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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Barrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Larsson! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Barrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Larsson throws a chopping leg kick but Barrow manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A jab-cross combination lands for Barrow and sends Larsson crashing to the mat! Barrow follows him down to the mat - Larsson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barrow passes to full mount! Barrow avoids the attempt from Larsson to control. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Barrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Larsson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Larsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Barrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Larsson is not content to let Barrow control the position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Larsson looks gassed! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barrow lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barrow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barrow works his way into side control. Barrow decides to take the fight back to the feet. Barrow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Barrow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barrow is trying to work for a kimura but Larsson is defending well.
Larsson is refusing to be controlled, as Barrow sits in half guard. Larsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrow.
Ground and pound from Barrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barrow working Larsson over with strikes. Barrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larsson's head. Barrow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though. Barrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Barrow stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Barrow rushes Larsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Barrow breaks the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Barrow and sends Larsson crashing to the mat! Barrow follows him down to the mat - Larsson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Larsson is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Barrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Barrow tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Larsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barrow lands strikes from half guard. Barrow controlling the action here. Barrow is looking for a kimura but Larsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barrow to get the leverage. Barrow throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely. Barrow wants to control but Larsson is keeping him busy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Larsson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Barrow manages to pass to mount!
Barrow is in the full mount, landing strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Barrow dominated that round. The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barrow throws a left that rocks Larsson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Barrow dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Larsson regain composure!
Barrow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Larsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Barrow misses with the ground and pound. Barrow stands up and beckons Larsson to his feet. Larsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larsson! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barrow unloading with bombs! Barrow has control of Larsson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Larsson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Barrow looking to secure an arm triangle but Larsson defends it well. Larsson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barrow lands a big shot there that rocks Larsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barrow with the ground and pound from mount. Barrow wants to finish this one by submission but Larsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barrow. Barrow controlling the position easily from mount. Barrow looking to control but Larsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsson working to try and regain half guard.
Barrow landing punches. Barrow looking for a guillotine from mount but Larsson is having none of it. Barrow is landing with some decent strikes but Larsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Barrow trying to control but Larsson is having none of it. Barrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsson can do to turn this around? Barrow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barrow looking to control but Larsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Larsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. A nice elbow there by Barrow. Barrow landing punches. Barrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Larsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Barrow content just to control the position here. Barrow dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barrow landing strikes from the mount and Larsson is in trouble! Danny Barrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larsson is looking to escape. Barrow lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barrow landing punches. Barrow has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larsson's face.
Barrow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Larsson manages to avoid the submission attempt. Barrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Barrow dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Barrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nice combo by Barrow! Oh, that's hurt him - Larsson falls to the canvas and Barrow follows him into side control. Larsson is still in real trouble! Can Barrow finish him? Barrow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Barrow lands a strong strike to the head of Larsson. That's dazed him! Barrow looking to finish here. Larsson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Barrow lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Barrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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