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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 cm
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212 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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198 cm
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Larkin! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Justice! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range. The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Larkin checks a low kick from Justice. Larkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Justice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larkin counters with a thumping low kick. Larkin lands a jab to the nose. Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Justice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larkin. Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Larkin down. Larkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Larkin avoids the body shot from Justice.
Larkin thows a body shot but no joy. A low kick from Justice misses and Larkin counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larkin blocks a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet. Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it. Larkin misses the shot to the body. Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Justice looks gassed! Larkin tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Justice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Larkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Larkin is looking to wear down Justice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Larkin connects with a solid leg kick. Larkin cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs. Larkin connects with a right hand. Justice shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice takes one on the button. Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range. Larkin swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
enabling Larkin to counter with a crisp jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Larkin. That's going to slow Justice down. Larkin misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely. Larkin lands with a good body shot. Larkin misses with a looping right. Justice takes a swing at Larkin's ribcage but misses. Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Justice. Larkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts. Larkin thuds a left hand into Justice's body. Larkin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Justice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage! Larkin connects with a jab. A jab from Larkin misses. Justice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss! Larkin is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Larkin throws a head kick that misses. Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice. Larkin cracks Justice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Larkin throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Larkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Larkin misses with a body kick. Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice gets off balance looking for a body kick and Larkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Justice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A nice inside leg kick there by Larkin. That's going to slow Justice down. Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Larkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larkin lands a jab. Larkin lands a high kick!
Justice thows a body shot but no joy. Nice body kick there by Justice. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larkin thows a body shot but no joy. Larkin cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs. Larkin misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it. Larkin misses with a combination
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Justice throws a low kick but Larkin moves out of range easily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Justice. Larkin shrugs it off though. Larkin looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range. Larkin thows a body shot but no joy. Justice lands a high kick!
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around? Justice throws a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Larkin misses its intended target. Justice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Justice thows a left - swing and a miss! Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice is breathing heavily. Justice misses with a hook. Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab. Larkin connects with an inside leg kick. Larkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larkin digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs. Justice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larkin. Larkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin lands with a shot to the body. Larkin lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming. Ryan Larkin is winning the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Justice slips under a jab from Larkin. Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab from Justice. Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin slips a jab from Justice. Larkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nice jab there from Justice. Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Larkin misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Larkin does a little dance to reset his feet. Justice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larkin cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head. Larkin misses with a body shot.
Justice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin. Good standup being displayed there by Larkin as he connects with a hook. Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin. Larkin throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range. Justice throws a leg kick that is checked and Larkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Larkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react. Larkin misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely. Larkin just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Larkin finds it's target. Larkin digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch. Larkin misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice blocks a low kick nicely. Larkin cracks the inside of Justice's front leg. Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice slips under a jab. A low kick from Justice is predictable there and Larkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin. Larkin misses with a wild body shot. Justice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action! Justice slips a jab from Larkin. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Larkin scores with a jab. Larkin connects with a body shot. Larkin lunges at Justice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justice's hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larkin works Justice's body with a nice hook. Larkin lands with a right hand. Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Justice throws a combination that misses and Larkin counters with a low kick, right behind Justice 's knee. Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larkin. Justice walks into a stiff left hand from Larkin. Justice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justice scrambles back to his feet. Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range. Larkin defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand. Larkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf. Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Larkin connects with a looping right hand.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely. Justice avoids the body shot from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larkin jabs at Justice's body. Larkin connects with a single shot there. A nice inside leg kick there by Larkin. That's going to slow Justice down. A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin. A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet. Larkin lands an overhand right. Larkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Justice throws a leg kick and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Larkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larkin.
Justice avoids the body shot from Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away. A big left from Larkin misses. Larkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Larkin misses with a wild combination.
Larkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larkin jabs at Justice's body. Justice looks to land a right hand but Larkin moved out of range. Larkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Justice avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Larkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Larkin cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larkin throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range. Larkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Larkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice. Larkin throws a chopping leg kick but Justice manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Larkin throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease. Justice moves out of range of the leg kick from Larkin. That kick from Larkin tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on. Larkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Justice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin. Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Justice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Justice dodges the punch combination from Larkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice throws a leg kick and Larkin counters with a slapping leg kick. Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range. Justice moves out of range of the strikes. Nice cross by Larkin. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Justice with a jab. Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Larkin throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
and Larkin counters with a lovely straight right hand! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A good leg kick by Larkin. Justice moves away from the strike by Larkin. Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin clearly takes that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larkin looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming. Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin. A swing and a miss from Larkin. Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab. Justice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Justice feints and then cracks Larkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larkin down. Justice throws a head kick that half lands.
Larkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Larkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larkin digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab. Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Justice throws a body punch but Larkin moves out of range. Larkin blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round. Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Larkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily. Larkin lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
Larkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Some wild striking there from Justice.
Good shot there by Larkin. Larkin misses the jab. Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Justice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. A left lands for Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larkin tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Justice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justice throws a leg kick and Larkin counters with a low kick, right behind Justice 's knee. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Larkin cracks the inside of Justice's front leg. Larkin lands a lovely overhand right. Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range. Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss! Larkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a low kick, right behind Larkin 's knee. A head kick by Justice misses and Larkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Justice slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Larkin lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Larkin cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Justice misses with a shot to the body and Larkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larkin looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely. Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it. Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Justice. Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice. Justice throws a head kick but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage! A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet. Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Justice. Good shot there by Larkin. Larkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larkin misses with a straight left. Larkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice slips under a jab from Larkin. Justice moves away from the strike by Larkin. A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet. Justice moves out of range as Larkin throws a body kick.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it. Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice. Justice throws a head kick that misses. Nice uppercut lands for Larkin. That snapped Justice's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin lands with a cross. Larkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Justice swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin had his way with Jonas Justice in that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larkin misses the jab. A combination from Justice does no damage. Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Justice throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Larkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Larkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin lands a slapping body shot.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Justice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larkin. Justice is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larkin throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily. A swing and a miss from Larkin. Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
letting Larkin counter with a right hand. Larkin feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down. Justice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larkin counters with a series of strikes. Justice will be more careful next time no doubt. Justice misses with a low kick. Larkin throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range. Larkin looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range. Larkin feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down. Justice moves out of range as Larkin strikes. Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larkin can pounce on him.
Larkin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larkin jabs Justice right on the nose. Justice blinks but takes it well. Larkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Larkin lands with a cross. Danga de danga de dang - Larkin scores with a four punch combination! Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Larkin throws a leg kick but Justice moved away. Larkin tests Justice's chin there with a solid looking shot. Larkin closes the distance and lands a one-two. Justice avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jab from Larkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larkin misses with an uppercut. Larkin misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan Larkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Justice's corner calls for a 1-2. Justice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin. Larkin scores with a jab to the body. Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Justice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larkin - the referee stops the clock and Justice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larkin. Justice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Larkin cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Larkin looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range. Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage! Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larkin.
Justice throws a leg kick and Larkin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab. A jab from Larkin misses. Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larkin thows a leg kick but Justice checks it and Justice counters with a series of strikes. Larkin will be more careful next time no doubt. Larkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larkin.
Larkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Justice drops his hands momentarily and Larkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Justice slips under a jab. Jonas Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Justice misses with a leg kick and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Larkin showed his dominance in that final round. Well Larkin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:43 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Larkin! Ryan Larkin retains his light heavyweight title!
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