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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
54 - 28 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
178 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaBrie misses with a wild body shot.
LaBrie throws a big shot that misses.
LaBrie keeps the fight on the outside.
LaBrie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Larsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
LaBrie scores with a shot to the body.
LaBrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
LaBrie throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson walks into a jab.
Larsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaBrie.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As LaBrie looks to move away, Larsson throws a big counter combo but LaBrie just gets out of the way.
LaBrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LaBrie swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson drops his hands momentarily and LaBrie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
LaBrie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - LaBrie coming out on top.
Larsson is rocked!
LaBrie lands a head shot.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson takes a swing at LaBrie's ribcage but misses.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
LaBrie throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
LaBrie cracks Larsson with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by LaBrie. Beautiful body shot.
LaBrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaBrie lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Larsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LaBrie throws a shot to the body.
LaBrie throws an overhand right that lands on Larsson's shoulder, as Larsson tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson is looking to counter punch.
Larsson walks into a jab.
We've been informed that LaBrie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Larsson throws a leg kick that misses.
LaBrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Larsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
LaBrie gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
LaBrie lands a right hand.
LaBrie works on Larsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Larsson tries to work over LaBrie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LaBrie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from LaBrie.
Larsson taking a breather.
LaBrie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from LaBrie fails to land.
LaBrie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
LaBrie blocking some punches.
LaBrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaBrie lands with an overhand left.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LaBrie connects with a body shot.
LaBrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Larsson misses
and LaBrie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
LaBrie scores with a nice strike.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LaBrie avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsson has closed the distance and engaged LaBrie in a clinch.
LaBrie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
A short right from LaBrie on the inside.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson wants to stall.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but LaBrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James LaBrie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
LaBrie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LaBrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaBrie misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by LaBrie.
LaBrie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.
LaBrie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye.
LaBrie cracks Larsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Larsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can LaBrie finish him?
James LaBrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
LaBrie throws a shot to the body.
Larsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James LaBrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaBrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LaBrie punishes Larsson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
Larsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LaBrie lands a jab to Larsson's midsection.
Larsson walks into a straight right hand from LaBrie.
Some bone on bone action there as LaBrie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
LaBrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
LaBrie lands with a nice body punch.
Larsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaBrie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LaBrie lands a big right hand that sends Larsson crashing to the mat! LaBrie stays standing though and waves Larsson back to his feet!
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by LaBrie! Larsson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James LaBrie!
James LaBrie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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