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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow on the Sun. Larsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Now I Lay Thee Down. Ice Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
48 - 14 - 0 |
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174 lbs
43 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a jab.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Ice Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Larsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsson slips under a jab from Man.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Larsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Larsson misses with a hook to the body
and Man counters with a crisp one two that drops Larsson! Man thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Larsson to his feet! Larsson is in big trouble!
Larsson is rocked!
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man tries to move into range but Larsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
Man swinging wildly here.
Larsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Larsson.
Man lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a nice right hand that sends Larsson toppling to the canvas! Larsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Man finish him?!
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
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!
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man jabs Larsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man lands a big uppercut and Larsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Larsson looks OK. Man waves Larsson back to his feet!
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Man!
Ice Man retains his welterweight title!
Ice Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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