Halloo is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
Halloo misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halloo throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Halloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Halloo misses with a kick to the body.
Halloo lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halloo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halloo counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Halloo thumps Silva with a low kick.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Halloo sees coming a mile off.
Halloo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Halloo.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Halloo counter with a right hand.
Halloo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Halloo's head but Halloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halloo throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Halloo - that will leave a mark!
Silva lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Halloo finds it's target.#T3#
Halloo scores with a spinning back kick!
Halloo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Halloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Halloo misses the body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halloo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Halloo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Halloo scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halloo under the eye.#T4#
Halloo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Halloo manages to avoid it.
Halloo missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva digs a good body shot into Halloo's ribs.
Halloo throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Halloo slips a straight right by Silva.
Halloo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halloo scores with a push kick.
Halloo defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Halloo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halloo manages to avoid it.
Halloo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Halloo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Halloo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halloo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tupa Halloo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Halloo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halloo. That's going to slow Silva down.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halloo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halloo. Halloo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Halloo.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T1#
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Halloo slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Halloo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halloo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a series of punches but Halloo avoids them all with ease.
Halloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a hook but Halloo avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Halloo counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Halloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Silva misses.
Halloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Halloo is just out of range.
Halloo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halloo. That one must have hurt.
Halloo scores with a leg kick.
Halloo looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Halloo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T3#
Halloo cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Halloo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo blocks a jab.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Halloo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halloo.#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Halloo cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Halloo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Halloo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
ABW 191 Reign - Grace
Date: Jan 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Halloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Number.
Halloo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grounders Foundation in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Number does no damage.
Halloo slips a jab and a cross from Number.
Number's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Number's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Halloo dodges the punch combination from Number.
Halloo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Number tries to bum rush Halloo with a series of wild strikes but Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Number misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Number misses with a jab, cross combination.
Number misses with a double jab.
Halloo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halloo lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo cracks Number with a good jab.
A combination from Number does no damage.
Number throws a combination that misses
and Halloo counters with a huge left! Number is in big trouble! He's backing up but Halloo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Number from any more damage. A dominating finish by Halloo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Halloo!
Tupa Halloo made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Event:
ABW 182 Turner - Monkey
Date: Dec 06, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Halloo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Halloo as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halloo working aggressively here.
Samuals misses with a knee to the head.
Halloo lands a left hand.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've been informed that Halloo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo blocks an elbow strike.
Halloo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halloo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
A short right from Halloo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuals tries to land knees in the clinch but Halloo avoids the damage to the body.
Samuals lands a nice knee to the body.
Samuals throws an elbow but it misses.
Halloo tries to work over Samuals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
Samuals trying to control the position but instead, Halloo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samuals into the cage.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuals controls his hands.
Samuals blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Samuals escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samuals avoids the body shot from Halloo.
#CL2#
Samuals gets tackled into the cage by Halloo. Halloo maintains the clinch.
Halloo lands a body punch.
Samuals content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halloo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Samuals after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Samuals.
Halloo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samuals pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Halloo blocking some punches.
#T2#
Samuals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo cracks Samuals with a nice body shot.
Halloo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuals being controlled against the cage.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
Samuals swings wildly with an uppercut but Halloo uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Halloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samuals moves out of range of the strikes.
Halloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuals.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Halloo cracks a nice hook into Samuals's ribs.
Halloo throws a big shot that misses.
Lincon Samuals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halloo throws a leg kick
and Samuals counters with an inside leg kick.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Halloo moves in looking to clinch but Samuals pushes him off.
Halloo tests Samuals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halloo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Samuals's head coaches at Nuclear Physiques that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tupa Halloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuals cracks the inside of Halloo's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Samuals misses the target.
Samuals takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halloo cracks the inside of Samuals's front leg.
Samuals throws a wild body kick that Halloo sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Halloo as he connects with a hook.
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!
Halloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Samuals.
Halloo works over Samuals's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Halloo drives through and clinches with Samuals against the cage.
Samuals trying to control the position but instead, Halloo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samuals into the cage.
Samuals will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halloo up against the cage.#BC#
Samuals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuals.
Halloo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halloo swings for the body but Samuals moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samuals delivers a nice body kick.
Halloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halloo throws a leg kick
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
Halloo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuals moves away.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. Samuals looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halloo thows a leg kick but Samuals checks it
and Samuals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halloo shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Samuals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals punishes Halloo's body with a nice straight punch.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo lands a nice looking body kick.
Halloo jabs at Samuals's body.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
Samuals uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
A head kick by Halloo misses
and Samuals counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samuals lands a head kick!
Samuals missing with a left hand there. Halloo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halloo flicks out a counter leg kick but Samuals steps away.
Halloo has his takedown stuffed
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo connects with a jab.
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samuals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Samuals misses with a looping left.
Halloo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halloo darts in trying to clinch
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Samuals makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halloo really felt that one!
Halloo looks to throw the jab but Samuals is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuals takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samuals takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Samuals counters with a good low kick that Halloo was not able to check.
Samuals throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halloo throws the left hand but Samuals avoids the punch easily.
Samuals looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samuals moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samuals defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samuals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samuals feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Samuals gets tackled into the cage by Halloo. Halloo maintains the clinch.
Samuals blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halloo scores with a shot to the side of Samuals's head.
Samuals blocks a body shot from Halloo.
A head punch on the inside from Samuals fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuals.
Samuals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Samuals controls his hands.
Tupa Halloo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samuals throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Samuals taking a breather.
Halloo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Samuals pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lincon Samuals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tupa Halloo.
Halloo throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Samuals is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Halloo. That snapped Samuals's head back.
#T4#
Samuals throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Samuals does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Samuals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samuals throws a shot from downtown. Halloo moves away and avoids it.
Halloo misses with a low kick as Samuals jumps back.
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!
Halloo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halloo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samuals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Halloo misses the target.
Samuals defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
Halloo lands a nice shot that snaps Samuals's head back.
Samuals takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Halloo looks to throw a body kick
and Samuals counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Lincon Samuals 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!
#R3#
Samuals slips under a jab.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samuals throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo throws a jab when Samuals was well out of range.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuals manages to avoid it.
Samuals scores with a hook.
Samuals is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halloo misses with a leg kick
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloo throws a hook but Samuals avoids it easily.
Samuals moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samuals connects with a crisp jab.
Halloo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halloo misses with a leg kick
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Halloo throws a leg kick
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuals scores with a shot to the body.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Samuals counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samuals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo throws a leg kick
letting Samuals counter with a right hand.
Halloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samuals misses with a head kick.
Samuals keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samuals was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halloo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Samuals counter with a right hand. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Samuals swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloo.
Samuals ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
Samuals avoids a kick to the body.
Halloo jabs Samuals to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samuals takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Samuals connects with a right hand. Halloo shakes it off.
Halloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL2#
Halloo gets a clinch.
Samuals tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samuals is trying to push Halloo away but Halloo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samuals prevents a body shot from Halloo. #T3#
Halloo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
Halloo lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halloo lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halloo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halloo is leaning against Samuals and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Halloo breaks the clinch.
Samuals cracks a nice hook into Halloo's ribs.#T4#
Samuals goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samuals throws a body punch but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuals loads up on a big right hand but Halloo slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samuals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halloo.
Halloo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuals circles away quickly and effectively.
Halloo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halloo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuals but Samuals pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samuals takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tupa Halloo.
I think Halloo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tupa Halloo made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
ABW 174 170lbs Eliminators
Date: Nov 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Halloo is looking to score with low kicks.
Hope blocks a low kick nicely.
Hope throws a head kick but Halloo moves out of range.
Hope misses with a body shot.
Hope has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Billy Hope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope throws an off balance right hand
and Halloo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hope's knee momentarily.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Hope looks to land a right hand but Halloo moved out of range.
Halloo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hope slips a jab from Halloo.
Good exchange - Hope coming out on top.
Halloo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses.
Hope appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hope misses with a looping right.
Halloo thinks about the counter body kick.
Halloo moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halloo connects with a solid leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Halloo rushes Hope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halloo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hope backwards.
Hope is trying to stall.
Halloo prevents Hope from breaking the clinch.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Hope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halloo has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hope. #BC#
Hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halloo counters with an outside leg kick.
Halloo fails with a takedown attempt.
Halloo misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Hope misses
and Halloo counters with a leg kick.
Halloo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hope swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Hope tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope misses with a straight right.
Hope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope moves out of range as Halloo strikes.
Hope connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Hope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses
and Hope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halloo doesn't seem bothered though.
Halloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo feints a counter leg kick.
Halloo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Halloo drives through and clinches with Hope against the cage.
#T3##BC#
Hope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Halloo tenderised Hope's leg. Hope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Halloo pushes Hope up against the cage in a clinch.
Halloo blocks an uppercut.
Halloo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Halloo.
#ROC2#
Hope is rocked!
Halloo throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Hope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halloo has a couple of punches blocked by Hope.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope seems to have got his legs back now.
Halloo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo tries a body shot but Hope blocks it.
Halloo keeps control of Hope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Halloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo defending well as Hope loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
A big left from Halloo misses.
A shot to the body from Hope misses
and Halloo counters with a huge left! Hope is in big trouble! He's backing up but Halloo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hope from any more damage. A dominating finish by Halloo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Halloo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tupa Halloo waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Billy Hope had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Event:
TGC 71: Birthday Bashing 2
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Handleman avoids the body shot from Halloo.
Halloo throws a hook but Handleman blocks it.
Handleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halloo misses the jab.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Handleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handleman.
Halloo slips a straight right by Handleman.
Handleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halloo tries to score with a low kick but Handleman moves his leg out of the way.
Handleman throws a hook but Halloo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Handleman misses its intended target.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Halloo throws a poor cross that misses
and Handleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handleman misses the jab.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Handleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halloo won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halloo is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Handleman wants to control but Halloo is keeping him busy.
Halloo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Handleman.
Halloo controls the position for a moment.
Halloo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Handleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halloo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halloo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T2#
Handleman working the ground and pound but Halloo is defending the strikes.
Handleman in side control, throwing shots but Halloo defends.
Halloo is trying to improve his position.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Halloo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Halloo is looking to reverse the position.
Handleman misses with the ground and pound.
Halloo parries the strikes from Handleman easily there. Handleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Halloo to escape.
#T3#
Halloo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Handleman's best efforts.
Halloo is looking to control Handleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halloo avoid being mounted?
Handleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Handleman looks to land a strike but Halloo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Halloo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handleman on the ground.
Handleman throwing strikes from guard but Halloo blocks nicely.
Handleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Halloo trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Halloo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halloo keeping moving, preventing Handleman from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Handleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halloo tries a low kick but Handleman avoids it.
Halloo lands a nice shot that snaps Handleman's head back.
Halloo tries to land a front kick but Handleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halloo swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Handleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#KD#
Halloo drops Handleman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Handleman looks back up at him and smiles so Halloo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Handleman is rocked!
Handleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Halloo finish him?
Handleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Handleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Halloo misses with a wild body shot.
Handleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handleman lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Handleman lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tupa Halloo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Halloo wants to slow Handleman down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Halloo misses.
Handleman looks to throw the jab but Halloo is out of range.
Halloo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handleman sizes up Halloo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handleman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Handleman. Beautiful body shot.
Handleman blocks a leg kick.
Handleman throws out a counter right but Halloo avoids it with no problem.
Halloo throws a leg kick but Handleman checks it.
Handleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halloo throws out a leg kick but Handleman moves out of range and Halloo only half commits.
Handleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handleman with a jab.
Handleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halloo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Halloo clobbers Handleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halloo.
Handleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halloo.
Handleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handleman scores with a jab to the head.
Halloo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halloo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handleman is fending him off so far but Halloo persists. Nope, Handleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Halloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handleman.
Halloo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handleman misses with an uppercut. Halloo saw that one coming.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
letting Handleman counter with a right hand.
Halloo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halloo tried to score with a low kick but Handleman checks it.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo tries to clinch up but Handleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Handleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handleman throws the left hand but Halloo avoids the punch easily.
Handleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Halloo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Halloo throws a leg kick that misses.
Handleman stalks Halloo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halloo's face. Halloo staggers backwards, shaken.
Handleman cracks Halloo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Halloo throws a lazy right hand but Handleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Handleman.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.
Handleman misses with a looping right.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handleman manages to avoid it.#T3#
Handleman lands with a shot to the body.
Handleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Handleman sees coming a mile off.
Handleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a good, hard body kick but Handleman shrugs it off.
Handleman lands the left hand.
Halloo throws a hook but Handleman avoids it easily.
Halloo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Handleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Halloo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Handleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Handleman lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handleman stopping the sweep attempt from Halloo.
Handleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Halloo trying to keep a closed guard but Handleman is proving a slippery customer.
Halloo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Handleman throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halloo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halloo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Handleman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Handleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Handleman scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Handleman.
Halloo connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Handleman.
Handleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halloo misses with a body shot
and Handleman counters with a big right hand! Oh Halloo is in trouble here! Handleman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Handleman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kelvin Handleman made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
We've been told by Halloo's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halloo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halloo defends well and Teller ends up having to push Halloo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Halloo misses the jab.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halloo digs a good body shot into Teller's ribs.
Teller doesn't manage to clinch there - Halloo circles away.
Halloo throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Halloo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#
It looks like Pat Teller has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teller misses with a body kick.
Teller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Halloo avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Halloo.
Nice jab there from Halloo.
Halloo throws out a powerful jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halloo.
Halloo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halloo misses with a straight left.
Teller throws a counter combo.
Halloo takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Halloo instigates a clinch.
Halloo cracks Teller with a nice body shot.
Teller looks winded!
Teller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Halloo.
Halloo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halloo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tellers head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Halloo.
Halloo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halloo gets through Teller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Teller is rocked!
Teller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Halloo finish him?
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teller blocks an uppercut.
Halloo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.
Halloo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Teller! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Halloo is unloading with more strikes now! Teller drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tupa Halloo!
Our winner, Tupa Halloo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Halloo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dolgov.
Halloo scores with a jab to the head.
Dolgov swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Halloo cracks the inside of Dolgov's front leg.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halloo connects with a single shot there.
Dolgov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Halloo finds it's target.
Halloo lands with a slapping head kick.
Dolgov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dolgov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halloo lands with an uppercut that bounces Dolgov off the cage and back into range.
Dolgov takes a swing at Halloo's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dolgov blocks a jab.
Dolgov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dolgov thuds a left hand into Halloo's body.#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Dolgov or perhaps it was just good defense by Halloo, which made it look bad.
Crunch! Halloo slams his shin into Dolgov's torso.#CL#
Halloo darts in and clinches Dolgov up against the cage.
Halloo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dolgov.
Tupa Halloo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Halloo breaks from the clinch.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.#CL2#
Dolgov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo lands an uppercut.#T2#
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
Dolgov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halloo smiles and moves away.
Dolgov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halloo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloo dodges the punch combination from Dolgov.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Dolgov's body.
Halloo thumps Dolgov with a low kick.
Halloo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halloo scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Halloo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halloo moves out of range as Dolgov strikes.
Dolgov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Halloo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Dolgov slips a jab from Halloo.
Dolgov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halloo counters with a straight right hand.
Semen Dolgov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dolgov lands with a shot to the body.
Halloo misses with a left hand
and Dolgov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dolgov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
Dolgov throws a leg kick but Halloo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halloo is looking to land body kicks.
Dolgov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halloo throws a body punch but Dolgov moves out of range.
Dolgov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halloo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dolgov is out of range and Halloo settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dolgov! But no joy.
Dolgov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halloo circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Dolgov fails with the takedown
and Halloo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Halloo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolgov blocks the body kick.
Dolgov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo. #CL#
Halloo gets a clinch.
Dolgov tries to score a body lock takedown but Halloo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolgov.
Halloo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halloo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dolgov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A punch combination from Dolgov misses.
Dolgov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halloo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice cross by Dolgov.
Dolgov throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot.
Dolgov scores with a kick to the body.
Halloo lands a really nice looking cross but Dolgov seems unphased.
Tupa Halloo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halloo lands a jab to the head.
Dolgov ducks under a wild hook from Halloo.
A low kick from Halloo misses
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloo misses with an uppercut.
Halloo scores with a leg kick.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo throws a hook but Dolgov avoids it easily.
Halloo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
#T1#
Dolgov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Dolgov 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.#CL#
Halloo rushes Dolgov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halloo misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Halloo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dolgov slips under a jab.
Halloo throws a low kick, looking for Dolgov's leg but Dolgov calmly moves out of range.
Halloo scores with the left hand. Dolgov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dolgov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Dolgov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolgov throws a lazy right hand but Halloo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halloo throws a leg kick which misses Dolgov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dolgov tries to avoid it.
Dolgov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halloo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dolgov throws an overhand right that lands on Halloo's shoulder, as Halloo tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
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!
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dolgov momentarily.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.
Dolgov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Halloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
Dolgov tries a quick counter leg kick but Halloo is wise to it.
Halloo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Dolgov.
Dolgov falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Halloo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Halloo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halloo.
A head punch on the inside from Halloo fails to land.
Halloo misses with some punches.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards. #T3#
Halloo misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Halloo.
Halloo prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
Halloo lands a left hand.
Halloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolgov can do to turn this around?
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dolgovs head.
A short right from Halloo on the inside.
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
Dolgov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halloo stalling the fight.
#T4#
Halloo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halloo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo lands a shoulder strike. #KD#
Halloo floors Dolgov with a big punch on the inside! Dolgov is trying to recover but Halloo dives into side control. #ROC#
Dolgov is rocked!
Halloo takes a little break here. Dolgov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dolgov is still in real trouble! Can Halloo finish him?
Halloo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolgov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dolgov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dolgov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halloo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Dolgov throws a jab but it's blocked by Halloo.
Halloo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halloo ducks under a wild hook from Dolgov.
Halloo throwing a counter right hand but Dolgov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Halloo misses.
Dolgov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halloo.
Halloo is looking to counter punch.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dolgov.#CL#
Halloo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Halloo.
Halloo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo pushes Dolgov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolgov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halloo struggles to land a body shot inside as Dolgov controls his hands.
Tupa Halloo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dolgov blocks an uppercut.
Dolgov wants to take the fight to the mat but Halloo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Halloo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dolgov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolgov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halloo tries to throw a body punch but Dolgov avoids it by throwing Halloo back against the cage.
Dolgov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halloo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
Halloo gets underhooks to prevent Dolgov's takedown attempt.
Tupa Halloo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Dolgov blocking some punches.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Halloo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Halloo is leaning against Dolgov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halloo slowing the pace effectively.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolgov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Halloo.
Halloo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloo works on Dolgov's body with a couple of short punches.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Dolgov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halloo misses with the head strike.
Halloo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Semen Dolgov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards. #T3##BC#
Halloo manages to break the clinch.
Halloo misses with an uppercut
enabling Dolgov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dolgov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolgov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Dolgov.
Dolgov misses with a hook
#KD#
and Halloo counters with a right hand that sends Dolgov tumbling to the canvas! Can Halloo finish him? He dives into Dolgov's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halloo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Dolgov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Halloo uses it to pass to side control.
#T4#
Halloo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Halloo is chipping away with strikes.
Halloo cracks Dolgov with a big elbow.
Dolgov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Halloo there.
Halloo is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halloo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A relieved looking Tupa Halloo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 5 - Punishment
Date: Apr 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Space fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Halloo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Space or perhaps it was just good defense by Halloo, which made it look bad. #TD#
Halloo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Halloo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Space to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Halloo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Space pulls down on the head and he's put Halloo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Space!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Cajellon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cajellon tries to close the distance and clinch but Halloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cajellon doesn't manage to clinch there - Halloo circles away.
Halloo tries to counter by clinching up but Cajellon breaks away and moves out of range.
Halloo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cajellon.
Cajellon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cajellon misses with a wild body shot.
Cajellon tries to close the distance and clinch but Halloo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cajellon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cajellon misses with a head kick.
Halloo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cajellon tries to clinch #TD#
and Halloo counters with a single leg into guard. Cajellon didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halloo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halloo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cajellon is retaining full guard.
Cajellon trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Cajellon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Halloo frees his head nicely. Oh but Cajellon has switched to an armbar! Halloo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jose Cajellon!
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