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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 861 p4p, 426 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 21 p4p, 12 weight class). Tali Ihantala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ihantala to counter with a crisp jab.
Ihantala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ihantala throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Granger misses with a body punch
and Ihantala counters with a head kick.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Ihantala moves into the clinch.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
Ihantala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ihantala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Granger throws a body punch but Ihantala moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ihantala.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ihantala.
Granger is looking to wear down Ihantala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses the jab.
Ihantala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Granger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ihantala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Granger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ihantala circles away quickly and effectively.
Ihantala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ihantala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ihantala manages to avoid it.
Granger throws a body punch but Ihantala moves out of range.
Ihantala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Ihantala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Ihantala walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger throws a series of strikes that have Ihantala backpedaling.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger avoids the body shot from Ihantala.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger cracks a nice hook into Ihantala's ribs.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Ihantala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
Granger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ihantala finds it's way round the side to connect with Granger's head.
Ihantala scores with a spinning back kick!
Granger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ihantala throws out a counter right but Granger avoids it with no problem.
Granger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ihantala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ihantala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihantala. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger misses with an uppercut. Ihantala saw that one coming.
Ihantala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ihantala looks to land a body kick but Granger moved away.
Ihantala tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Granger does no damage.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ihantala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Granger misses with a double jab.
Granger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger sets himself, and Ihantala steps forward looking for the clinch! Granger avoids it this time.
Granger throws a body punch but Ihantala moves out of range.
Ihantala unleashes a big counter combination but Granger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands a head kick!
It looks like Frank Granger has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger lands a jab to Ihantala's midsection.
Ihantala has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ihantala works the jab nicely.
Granger throws a series of punches but Ihantala avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Ihantala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ihantala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Granger throws a combination that misses
and Ihantala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger swings widly with a right hand
and Ihantala counters with a left right combination that sends Granger crashing to the mat - Ihantala wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Granger out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Frank Granger was interviewed post fight and said 'This guys are tooooo Fat and big for me FFS get them on slimfast'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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