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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zakai Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Larsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zakai Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
Larsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bobby Larsen has been cut.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larsen is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner decides to stand back up.
Zakai Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner thows a body kick. Larsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turner tries to clinch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen throws a nice looking combination but Turner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larsen misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner swinging wilding here.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Larsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Larsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
Zakai Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Larsen.
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Larsen looks gassed!
Turner shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Larsen.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Larsen taking a breather.
Larsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner has Larsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Larsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Larsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Turner won't allow Larsen to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larsen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
Turner tries to stand but Larsen is controlling from the bottom.
Larsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larsen doesn't seem phased though.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Larsen misses.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsen tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner gets a clinch.
Larsen trying to stall but Turner improves his position.
Turner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Larsen uses from the top position.
Larsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Larsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Turner is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Larsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
Turner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turner tries to get out of the position.
Larsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Turner is proving hard to escape from.
Larsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larsen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsen throws a combination that misses
so Turner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakai Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Larsen'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.
Larsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Larsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Larsen blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Larsen connects with a jab.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Larsen won't be happy with that.
Larsen manages to get back to half guard.
Larsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen looking to control.
Larsen throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Larsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsen tries to clinch but Turner moves away
and Turner moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsen misses with the head strike.
Turner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Larsen regains guard.
Turner gets to his feet - Larsen follows without any prompting.
Larsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larsen.
Larsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turner.
Zakai Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Larsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larsen tries to buck Turner off but Turner is having none of it.
Larsen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turner slips a nice elbow through Larsen's hands, connecting with Larsen's forehead.
Larsen is looking to improve his position.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Turner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zakai Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turner lands in his opponent's guard.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Larsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Larsen is looking to stand up but Turner isn't so interested in that idea.
Turner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner forces Larsen back against the cage and clinches.
Turner digs a right hand underneath Larsen's ribcage. Larsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Turner gets an underhook and turns Larsen into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakai Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Larsen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larsen scores with a nice head shot.
Turner wants to clinch.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen stuffs the takedown.
Larsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Larsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner throws a combination that misses
and Larsen counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larsen walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakai Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsen.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Larsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsen tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner tries to bum rush Larsen with a series of wild strikes but Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larsen misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larsen wants to clinch.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Larsen.
Larsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsen scores with a four punch combination!
Larsen tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsen moves into the clinch.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner throws a combination that misses
enabling Larsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Larsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner moves into full guard.
Bobby Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner pulls Larsen in close to prevent any damage.
Larsen working some strikes from top position.
Larsen slips nicely into half guard.
Zakai Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turner defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Larsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zakai Turner!
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