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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 10 p4p, 39 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
It seemed like Ihantala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machado with a nice calf kick.
Machado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ihantala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ihantala checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Ihantala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ihantala walks into a left hand.
Machado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ihantala was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Machado throws a low kick but Ihantala moves out of range easily.
Machado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Machado with a body shot.
A low kick from Machado is predictable there
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado throws a series of punches but Ihantala moves out of range.
Machado misses with a right hand
and Ihantala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ihantala tries to land a leg kick but Machado saw it coming and moves away.
Machado throws a leg kick
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Ihantala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala misses with a hook
and Machado counters with a right hand to the body.
Machado thows a leg kick but Ihantala checks it
letting Ihantala counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Machado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ihantala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machado misses with a hook to the body
and Ihantala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ihantala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands with an overhand left.
Ihantala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Machado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ihantala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ihantala moves away.
Ihantala counters with a body kick.
A lazy left from Machado finds it's target.
Machado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ihantala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ihantala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ihantala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Machado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ihantala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Ihantala counters with a nice uppercut.
Ihantala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ihantala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machado counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
Ihantala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machado misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machado. That's going to slow Ihantala down.
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ihantala counters with a body kick that stops Machado in his tracks momentarily.
Ihantala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machado in his tracks.
Jeez, Wanderson Machado's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ihantala has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado misses with a straight right.
Ihantala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machado.
Ihantala unleashes a big counter combination but Machado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Machado misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado is looking to slow Ihantala down with leg kicks.
Machado thumps Ihantala with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machado misses with an uppercut. Ihantala saw that one coming.
Machado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ihantala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machado swings for the body but Ihantala moves out of range.
Machado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Machado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Machado lands.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ihantala can do to turn this around?
Ihantala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ihantala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado throws a leg kick but Ihantala checks it.
Ihantala slips under a jab from Machado.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Ihantala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Ihantala moves away and avoids it.
Ihantala blocks a jab.
Machado moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIhantala.
Ihantala throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Ihantala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machado to score with a decent uppercut.
Machado connects with an inside leg kick.
Machado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ihantala might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machado has got the better of the exchanges.
Machado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Ihantala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ihantala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ihantala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tali Ihantala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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