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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Powerslave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - Careful. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Powerslave!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerslave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
Powerslave takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powerslave lands a nice hook to Larsson's body. Larsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Powerslave uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Powerslave was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Powerslave looks for the body kick but Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Larsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Powerslave finds it's target.
Powerslave takes one on the button.
Powerslave lunges at Larsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsson's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson moves out of range as Powerslave strikes.
Larsson tries to clinch but Powerslave is having none of it.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Powerslave misses.
Larsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsson tries to bum rush Powerslave with a series of wild strikes but Powerslave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powerslave doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Larsson wants to clinch up but Powerslave keeps it at a distance.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Powerslave tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powerslave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Larsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Powerslave breaks the clinch.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Powerslave.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerslave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerslave throws a body kick that misses.
Powerslave throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Powerslave throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Larsson.
Powerslave gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Powerslave gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Powerslave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powerslave backwards.
Larsson trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Powerslave on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powerslave creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Powerslave avoids the damage to the body.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Powerslave controls his hands.
Powerslave is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Powerslave lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powerslave lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsson.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powerslave can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a knee strike.
Larsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Powerslave breaks from the clinch.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powerslave.
Powerslave displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson wants to clinch
enabling Powerslave to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Powerslave takes a step back to recover.
Powerslave walks into a straight right hand from Larsson.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Powerslave is just out of range.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Larsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Powerslave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a jab.
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Powerslave misses.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Powerslave.
Larsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powerslave lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Powerslave takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Larsson is rocked!
It looks like Sven Larsson has been cut.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson lands with a shot to the body.
Powerslave takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Powerslave gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Powerslave swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerslave swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powerslave throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sven Larsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Larsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powerslave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerslave cracks Larsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Powerslave has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Larsson to stand back up!
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Sven Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson takes a swing at Powerslave's ribcage but misses.
Larsson throws a jab when Powerslave was well out of range.
Powerslave raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Larsson throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsson lands with a nice combination. Powerslave backs away looking to recover.
Powerslave is rocked!
Larsson tries to clinch but Powerslave moves out of range.
Sven Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Powerslave does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Powerslave.
Larsson tries to clinch up.
Powerslave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Powerslave tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Powerslave.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Powerslave blocks it with crossed arms.
Powerslave is trying to force a seperation but Larsson has the dominant position.
Powerslave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike.
Powerslave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powerslave is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Powerslave tries to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling the position.
Powerslave tries to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling the position.
Powerslave is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Powerslave.
Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Powerslave swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powerslave can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Powerslave managing to block the knees to the body from Larsson.
Powerslave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson prevents Powerslave from breaking the clinch.
Powerslave manages to break the clinch.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson misses with a few strikes there.
Powerslave throws a sloppy head kick
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Powerslave moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Powerslave tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Powerslave lands.
Powerslave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson slips a straight right by Powerslave.
Powerslave throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
A slow jab from Powerslave misses its intended target.
Powerslave takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Powerslave misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
Larsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powerslave's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerslave takes one to the side of the head.
Larsson moves to clinch but Powerslave breaks away
and Powerslave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powerslave.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Powerslave moves out of range easily.
Powerslave misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Powerslave. Beautiful body shot.
Larsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Powerslave is still on wobbly legs! Can Larsson finish him?
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powerslave takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Powerslave like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Powerslave from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Larsson!
A victorious Sven Larsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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