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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 91 p4p, 864 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 1 p4p, 20 weight class). Tupa Halloo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
and Halloo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halloo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halloo.
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leagatius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius misses with a low kick.
Leagatius drops his hands momentarily and Halloo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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.
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo with a nice cross.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
It looks like Tupa Halloo has been cut.
Leagatius works Halloo's body with a nice hook.
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.
Leagatius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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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FIGHT
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