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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Ivanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Ivanovski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Larsonn.
Ivanovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsonn.
Ivanovski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larsonn throws a low kick but Ivanovski avoids it.
Larsonn scores with a hook.
Larsonn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsonn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ivanovski.
Larsonn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsonn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larsonn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanovski is trying to push Larsonn away but Larsonn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ivanovski fails to pull guard.
Larsonn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Henri Ivanovski has been cut.
Ivanovski takes an elbow to the temple.
Larsonn lands a right hand.
Larsonn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsonn lands an elbow just above Ivanovski 's eye.
Ivanovski stalling in the clinch but Larsonn improves position.
A shot in the inside from Larsonn.
Larsonn stalling in the clinch.
Larsonn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivanovski breaks the clinch.
Larsonn lands with a cross.
Ivanovski closes the distance and clinches up with Larsonn, looking for a takedown. Ivanovski pushes Larsonn against the cage but Larsonn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ulf Larsonn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Ivanovski.
Ivanovski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larsonn.
Ivanovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsonn pinned against the cage. Larsonn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivanovski throws a head kick that misses.
Larsonn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsonn.
Larsonn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Larsonn on the inside.
Ivanovski tries to pull guard but Larsonn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsonn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ivanovski's defenses.
Larsonn scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivanovski tries to circle away but Larsonn has him pinned against the cage.
Larsonn lands an uppercut.
Larsonn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivanovski backwards.
Larsonn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovski backwards.
Larsonn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsonn closes the distance and clinches.
Larsonn lands with a right to the head.
Ivanovski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Larsonn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ivanovski's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Larsonn.
Ivanovski working hard to break the clinch.
Larsonn lands an elbow that stopped Ivanovski in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn lands with a right to the head.
Larsonn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovskis head.
Ivanovski working hard to break the clinch.
Larsonn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsonn with a hook.
Larsonn closes the distance and pushes Ivanovski back into the cage.
Ivanovski is trying to pull guard but Larsonn has him pressed against the cage.
Larsonn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovski has hold of one of Larsonn's legs. Larsonn is fighting the takedown attempt but Ivanovski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ivanovski looks winded!
Larsonn has Ivanovski pulled in close to control his posture.
Ivanovski prevents Larsonn from getting back to his feet.
Larsonn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Larsonn connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsonn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ivanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsonn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Larsonn lands a jab to the nose.
Larsonn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larsonn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larsonn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ulf Larsonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsonn, as that shot connected.
Larsonn connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn wants to clinch.
Ulf Larsonn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanovski takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Larsonn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Ivanovski's cut.
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.
Good leg kick by Larsonn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henri Ivanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanovski throws a right hand that Larsonn ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsonn also avoids with ease.
Larsonn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanovski's head.
Larsonn throws the kick towards the body but Ivanovski avoids it.
Ivanovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsonn.
Ivanovski throws a combination that misses
and Larsonn counters with a straight right hand.
Larsonn scores with a decent looking hook.
Larsonn cracks Ivanovski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ivanovski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsonn lands a slapping body shot.
Larsonn works Ivanovski's body with a nice hook.
Ivanovski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovski wants to stand but Larsonn has his arm trapped.
Ivanovski working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsonn tries to improve position but can't.
Larsonn wants to control but Ivanovski postures up.
Larsonn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ivanovski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Larsonn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ivanovski tries for a kimura but Larsonn is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivanovski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Larsonn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ivanovski's guard! Nice work there by Larsonn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovski looking for a guillotine here but Larsonn defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanovski controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larsonn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ivanovski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Larsonn has managed to get both his arms back between Ivanovski's legs - danger averted.
Ivanovski lands a decent shot there.
Ivanovski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanovski wants to control the position but Larsonn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henri Ivanovski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henri Ivanovski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Larsonn there.
Larsonn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ivanovski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Larsonn quickly recovers to half guard.
Larsonn is staying active underneath Ivanovski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ivanovski seems to be looking for submissions.
Ivanovski stops Larsonn from getting back to his feet.
Larsonn trying to control here.
Henri Ivanovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanovski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovski is looking to stand but Ivanovski has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ivanovski wants to control the pace but Larsonn is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larsonn is in a horrible position here. Ivanovski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Larsonn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ivanovski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Larsonn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ivanovski wants to control but Larsonn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Larsonn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ivanovski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ivanovski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ivanovski landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Ivanovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanovski 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Ivanovski!
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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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