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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes to the cage accompanied by Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . Larkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
18 - 16 - 2 |
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181 cm
37
212 lbs
40 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Larkin counters by clinching up.
Dzhugashvili pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzhugashvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larkin tries a body shot but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
Larkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from Larkin.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Dzhugashvili's ribcage. Dzhugashvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larkin avoids it.
Larkin tries a body shot but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin swings for the body but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili rushes Larkin and presses him up against the cage.
Larkin misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Larkin controls his hands.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dzhugashvili throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Dzhugashvili missing with knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larkin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Larkin blocks the elbow strike.
Dzhugashvili lands a nice knee to the body.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Larkin on the inside.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the head.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Larkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries a body shot but Larkin blocks it.
Dzhugashvili 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.
Our sources have told us that Dzhugashvili has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dzhugashvili tries to land knees in the clinch but Larkin avoids the damage to the body.
Dzhugashvili 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.
Dzhugashvili looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhugashvili.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but Larkin blocks with his arms.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larkin.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the head.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larkin misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from Larkin.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Dzhugashvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larkin digs a right hand into Dzhugashvili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dzhugashvili's gas tank.
Larkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili darts in and clinches Larkin up against the cage.
Dzhugashvili throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dzhugashvili works on Larkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Dzhugashvili avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin lands a body punch.
Dzhugashvili works on Larkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Larkin tries to work over Dzhugashvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzhugashvili blocks an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dzhugashvili.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Dzhugashvili.
Larkin presses Dzhugashvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dzhugashvili is breathing heavily.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Larkin.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is leaning against Dzhugashvili and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Larkin lands an uppercut.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhugashvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larkin lands a shot to the body.
Larkin lands an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili blocking some punches.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the head.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the head.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
A hook to the body from Larkin.
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin lands an uppercut.
Larkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Larkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larkin.
Dzhugashvili avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dzhugashvili stalling the fight.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dzhugashvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dzhugashvili blocks an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dzhugashvili blocking some punches.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larkin presses Dzhugashvili against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhugashvili can't break the clinch.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan Larkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Larkin.
Larkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dzhugashvili or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin misses with some punches.
Larkin works on Dzhugashvili's body with a couple of short punches.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Dzhugashvili has had enough of the clinch but Larkin keeps him there for the moment.
Larkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Larkin.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Larkin.
A shot in the inside from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin digs a right hand into Dzhugashvili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dzhugashvili's gas tank.
Dzhugashvili misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin pushes Dzhugashvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin lands a body punch.
Larkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Dzhugashvili is rocked!
Larkin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dzhugashvili to his knees! Larkin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Larkin!
Ryan Larkin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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