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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 213 p4p, 31 weight class) and Walter Hartwell White (ranked 1115 p4p, 152 weight class). Hartwell White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TV On The Radio - DLZ. Anthony Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
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216 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
208 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Hartwell White! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Hartwell White counters with a nice leg kick. Johnson misses with a wild body shot. Hartwell White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Hartwell White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson tries to bum rush Hartwell White with a series of wild strikes but Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hartwell White tries to counter by closing the distance. Hartwell White lands a jab to the nose. Nice uppercut there from Hartwell White. Hartwell White with a nice cross. Johnson misses with a wild body shot. Hartwell White throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem. Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hartwell White counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Hartwell White lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Johnson is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hartwell White sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Johnson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Johnson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Hartwell White! Walter Hartwell White is the new light heavyweight champion! After winning the bout, Walter Hartwell White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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