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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Twborg (ranked 8130 p4p, 244 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 3633 p4p, 0 weight class). Twborg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heavy Hitter. 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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194 cm
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272 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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255 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomomi Tsuruta! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Twborg rushes Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Twborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twborg misses with a hook from the clinch. Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twborg tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta. Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta. Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta. Twborg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsuruta or not. Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike. Twborg blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Twborg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards. Twborg lands with a left to the head. Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside. Twborg pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Twborg backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside. Twborg throws a head punch that misses. Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with some punches.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow. Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Twborg. Twborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch. Tsuruta working aggressively here.
Twborg scores with an uppercut up the middle. Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta. A short uppercut from Twborg. Twborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut. Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta. Twborg blocking some punches.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Twborg uses good head movement to avoid it. Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Twborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Twborg. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta. Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Twborg on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Twborg drops Tsuruta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tsuruta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tsuruta is rocked! Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta is still on wobbly legs! Can Twborg finish him? Twborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta seems to have recovered his senses. Twborg blocking some punches.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Twborg uses good head movement to avoid it. Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta misses with the head strike.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Twborg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Twborg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Twborg. Twborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Twborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg scores with a hook to the body. Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Twborg uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta. A head punch on the inside from Tsuruta fails to land. Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Twborg uses good head movement to avoid it. Twborg pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Tsuruta looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Twborg lands a right hand. Twborg is working Tsuruta over against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg. Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Twborg misses with a body punch.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Twborg lands with a left to the head. Nice body punch from Twborg. Twborg pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Twborg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Twborg working aggressively here.
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg lands with a left to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow. Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Twborg dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Twborg moves out of range.
Twborg moves in looking to clinch but Tsuruta pushes him off. Johnny Twborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Twborg tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range. Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Twborg's shoulder, as Twborg tries to avoid the shot. Twborg gets in close and instigates a clinch. Twborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tsuruta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Twborg misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twborg. Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg misses with a body punch.
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Twborg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twborg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tsuruta working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Twborg. Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twborg. Twborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Twborg lands a nice uppercut. Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow. Twborg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards. Twborg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twborg lands a right hand. Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch. Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Twborg has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Twborg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tsuruta is breathing heavily. Twborg lands a body punch. Twborg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards. Twborg lands a left hand.
Johnny Twborg has scored more points in the clinch so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Twborg dips a shoulder and cracks Tsuruta with a mighty uppercut! Tsuruta falls back against the cage and Twborg unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tsuruta is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Twborg screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg! Johnny Twborg 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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