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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin's entrance music is I'm Shipping Up To Boston. A fine choice. Bowman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Larkin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Larkin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bowman does no damage.
Bowman slips under a jab from Larkin.
Larkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowman's hands.
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Bowman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bowman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowman misses the jab.
Bowman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larkin's hands.
Bowman connects with the punch.
Bowman cracks Larkin with an open hand slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larkin scores with a shot to the body.
Larkin throws a chopping leg kick but Bowman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Larkin gets tackled into the cage by Bowman. Bowman maintains the clinch.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bowman lands with a right to the head.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin lands an uppercut.
Bowman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larkin or not.
Bowman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bowman.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Bowman.
Larkin tries to work over Bowman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larkin's defenses.
Larkin works on Bowman's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Larkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Good body shot from Larkin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Bowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Bowman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larkin is keeping busy.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
Bowman stalling against the cage.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Bowman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowman blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Larkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike from Bowman.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Bowman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Bowman misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Bowman looks gassed!
A shot in the inside from Larkin.
A short right from Larkin.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Bowman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larkin.
Larkin throws a series of strikes that have Bowman backpedaling.
It looks like Pete Bowman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin lands with a good body shot.
Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larkin.
Larkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larkin clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin prevents Bowman from breaking the clinch.
Larkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Bowman's ribcage. Bowman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowman takes a shot to the head.
Larkin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin lands a nice hook to Bowman's body. Bowman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larkin blocks a leg kick.
Larkin is looking to wear down Bowman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bowman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bowman moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Bowman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larkin misses with a few strikes there.
Bowman slips a straight right by Larkin.
Bowman tries to move into range but Larkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bowman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bowman moves out of range of the body kick.
Larkin throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowman can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from Bowman lands but Larkin takes it in his stride.
Bowman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman with a jab.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowman as he connects with a hook.
Larkin closes the distance and clinches.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin tries to work over Bowman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowman moves away.
Bowman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowman throws a solid leg kick but Larkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowman.
Bowman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larkin.
Bowman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larkin takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowman lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman moves into the clinch.
Bowman slows down the pace here.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Ryan Larkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larkin is looking to control Bowman's arms but Bowman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larkin has his back to the cage.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin tries to work over Bowman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larkin is defending well for now.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch but Bowman keeps him there for the moment.
Larkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowman throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowman.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Bowman avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Larkin both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bowman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowman connects with a looping right hand.
Bowman misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bowman missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larkin takes a step back to recover.
Bowman delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowman wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Bowman dips to his left and cracks Larkin with an uppercut!
Larkin misses with a body shot.
Larkin throws a good cross that connects.
Larkin scores with the left hand. Bowman knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Bowman misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Bowman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pete Bowman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Larkin blocks the leg kick.
Ryan Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Larkin lands a high kick!
Larkin lands with a kick to the temple. Bowman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bowman tests Larkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowman throws the kick towards the body but Larkin avoids it.
Bowman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Bowman breaks from the clinch.
Bowman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowman moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman wants to land a leg kick but Larkin is out of range.
Bowman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Bowman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larkin under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bowman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowman throws an off balance right hand
and Larkin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Larkin lands a nice shot that snaps Bowman's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bowman checks a leg kick.
Bowman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larkin throws the kick towards the body but Bowman avoids it.
Larkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowman.
Bowman tries to land a leg kick but Larkin saw it coming and moves away.
Larkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowman's sensitive parts.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larkin throws a push kick but Bowman slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin stuns Bowman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bowman at a distance.
Bowman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin misses with a double jab
and Bowman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larkin slips a jab from Bowman.
Bowman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowman misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Larkin throws a hook but Bowman avoids it easily.
Bowman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Larkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowman's calf.
Larkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowman tries to bum rush Larkin with a series of wild strikes but Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larkin is out of range.
Larkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larkin.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowman is just out of range.
Bowman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Bowman.
Larkin throws a body kick that misses.
Bowman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowman thinking.
Larkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larkin is looking to slow Bowman down with leg kicks.
Bowman stuns Larkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Larkin.
A big left from Larkin misses.
Bowman tried to score with a low kick but Larkin checks it.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Larkin!
Ryan Larkin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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