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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robins's entrance music is Strippekikk. A fine choice. Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
39
177 lbs
41 - 20 - 0 |
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180 cm
35
196 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osama Robins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larsson scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice shot lands for Robins. Robins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larsson is able to avoid easily. Larsson misses with a right hand and Robins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larsson's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Robins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Robins throws a big elbow that misses. Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Larsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robins is one step ahead there. Larsson is trying to hold Robins in close to prevent damage but Robins has managed to pass into half guard.
Robins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Robins working the head and body with strikes. Larsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Larsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Robins trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robins trying to move into half guard but instead Larsson has managed to sweep! Robins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Larsson stops Robins from standing up. Larsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Larsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Larsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Robins is controlling Larsson's posture. Larsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Robins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Larsson stands up over Robins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robins is trying to keep Larsson in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Robins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Robins prevents Larsson from improving his position. Larsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Larsson regains full guard. Nicely done. Robins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Larsson keeping full guard, as Robins tries to pass. Larsson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larsson looking for a guillotine here but Robins defends easily.
Robins throwing strikes from guard but Larsson blocks nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Robins trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom. Robins wants to pass the guard but Larsson is keeping the position. Larsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Larsson's guard. Robins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though. Robins wants to pass to mount but Larsson is defending the position. Robins not landing any meaningful shots this time. Larsson trying to control here.
Robins trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Robins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Larsson defends it well. Larsson is looking to escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Robins 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.
Robins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larsson will feel that in the morning. A punch combination from Larsson misses. Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsson lands a body shot.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Robins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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! Larsson throws a combination that misses so Robins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Robins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Larsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Robins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Larsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Robins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Larsson is pressing down on Robins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Osama Robins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larsson wants to sweep but no luck. Robins landing with the ground and pound. Robins throwing strikes from guard but Larsson blocks nicely. Robins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Robins wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving. Robins passes into half guard. Robins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Robins throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely. Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robins scores with a couple of nice shots. Larsson trying to control from the bottom.
Robins is pressing down on Larsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Larsson is holding on for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Larsson is looking to control Robins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larsson avoid being mounted? Robins thows a huge punch but Larsson dodges it nicely.
Larsson trying to control from the bottom.
Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Robins tries to pass to full mount but Larsson defends it. Robins is thwarting Larsson's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larsson gets back to full guard.
Robins connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut. Larsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Larsson wants to sweep but no luck. Larsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robins. Larsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larsson wants to sweep but no luck. Robins throws a strike but Larsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Larsson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Robins has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Larsson manages to get his head free but now Robins has transitioned to an armbar! Larsson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Robins! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osama Robins! Our winner, Osama Robins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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