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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahman Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Larsen's choice of entrance music: Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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199 cm
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295 lbs
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195 cm
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283 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahman Jones! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Larsen! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside. Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsen should have avoided that one.
It looks like Lars Larsen has been cut. Larsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A punch combination from Jones misses. Larsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Larsen tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it. Larsen closes the distance but Jones moves to the side and Jones counters with a left to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Larsen's head. Larsen wants to clinch. Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Jones misses. Larsen wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance. Larsen throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease. Jones has closed the distance and engaged Larsen in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Larsen.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage. Jones scores with a shoulder strike. Larsen trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsen into the cage. Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsen. Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Lars Larsen's cut even more. Larsen trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Larsen lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off. Larsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsen. Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Larsen looking to slow down the pace here. Jones tries to work over Larsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Lars Larsen's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Jones avoids the elbow strike from Larsen, against the cage.
Jones pushes Larsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Larsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses. Larsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsen. Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Jones digs a right hand into Larsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsen's gas tank. Larsen looks gassed! Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow. Jones is leaning against Larsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lars Larsen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsen backwards. Jones stalling the fight.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lars Larsen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rahman Jones! Rahman Jones retains his super heavyweight title!
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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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