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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Comet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
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194 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm
27
196 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Comet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Comet.
Sloppy strikes from Comet. Those never looked like landing. Comet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Larsson connects with a solid leg kick. Comet tries to move into range but Larsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Larsson looks to land a right hand but Comet moved out of range. Comet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Comet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Comet tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Comet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Comet. Nice cross by Comet. Comet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson. Larsson looks to land a left hand but Comet moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Comet tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Comet throws a body kick that misses. Comet looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range. Comet throws a lazy head kick letting Larsson counter with a right hand. Larsson misses the shot to the body. Larsson looks to land a right hand but Comet moved out of range. Comet tries to work over Larsson's front leg with a kick but Larsson checks it. Jackson Comet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Comet tries a head kick but it misses.
Comet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Comet fails in his attempt to clinch. Larsson misses with a straight right. Comet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Comet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Comet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Comet. Comet throws a head punch that misses. Larsson lands with a right to the head. Comet scores with a shoulder strike. Comet misses with the head strike.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Comet. Comet throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson. Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Comet is blocking nicely.
Comet misses with a body punch.
Comet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside. Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Comet lands an uppercut. Larsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Larsson is trying to stall.
Comet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Comet misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Comet. A short uppercut from Comet. Comet throws a head punch that misses. A quick uppercut on the inside from Comet. Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Comet.
Comet misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comet. Comet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Comet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Comet avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage. Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Comet tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Comet gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Comet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Larsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Comet won't want to take too many of those. This has been an exciting period of action! Larsson blocks a body shot from Comet. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Comet backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Larsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Larsson lands with a light punch inside. Comet misses with a body punch.
Comet lands with a short shot to the head. Larsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Comet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Comet. Comet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice right hand lands inside from Comet. A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Comet tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Comet. Larsson works on Comet's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Comet.
Comet throws a head punch that misses. Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Comet will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut. That's time! Comet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good shot there by Comet. A head kick by Comet misses letting Larsson counter with a right hand. Comet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Larsson avoids the head kick by Comet.
Larsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Comet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Comet thows a body shot but no joy. Comet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Comet lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming. Comet throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Larsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Larsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larsson thows a body shot but no joy. Comet throws a leg kick and Larsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Comet misses with a double jab
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jackson Comet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Comet walks into a jab. Comet throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Comet avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comet looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range. Larsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Comet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Larsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Comet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsson misses with a low kick.
Comet tries to clinch up. Comet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsson to score with a decent uppercut. Larsson throws a hook but Comet blocks it. Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Comet throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily. Larsson misses with a two punch combination.
Larsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good work by Larsson as he checks the leg kick. A cross from Comet lands. Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comet manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Comet scores with a decent looking hook. Comet tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance. Comet looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range. Henrik Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Comet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comet checks a low kick from Larsson. Larsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Comet will feel that in the morning. Larsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Comet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Comet throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Comet thinking. This has been an exciting period of action! Comet takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses. A big right from Comet misses. Comet throws a body kick the misses and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Larsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Comet throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely. Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Larsson feints and then cracks Comet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Comet down. Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Larsson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab by Larsson. Comet misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Comet throws a combination that misses and Larsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Comet shrugs it off. Comet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larsson misses with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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! This is the final round!
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comet blocks a head kick by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Comet misses the shot to the body. Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Comet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Comet ducks down to avoid it. Comet wants to clinch. Comet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Comet if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Comet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Comet lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Henrik Larsson's cut even more. Comet looks to throw a body kick and Larsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Comet's knee momentarily. Crunch! Larsson slams his shin into Comet's torso. Larsson looks to throw the jab but Comet is out of range. Larsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Comets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet. Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Comet gets caught napping as Larsson dives in and scores a takedown. Comet manages to retain guard. Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Comet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Larsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Larsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Jackson Comet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Comet gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Larsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Comet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Comet wants to sweep but Larsson has passed to side control! Comet tries to buck Larsson off but Larsson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Comet gets back to half guard. Larsson is keen to just control but Comet is a slippery customer. Larsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ground and pound from Larsson. Comet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Comet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larsson thows a huge punch but Comet dodges it nicely.
Larsson uses his free foot to push down on Comet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Comet. Comet regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Larsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Larsson is trying to control. Comet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Still in half guard, Larsson seems content to control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Larsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Larsson drops an elbow to the side of Comet's head. Comet works his way to full guard. Good work. Larsson throwing strikes from guard but Comet blocks nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Comet punching from the bottom - just letting Larsson know he's still in a fight. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Larsson trying to control but Comet is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Henrik Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Larsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Henrik Larsson! Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Henrik Larsson! Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson wins by unanimous decision! Henrik Larsson very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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