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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ironsmith (ranked 6152 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tord Ingvar Larsson (ranked 3306 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort-Papa Roach. Tord Ingvar Larsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Ironsmith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tord Ingvar Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ironsmith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Larsson trying to stall but Ironsmith improves his position.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ironsmith is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ironsmith takes a shot to the head.
Ironsmith can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Ironsmith is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Larsson on the inside.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ironsmith pushes off an throws an elbow but Larsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ironsmith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Larsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ironsmith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Larsson gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironsmith s head.
Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ironsmith backwards.
Larsson lands a left hand.
Larsson is pressed up against the cage. Ironsmith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larsson down to the mat. Larsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Ironsmith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson has managed to clinch.
Larsson pushes Ironsmith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
Ironsmith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ironsmith wants a takedown but no success here.
Ironsmith is breathing heavily.
Ironsmith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.
Ironsmith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ironsmith can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larsson.
Larsson cracks Ironsmith with a nice body shot.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ironsmith backwards.
Ironsmith is rocked!
Ironsmith blocking some punches.
Oh Ironsmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Ironsmith .
Larsson has Ironsmith pressed against the cage.
Ironsmith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironsmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ironsmith is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Larsson to the mat. Larsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Larsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Larsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Larsson punching from the bottom - just letting Ironsmith know he's still in a fight.
Larsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Larsson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Larsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ironsmith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Larsson is looking for a triangle but Ironsmith pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ironsmith seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ironsmith cracks Larsson with a solid left hand.
Larsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Larsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ironsmith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ironsmith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larsson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ironsmith preventing the sweep.
Larsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Larsson drops an elbow to the side of Ironsmith 's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Larsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ironsmith keeping control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Larsson throwing shots but Ironsmith is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironsmith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larsson is working away from the top position though.
Larsson throwing shots but Ironsmith is blocking nicely.
Ironsmith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ironsmith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larsson.
Ironsmith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larsson winds up and cracks Ironsmith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ironsmith taking some punishment here, with Larsson in his half guard.
Larsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ironsmith is looking to control Larsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ironsmith avoid being mounted?
Larsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironsmith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ironsmith is defending against the submission attempts here by Larsson.
Larsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ironsmith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larsson.
Larsson wants to free his trapped foot but Ironsmith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ironsmith defending well though.
Ironsmith trying to control from the bottom.
Ironsmith is looking for a sweep. Larsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsson wants to pass to mount but Ironsmith is defending the position.
Larsson is thwarting Ironsmith 's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tord Ingvar Larsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larsson has managed to clinch.
Ironsmith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ironsmith throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Larsson.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Larsson.
Ironsmith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Larsson throws a big uppercut that drops Ironsmith ! More strikes from Larsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ironsmith lies dazed against the cage as Larsson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tord Ingvar Larsson!
Tord Ingvar Larsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Ben Ironsmith was interviewed post fight and said ' You Know When You Fall You always gotta get up, ya know that i always come in the octagon to win but that will never always happen so every time this happens you learn and get a stronger and better, and my next performance will show my improvements, in finale i wanna say sorry to all my fans and th'.
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RATING
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