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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Larratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Concen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larratt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cannibal Corpse - Stripped, Raped and Strangled. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shannon Larratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Concen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concen doesn't manage to clinch there - Larratt circles away.
Larratt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Concen tries to clinch up
and Larratt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Concen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larratt throwing strikes but missing.
Concen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Larratt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larratt throws a strike but Concen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Concen wants to control from the top but Larratt keeps moving.
Concen is looking to stand up but Larratt won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concen throws an elbow that misses. Larratt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Concen's guard. Nice move by Larratt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larratt throws a big elbow that misses.
Larratt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Concen's head.
Larratt landing some decent shots from guard.
Larratt distracts Concen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Concen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larratt is controlling him.
Larratt slips nicely into half guard.
Larratt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Concen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larratt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larratt wants to take a breather but Concen is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larratt in particular looking to stall.
Concen wants to get back to his feet.
Larratt winds up and cracks Concen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Larratt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Concen wants to hold on but Larratt pushes him away.
Larratt cracks Concen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Concen is in a horrible position here. Larratt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Larratt unloads with some shots from mount but Concen bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larratt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Larratt looking to finish with strikes here!
Larratt breaks from Concen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Larratt lands a couple of good shots and Concen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Larratt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Concen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Larratt.
Larratt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Larratt misses with punches from the back.
Larratt slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Larratt misses with a punch to the head.
Larratt lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larratt lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larratt thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Concen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Larratt is not going to allow Concen to sit and survive in this position.
Larratt gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Larratt scores with punches from the back.
Concen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Larratt lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larratt lands with a hammerfist to the side of Concen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Larratt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Concen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Concen tries to clinch there but Larratt circles away.
Larratt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Victor Concen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Larratt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Larratt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Concen is looking to stand up but Larratt isn't so interested in that idea.
Larratt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larratt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larratt postures up in Concen's guard and throws a big left but Concen blocks it.
Larratt trying to control but Concen is working from the bottom.
Larratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larratt forces his way into half guard.
Larratt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Concen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Larratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concen's head.
Larratt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Concen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larratt.
Concen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larratt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Concen can do to turn this around?
Larratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Larratt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Concen defending well though.
Larratt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larratt drops an elbow to the side of Concen's head.
Larratt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larratt winds up and cracks Concen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shannon Larratt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larratt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Concen defending well though.
Larratt prevents Concen from standing back up.
Larratt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Concen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larratt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Concen won't allow Larratt to pass to mount.
Larratt drops an elbow to the side of Concen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Larratt there.
Larratt thows a huge punch but Concen dodges it nicely.
Larratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concen's head.
Larratt trying to control the pace.
Larratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concen's head.
Larratt wants to take a breather but Concen is having none of it.
Concen tries to kick Larratt off but Larratt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concen's head.
Concen is refusing to be controlled, as Larratt sits in half guard.
Larratt slips a nice elbow through Concen's hands, connecting with Concen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larratt.
Concen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larratt.
Concen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Concen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larratt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larratt's back!
Concen looking to hold on to the position here but Larratt rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Larratt wants to sweep but no luck.
Concen tries to stand but Larratt is controlling from the bottom.
Concen wants to stand and escape but instead Larratt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larratt landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Larratt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Concen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larratt attempts a counter takedown but Concen avoids it well and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Concen. Those never looked like landing.
Larratt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Concen misses with a right hand
and Larratt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larratt connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larratt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Concen can't keep his opponent in guard - Larratt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Larratt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Concen wants to control but Larratt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Concen wants to get back to his feet.
Larratt working over Concen with some ground and pound. Concen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larratt wants to control but Concen is keeping him busy.
Larratt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larratt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Larratt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larratt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larratt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Concen's head.
Concen is looking for a sweep. Larratt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larratt stops Concen from getting back to his feet.
Larratt is looking to take a break and control but Concen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larratt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Concen wants to get back to his feet.
Larratt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Concen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Larratt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Concen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larratt wants to pass the guard but Concen is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Concen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larratt is trying to drag Concen to the mat but Concen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Concen tries to clinch
and Larratt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Larratt throwing shots but Concen is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Larratt seems content to control.
Concen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larratt.
Concen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larratt.
Concen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larratt.
Concen is trying to stand back up but Larratt is controlling him
Victor Concen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larratt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concen taking some punishment here, with Larratt in his half guard.
Concen is trying to stand.
Concen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larratt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larratt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Concen trying to control but Larratt postures up.
Concen is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larratt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Larratt throwing shots but Concen is blocking nicely.
Concen pushes Larratt off looking to stand but Larratt dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Larratt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larratt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon Larratt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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