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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Larinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Irons has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Larinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Larinov - just one landing.
Irons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Larinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larinov swings widly with a right hand
and Irons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larinov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Irons as he connects with a hook.
Larinov tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Irons both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larinov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larinov.
Irons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larinov misses with a wild body shot.
Irons tries to bum rush Larinov with a series of wild strikes but Larinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larinov throws a jab when Irons was well out of range.
Igor Larinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larinov throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Larinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irons.
No luck for Larinov with that takedown attempt.
Irons throws a series of punches but Larinov moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Larinov - just one landing.
Larinov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larinov.
Irons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larinov back to the cage. Irons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab lands there for Irons.
Larinov misses with an uppercut.
Larinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irons lands with a hook. Larinov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bobby Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larinov lands a jab to Irons's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Irons misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Irons works Larinov's body with a nice hook.
Larinov throws a lazy right hand but Irons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Larinov.
Irons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Larinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Larinov.
Larinov looks gassed!
Irons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Irons.
Larinov misses with a wild combination.
Irons is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Larinov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irons lands a head shot.
Irons throws a right and a left that Larinov avoids nicely.
Irons looks to land a combination but Larinov avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larinov throws a hook to the side of Irons's head but Irons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irons cracks Larinov with an open hand slap.
Irons connects with a body shot.
Larinov fails to land the takedown.
Larinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larinov shoots in looking for a takedown but Irons manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Larinov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irons.
Larinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Irons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larinov eats them both and turns towards Irons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larinov throws out a loose jab but Irons uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Irons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larinov throws a wild body kick that Irons sees coming a mile off.
Irons lands with a good body shot.
Larinov tries to move into range but Irons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irons lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Irons.
Irons connects with a body shot that sends Larinov's belly button to the back.
Larinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irons moves away.
Irons scores with the left hand. Larinov knows he should have avoided that one.
Irons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larinov misses with a combination
and Irons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irons is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheers as Irons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larinov doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Irons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Irons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irons avoids a kick to the body.
Irons throws a series of strikes that have Larinov backpedaling.
Irons walks into a left hand.
Irons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Larinov backs up against the cage.
Larinov tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larinov ducks right into an uppercut from Irons.
Larinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larinov thinking.
Irons throws a series of punches but Larinov moves out of range.
Larinov throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Irons lands with an overhand left.
Larinov tries to clinch there but Irons circles away.
Larinov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Larinov backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larinov throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons misses with a double jab.
Irons lands an overhand right.
Larinov throws a shot from downtown. Irons moves away and avoids it.
Irons lands a jab to Larinov's midsection.
Larinov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Irons there.
Larinov has Irons up against the cage in a clinch.
Larinov is trying to break free.
Irons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Larinov catches Irons with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Irons misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larinov dodges the punch combination from Irons.
Larinov misses with a few strikes there.
Irons scores with a decent looking hook.
Bobby Irons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larinov misses the shot to the body.
Irons ducks under a wild hook from Larinov.
Larinov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Irons is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Larinov.
Larinov looks for the body kick but Irons saw that one coming.
Irons slips under a jab from Larinov.
Larinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bobby Irons is winning the standup battle so far.
Larinov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a stiff right hand.
Irons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Irons duly obliges.
Irons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larinov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irons lands a jab to Larinov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons cracks Larinov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larinov throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
Irons lands with an uppercut that bounces Larinov off the cage and back into range.
Irons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larinov misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Irons. Those never looked like landing.
Irons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larinov dodges the punch combination from Irons.
A big right from Larinov misses.
Larinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Irons dodges the punch combination from Larinov.
Larinov looks to throw the jab but Irons is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws a series of punches but Larinov moves out of range.
Good work by Irons as he checks the leg kick.
Larinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Larinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
A jab from Irons does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larinov.
Nice shot lands for Irons.
Irons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larinov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larinov scores with a body shot.
Irons slips a jab from Larinov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irons connects with a looping right hand.
Larinov tries to clinch but Irons moves out of range.
Irons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irons misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Irons dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Larinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larinov misses with a combination
and Irons counters with a stiff right hand.
Larinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larinov misses with a hook. Irons ducked under it nicely.
Irons throws a right hand that Larinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Larinov also avoids with ease.
Larinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irons moves away.
Larinov misses with a few strikes there.
Larinov throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Larinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larinov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larinov looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
Irons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Irons throws a right and a left that Larinov avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Larinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larinov.
Larinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larinov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irons slips a jab from Larinov.
Irons throws a series of strikes that have Larinov backpedaling.
Larinov darts in trying to clinch
and Irons counters with a stiff right hand.
Irons scores with the left hand. Larinov knows he should have avoided that one.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Larinov.
Irons scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons scores with a one two! Larinov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irons swats away the attempt to clinch by Larinov.
Irons lands a head shot.
Irons getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Larinov. Those never looked like landing.
Larinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larinov shoots in but no luck this time.
Irons scores with a one two! Larinov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irons misses with the combination.
Irons throws a shot to the body.
Larinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larinov throws out a leg kick but Irons moves out of range and Larinov only half commits.
Larinov takes one to the side of the head.
Irons works the jab nicely.
Larinov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irons lands a two punch combo.
Irons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irons throws a series of punches but Larinov avoids them all with ease.
Larinov clinches with his opponent.
Larinov breaks the clinch.
Irons swings for the body but Larinov moves out of range.
Larinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irons defends it nicely.
Irons circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Larinov slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Larinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Larinov is looking to land body kicks.
Irons throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Larinov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irons connects with a single shot there.
Larinov misses with a wild combination.
Igor Larinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irons lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Irons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Bobby Irons!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bobby Irons!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Bobby Irons!
Bobby Irons wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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