Turkey Shoot

Tyson Johnson vs Doug Anthony, Arena 24 (BG Enterprise)

I'm thankful for fights like this one. Fast, mean, sexy, unbridled, roughneck, and exacting. Tyson, in white trunks, is the more experienced grappler, obviously a well-trained mat wrestler. Doug, in navy blue, is feisty and expressive, more than holding his own against Tyson for the first half of this battle, but two-thirds of the way in, Tyson seems to be wearing him down.

The match defines manhandling. They toss each other up in the air and slam down. They stretch and twist tendons in ways that tendons were not designed to handle. Hand to face, they bang skull against the ring mat. This ordeal would feel right at home in a dark alley behind a bar. The wrestlers are young, hot-tempered, and violent. I happened upon this brawl a couple of weeks ago, and every time I look at it, I go, "Bitch, where were you thirty, forty years ago?'

Tyson Johnson also fought Cliff Conlin. That's a gig you get only if you have skills and a foot-long dick. He's obviously well-trained and in tiptop condition. Unless he fought under another name or fought a match no longer in the catalog, hairy-chested, hairy-tummied Doug Anthony fought this match and only this match, no doubt persuaded by Tyson to find another sport.

Both guys are ready to make cranberry relish out of each other's head. This one's a must-see. I wish I had seen it sooner. It might have changed my life.

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