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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
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203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane jabs Larsson right on the nose. Larsson blinks but takes it well.
Kane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Larsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane missing with knees to the body.
Larsson is working Kane over against the cage.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsson avoids the damage to the body.
Larsson works on Kane's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larsson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
Larsson stalls.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Nice elbow from Kane.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Kane misses with an elbow strike.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Kane blocking some punches.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsson has Kane pushed against the cage.
Kane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Larsson just leaning against Kane, taking a breather.
Larsson gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Kane trying to land knees to the body.
Larsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Larsson tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Kane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Larsson keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Kane coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane has an Americana. Larsson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kane is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kane hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dakker Kane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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