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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 3080 p4p, 1736 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 311 p4p, 195 weight class). Ihantala comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Tali Ihantala 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson defending well as Ihantala loads up on a big left hand.
Ihantala misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ihantala closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ihantala.
Ihantala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihantala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Ihantala.
Johnson stalls.
Ihantala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ihantala lands with a right to the head.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ihantala seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
A short left from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Ihantala fails to land.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ihantala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ihantala.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Ihantala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ihantala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ihantala tries to land a body kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ihantala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Ihantala.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a low kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ihantala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ihantala.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ihantala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries to work over Ihantala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ihantala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ihantala.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
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 Tali Ihantala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tali Ihantala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Ihantala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson moves out of range as Ihantala throws a body kick.
Ihantala moves into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Ihantala is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ihantala is keeping busy.
Ihantala breaks the clinch.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Ihantala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Ihantala's head back.
Ihantala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Ihantala's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Ihantala is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Ihantala is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ihantala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson stalling the fight.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ihantala blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Ihantala avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Ihantala blocks it.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a big knee! That's hurt Ihantala! Oh, he's all over the place! Johnson lands another knee that sends Ihantala to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTroy Johnson!
After winning the bout, LaTroy Johnson 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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energy
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hype
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