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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 136 p4p, 556 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 4 p4p, 18 weight class). Pedro Fuentes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LaTroy Johnson's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook. Fuentes ducked under it nicely.
Fuentes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuentes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Fuentes had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like LaTroy Johnson has been cut.
Fuentes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fuentes misses with a hook.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuentes.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Fuentes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Fuentes lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuentes doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Fuentes misses.
Fuentes throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Fuentes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fuentes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fuentes's hands.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuentes.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuentes sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fuentes is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Fuentes's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Fuentes stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Fuentes tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuentes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuentes is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Fuentes throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fuentes's head.
The cut above Pedro Fuentes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fuentes. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fuentes to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Pedro Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fuentes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Memento Mori . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Fuentes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Fuentes is working from the bottom.
Fuentes trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Fuentes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fuentes wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fuentes keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fuentes misses with a looping left.
Fuentes lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Fuentes stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuentes cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fuentes finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuentes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Fuentes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson cracks Fuentes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, LaTroy Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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RATING
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