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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Needle In The Hay. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Larsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brown is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brown trying to control the position but Larsson is working away.
Larsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown works his way into side control.
Larsson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Larsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Larsson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown throwing shots but Larsson is blocking nicely.
Larsson gets full guard.
Larsson trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Larsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larsson looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown stays in close to Larsson's body and controls the position.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Larsson blocks nicely.
Larsson looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Larsson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Larsson.
Larsson is looking to reverse the position.
Larsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is keen to just control but Larsson is a slippery customer.
Larsson wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Larsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Larsson trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsson wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Larsson is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsson slips under a jab from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Larsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larsson misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larsson's knee momentarily.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larsson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA inform us that Larsson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larsson being controlled here, momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown distracts Larsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Larsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Brown.
Larsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Larsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Larsson throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Larsson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets full guard.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Larsson's guard.
Larsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larsson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Larsson.
Larsson tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Larsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown working the head with strikes.
That has opened up Tobias Larsson's cut even more.
Brown 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!
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The cut above Tobias Larsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tobias Larsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Brown!
After winning the bout, Anthony Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tobias Larsson spoke after the fight, saying 'Nearing the end of my story now, seeing this contract out and then I'm done.'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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