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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huge Man (ranked 5310 p4p, 4998 weight class) and Reggie Larkin (ranked 502 p4p, 486 weight class). Huge Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reggie Larkin's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huge Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larkin on the ground.
Larkin working the head and body with strikes.
Larkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Man has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man is looking for a sweep. Larkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Larkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Larkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Larkin working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Larkin connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Larkin drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Larkin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
Man is looking for a sweep. Larkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Larkin stalling.
Larkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Larkin controlling the action here.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Man is working away.
Larkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Larkin trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
Larkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Larkin working some strikes from top position.
Larkin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larkin grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Man manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Larkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man moves out of range as Larkin throws a body kick.
Man changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Larkin is quick to defend against it.
Larkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larkin is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Larkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Larkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Larkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Larkin is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Man missing with punches from the bottom.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Larkin drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Larkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man wants to improve his position but Larkin is controlling well.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Larkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Larkin trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Larkin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Larkin wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to roll over but Larkin keeps him under control.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Larkin not doing much here.
Larkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man keeping full guard, as Larkin tries to pass.
Man throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Larkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larkin defends it easily.
Larkin wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Larkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larkin passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Larkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Larkin throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Larkin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Larkin is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larkin defends it easily.
Larkin trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
Larkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Larkin wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larkin lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Larkin is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Larkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Larkin slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Larkin connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Larkin wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man wants to improve his position but Larkin is controlling well.
Man throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Larkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larkin pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larkin content to control rather than advance.
Man gets back to full guard.
Reggie Larkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larkin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Reggie Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a good cross that connects.
Larkin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Larkin is now in Man's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Huge Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Larkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Larkin!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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