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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 2030 p4p, 3721 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 241 p4p, 399 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
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Lethal high kicks
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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 39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ blocks a head kick by Ihantala.
Christ closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihantala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Ihantala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Ihantala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ihantala misses with the head strike.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Ihantala blocking some punches.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ihantala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ihantala tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ihantala cracks Christ with a nice body shot.
Ihantala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Christ looks winded!
Christ takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala pushes Christ back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ihantala lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ihantala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ihantala on the inside.
Ihantala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Ihantala.
Ihantala breaks the clinch.
Ihantala feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Christ sprawling to the canvas! Christ rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ihantala finish him?!
Christ is rocked!
A low kick lands for Ihantala.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihantala finish him?
Tali Ihantala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihantala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ihantala doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Christ crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Christ's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tali Ihantala!
During a confident post fight interview, Tali Ihantala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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