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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henrik Larsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Gracie! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice sprawl there from Larsson as Gracie shoots in. Larsson scores with a spinning back kick! Larsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Larsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Larsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Larsson! Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Larsson to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie tries to get to full guard but Larsson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie looking for subs from the bottom but Larsson mounts him! Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gracie is trying to get back to full guard. Larsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Gracie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Larsson jumps into side control! Larsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larsson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie looks gassed! Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larsson seems to be stalking Gracie here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Gracie drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henrik Larsson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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