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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Blight has chosen Suikoden II - The Chase as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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181 cm
35
212 lbs
37 - 20 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
220 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Larkin throws a leg kick but Blight moved away. An inside leg kick lands from Blight. Blight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larkin. Larkin tried to score with a low kick but Blight checks it. Larkin is looking to slow Blight down with leg kicks. Larkin wants to slow Blight down by chopping away at his legs. Larkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larkin is looking to clinch. Blight scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Larkin walks into a left hand. Larkin throws a head kick but Blight moves out of range.
Larkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Blight moves out of range of the body kick. Blight misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larkin slips a jab from Blight. Larkin misses the shot to the body. Blight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Good leg kick by Larkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blight. Larkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blight motions for Larkin to come forward. Blight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Blight tries to move into range but Larkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Larkin throws a leg kick that is checked so Blight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. This has been an exciting period of action! Blight wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving. Larkin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blight stopping the sweep attempt from Larkin. Blight wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving. Larkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blight prevents Larkin from getting back to his feet. Blight postures up in Larkin's guard and throws a big left but Larkin blocks it. Blight stops Larkin from standing up. Larkin is adopting a defensive guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Blight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Blight circles away.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Larkin throws a front kick that sends Blight stumbling back into the cage. Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blight. Blight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larkin. That did some damage! Larkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blight. That did some damage! Blight throws a sloppy head kick and Larkin moves out of range easily. Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Blight keeps the fight on the outside. Larkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Larkin. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Larkin feints and then cracks Blight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blight down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blight takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Larkin throws a nice outside leg kick. Blight looks winded! Larkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larkin throws a nice head kick!
Blight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Larkin throws a nice inside leg kick. Larkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Larkin jabs Blight right on the nose. Blight blinks but takes it well. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larkin swings away with a leg kick that misses. Larkin lands with a nice body kick. Larkin tries to clinch but Blight is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Blight swinging wildly here.
Blight digs a good hook to Larkin's body.
Larkin swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Blight counter with a right hand. Luca Blight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Blight swats away the attempt to clinch by Larkin. Larkin rushes Blight and presses him up against the cage. Blight lands with a right to the head. Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head. Larkin tries to work over Blight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Blight is working for takedown but Larkin is calmly controlling the position for now. Blight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Blight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards. Blight can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blight lands a nice uppercut. Larkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blights head. A short uppercut from Blight. Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blight.
Larkin clinches with his opponent.
Blight can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Blight.
Larkin lands a body punch. Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Blight's head. Larkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blight backwards. A hook to the body from Blight.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Blight controls the action.
Larkin presses Blight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Blight is breathing heavily. Larkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blight checks a low kick from Larkin. Larkin scores with a jab to the head.
Blight is rocked! Larkin seems to be stalking Blight here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Blight drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Larkin! Ryan Larkin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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