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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 2708 p4p, 889 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 299 p4p, 99 weight class). Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 3 - 5 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala cracks Puno with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
Ihantala takes one on the button.
Puno bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ihantala thows a leg kick but Puno checks it
and Puno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puno dodges the punch combination from Ihantala.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Ihantala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Ihantala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Puno.
Ihantala throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Ihantala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puno circles away quickly and effectively.
Puno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ihantala counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ihantala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Ihantala tries to circle away but Puno has him pinned against the cage.
Puno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
Puno successfully pulls guard.
Ihantala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ihantala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ihantala has managed to get both his arms back between Puno's legs - danger averted.
Puno has control of Ihantala's left arm, preventing Ihantala from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno controls Ihantala momentarily but Ihantala frees himself.
Puno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ihantala defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ihantala passes Puno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ihantala working over Puno with some ground and pound. Puno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking for a sweep. Ihantala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ihantala wants to control but Puno is keeping him busy.
Puno wants to get back to full guard but Ihantala has mounted him!
Ihantala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Puno tries to improve his position but instead Ihantala has taken his back!
Puno trying to control but not successfully.
Ihantala tightening his grip on Puno, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to escape the position.
Ihantala is controlling the position but Puno somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ihantala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeronimo Puno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeronimo Puno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ihantala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ihantala wants to clinch but Puno slips to the side
and Ihantala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ihantala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puno is out of range.
Puno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puno moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ihantala goes down! Can Puno finish him!?
Ihantala is rocked!
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!
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ihantala keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ihantala trying to control the position.
Puno slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Puno is fighting to break Ihantala's control of his arms but Ihantala is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Ihantala is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puno digs a right hand underneath Ihantala's ribcage. Ihantala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ihantala takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno lands a shoulder strike.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Ihantala.
Nice body punch from Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ihantala - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ihantala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ihantala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puno 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 Puno can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno works on Ihantala's body with a couple of short punches.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
Puno working aggressively here.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala working aggressively here.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ihantala's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands a nice shot to the body.
Ihantala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala lands a body punch.
Jeronimo Puno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Puno avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
Puno lands a shoulder strike.
Puno working aggressively here.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puno.
Ihantala tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ihantala misses with a body punch.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Ihantala controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeronimo Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ihantala throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Ihantala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Ihantala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno thuds his right hand into Ihantala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ihantala moves out of range as Puno throws a body kick.
Ihantala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihantala lands with a nice body punch.
Ihantala throws a sloppy head kick and Puno moves out of range easily.
Ihantala misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ihantala.
Puno throws the left hand but Ihantala avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a left hand
and Puno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puno misses with a low kick as Ihantala jumps back.
Puno cracks Ihantala with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Ihantala misses.
Puno moves away from the strike by Ihantala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala scores with a hook.
Ihantala punishes Puno's body with a nice straight punch.
Puno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ihantala lands a jab to the nose.
Puno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala throws a leg kick but Puno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puno throws a body kick that misses
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Ihantala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ihantala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
And Ihantala counters with a quick kick to the body but Puno blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala thows a leg kick but Puno checks it
and Puno counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ihantala throws a lazy uppercut
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ihantala slips under a jab from Puno.
Jeronimo Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puno staying out of range there.
A jab from Ihantala misses.
Puno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ihantala with a body shot.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ihantala tries to clinch up but Puno circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Puno tenderised Ihantala's leg. Ihantala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ihantala throws a poor cross that misses
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Puno tries to score with a low kick but Ihantala moves his leg out of the way.
Puno looks for the body kick but Ihantala saw that one coming.
Ihantala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Ihantala wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circle, before Puno throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ihantala's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Puno lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jeronimo Puno!
A relieved looking Jeronimo Puno 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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energy
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hype
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