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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 23 p4p, 288 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 2 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala rushes Meat Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Ihantala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meat Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Ihantala blocking some punches.
Meat Boy tries to work over Ihantala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihantala blocking some punches.
Ihantala scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Meat Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ihantala breaks from the clinch.
Ihantala slips a straight right by Meat Boy.
Ihantala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meat Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Meat Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ihantala tries to work over Meat Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Ihantala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Ihantala on the inside.
Meat Boy pushes Ihantala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ihantala misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala misses with the head strike.
Meat Boy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ihantala lands with a left to the head.
Meat Boy is trying to break the clinch but Ihantala has him pressed against the cage.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy throws the left hand but Ihantala avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Ihantala lands but Meat Boy takes it in his stride.
Meat Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ihantala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meat Boy misses with an uppercut
and Ihantala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meat Boy's knee momentarily.
Ihantala checks the leg kick.
Ihantala lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meat Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meat Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ihantala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meat Boy lands a head kick. Ihantala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ihantala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meat Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ihantala was well out of range. Poor timing from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ihantala is out of range and Meat Boy settles back down.
Ihantala scores with a hook to the body. Meat Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat Boy wants to clinch up but Ihantala keeps it at a distance.
Meat Boy tries to clinch up but Ihantala circles away and keeps his distance.
Ihantala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meat Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ihantala on the inside.
Ihantala lands a right hand.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Meat Boy.
A short left from Meat Boy.
Ihantala misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Meat Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ihantala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meat Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Ihantala scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ihantala.
Meat Boy breaks from the clinch.
Meat Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meat Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ihantala.
Meat Boy takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Meat Boy controls his hands.
Ihantala lands a right hand.
Meat Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Meat Boy blocks an uppercut.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meat Boy breaks the clinch.
Meat Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meat Boy fails to land.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Meat Boy avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ihantala.
Ihantala blocking some punches.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meat Boy presses Ihantala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meat Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ihantala scores with a shot to the side of Meat Boy's head.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Meat Boy controls his hands.
Ihantala lands a right hand.
Meat Boy prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Meat Boy avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
Ihantala tries to work over Meat Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meat Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meat Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands a big right hand that sends Meat Boy crashing to the mat! Ihantala stays standing though and waves Meat Boy back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meat Boy tries to clinch but Ihantala is having none of it.
Meat Boy forces Ihantala back against the cage and clinches.
Ihantala is leaning against Meat Boy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ihantala lands a hook that snaps the head of Meat Boy backwards.
That has opened up Super Meat Boy's cut even more.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meat Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ihantala fails to land.
Meat Boy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ihantala lands a nice uppercut.
Ihantala lands a nice shot to the body.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Meat Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ihantala's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ihantala pushes Meat Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meat Boy is rocked!
Meat Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meat Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihantala finish him?
Ihantala lands a body shot.
Meat Boy seems to have recovered his senses.
Meat Boy looks winded!
Ihantala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meat Boy's elbow.
Ihantala lands a nice uppercut.
Ihantala dips a shoulder and cracks Meat Boy with a mighty uppercut! Meat Boy falls back against the cage and Ihantala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Meat Boy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ihantala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala retains his super heavyweight title!
Tali Ihantala 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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