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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 132 p4p, 141 weight class) and Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 5 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vincible throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Vincible misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vincible.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Jab, jab by Da Vincible - just one landing.
Da Vincible avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Da Vincible's head back.
Da Vincible staying out of range there.
Da Vincible only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Da Vincible slips under a jab from Johnson.
Da Vincible swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Vincible misses with an uppercut.
Da Vincible moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Vincible motions for Johnson to come forward. Da Vincible throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Da Vincible.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Da Vincible.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Vincible doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Da Vincible throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Vincible tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson throws a hook but Da Vincible blocks it.
Da Vincible swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Da Vincible takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
Da Vincible misses with a straight right.
Da Vincible throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Vincible throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Da Vincible tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Vincible.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson moves out of range as Da Vincible strikes.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vincible ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Da Vincible scores with a head kick.
It looks like LaTroy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a body punch but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vincible.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Da Vincible counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Da Vincible ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Da Vincible misses.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Da Vincible shakes it off.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Da Vincible counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes a swing at Da Vincible's ribcage but misses.
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 LaTroy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Da Vincible pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Vincible moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Vincible avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Da Vincible.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Da Vincible off balance momentarily.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Vincible takes one to the chin there.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Vincible let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Da Vincible steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Da Vincible throws a counter combo.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Da Vincible moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Da Vincible is trying to counter with his kicks.
Da Vincible motions for Johnson to come forward. Da Vincible throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Da Vincible's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Da Vincible's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Da Vincible counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Da Vincible throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Vincible is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Da Vincible takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
Da Vincible takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Vincible scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Da Vincible takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Da Vincible steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Vincible swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Da Vincible is breathing heavily.
Johnson drops his shoulder and cracks Da Vincible with a huge uppercut! Da Vincible goes down! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Da Vincible does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Vincible tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Da Vincible scores with a body shot.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Vincible misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson catches Da Vincible napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Da Vincible to the canvas!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Vincible works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson stands up from Da Vincible's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaTroy Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Da Vincible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardo Da Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Vincible can do to turn this around?
Da Vincible takes one to the chin there.
Da Vincible defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
You can see that Da Vincible has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Da Vincible ducks down to avoid it.
Da Vincible let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Da Vincible cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Da Vincible tumbling to the canvas!
Da Vincible is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson stands and steps away. Da Vincible gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
LaTroy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Da Vincible.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Da Vincible releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Johnson and Da Vincible goes tumbling to the canvas! Johnson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Da Vincible is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Da Vincible seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson cracks Da Vincible with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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