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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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174 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Wednesday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wednesday blocks it well.
A jab from Wednesday finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wednesday circles away.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Wednesday lands with a cross.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wednesday. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday jabs Larsson right on the nose. Larsson blinks but takes it well.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Wednesday.
Wednesday has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson connects with a right hand. Wednesday shakes it off.
Larsson slips under a jab from Wednesday.
Larsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Larsson keeps it at a distance.
Wednesday swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson counters with a body kick that stops Wednesday in his tracks momentarily.
Larsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larsson taking a breather.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Larsson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday has Larsson pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Larsson to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Larsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wednesday wants to stall.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Wednesday avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Larsson.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Wednesday lands with a light punch inside.
Wednesday lands a nice uppercut.
Wednesday tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Wednesday improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wednesday can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Larsson tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday trying to stall but Larsson improves his position.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday misses with some punches.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson leaning against his opponent.
Wednesday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Larsson is avoiding it.
Wednesday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Larsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wednesday finds it's way round the side to connect with Larsson's head.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wednesday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Wednesday misses.
Larsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Wednesday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws an overhand right that lands on Larsson's shoulder, as Larsson tries to avoid the shot.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Larsson.
Wednesday throwing a counter right hand but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Wednesday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsson can do to turn this around?
Larsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wednesday was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wednesday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wednesday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wednesday.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wednesday here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Wednesday ducks down to avoid it.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Wednesday.
A shot to the body from Larsson misses
and Wednesday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wednesday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to land a body kick
and Wednesday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Larsson misses
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wednesday scores with a decent looking hook.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wednesday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsson counters with a leg kick.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Larsson tries to move into range but Wednesday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wednesday throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Larsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a combination. Larsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Larsson is rocked!
Larsson cracks Wednesday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Wednesday.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Larsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsson throws a body punch but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wednesday tries to clinch there but Larsson circles away.
Larsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wednesday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson tries to clinch but Wednesday moves out of range.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Larsson slips under a jab from Wednesday.
Larsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wednesday has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larsson.
A jab lands there for Wednesday.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday cracks Larsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wednesday staying out of range there.
Wednesday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsson blocks a jab.
A cross from Larsson lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wednesday lands a really nice looking cross but Larsson seems unphased.
Wednesday takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Henrik Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larsson.
Larsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Larsson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Larsson tries to stall but Wednesday uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsson trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Wednesday gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wednesday.
Wednesday taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Larsson trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsson into the cage.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Wednesday improves position.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wednesday is keeping busy.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Wednesday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsson wants to stall.
Larsson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Larsson is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larsson has his back to the cage.
Wednesday gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Larsson up against the cage.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Larsson pushes Wednesday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Wednesday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larsson or not.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larsson stalls.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Wednesday lands a right hand.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wednesday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wednesday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wednesday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Larsson.
Wednesday misses with a right hand
and Larsson counters with a three punch combo that has Wednesday backing up. Wednesday nods at Larsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wednesday scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday clinches.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wednesday is keeping busy.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Wednesday controls the action.
Wednesday trying to control the position but instead, Larsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wednesday into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Wednesday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Wednesday on the inside.
Wednesday misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday blocks a body shot from Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is stalling here.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson is stalling here.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday lands a hook that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsson tries to stall but Wednesday uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsson tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
Wednesday gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 takes a shot to the head.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wednesday finish him?
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Wednesday misses.
Larsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Larsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wednesday lands with an overhand left.
Wednesday pushes Larsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wednesday as Larsson tries to tie him up.
Larsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wednesday stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wednesday gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
A short right from Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wednesday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Wednesday tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Wednesday's head.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Wednesday is rocked!
Wednesday holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wednesday.
Wednesday blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henrik Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson tries to stall but Wednesday uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday trying to stall but Larsson improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday letting Larsson take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Wednesday's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wednesday tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsson looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Wednesday misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Oh Wednesday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
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!
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
Wednesday seems to have got his legs back now.
A bit of stalling here from Larsson.
Larsson tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larsson has his back to the cage.
Wednesday can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Larsson lands a shot to the body.
Wednesday looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Alpo Wednesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wednesday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Alpo Wednesday thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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