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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 766 p4p, 96 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 351 p4p, 46 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker throws a jab when Angliese was well out of range.
Angliese scores with a body shot.
Picker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Angliese.
Nice defenses there by Angliese.
As Picker looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Picker just gets out of the way.
Picker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker misses with a double jab.
Angliese has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Picker blocks a jab.
Angliese misses the shot to the body.
Angliese tries a head kick but it misses.
Angliese pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Picker back to the cage. Angliese follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Angliese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker misses the jab.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angliese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Angliese slips a jab from Picker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Picker with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Angliese.
Angliese fails to land with a series of punches.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Picker throws a shot to the body.
Angliese slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker throws the left hand but Angliese avoids the punch easily.
Picker tries to close the distance and clinch but Angliese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Picker has closed the distance and engaged Angliese in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picker.
Angliese pushes off an throws an elbow but Picker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker misses with a shot to the body
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
Angliese misses with a double jab
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picker lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
Angliese slips under a jab.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Angliese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angliese throws a sloppy head kick and Picker moves out of range easily.
Picker defending well as Angliese loads up on a big left hand.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angliese scores with a one two! Picker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Angliese scores with a jab. Picker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Angliese catches Picker right on the button with a cross.
Angliese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Angliese misses with a shot to the body
enabling Picker to counter with a crisp jab.
Angliese tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Angliese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Angliese throws an overhand right that lands on Picker's shoulder, as Picker tries to avoid the shot.
Picker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Angliese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angliese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picker at a distance.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Angliese tries a head kick but it misses.
Picker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Angliese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Picker avoids the head kick by Angliese.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Picker.
Picker works Angliese's body with a nice hook.
Picker swings for the body but Angliese moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Angliese misses its target.
Picker doesn't manage to clinch there - Angliese circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese keeps the fight on the outside.
Angliese throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Angliese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Picker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Angliese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angliese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese connects with a single shot there.
Picker's corner calls for a 1-2. Picker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Picker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Angliese throws a hook to the side of Picker's head but Picker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No joy there for Angliese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angliese moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
As Picker looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Picker just gets out of the way.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese lands a high kick!
Angliese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker scores with a decent looking hook.
Angliese slips under a jab.
Angliese throws a big counter combination but Picker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Angliese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angliese throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
Picker misses with a double jab.
Angliese throws a counter high kick but Picker was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bo Angliese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Picker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angliese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angliese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Picker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Picker breaks the clinch.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Angliese moved out of range.
Angliese throws a head kick but Picker moves out of range.
Angliese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angliese scores with a nice head shot.
Angliese misses with a few strikes there.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angliese.
Angliese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angliese.
Angliese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Angliese connects with a high kick.
Picker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker tries to clinch there but Angliese circles away.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Picker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Angliese swats away the attempt to clinch by Picker.
It looked like Angliese was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Angliese lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angliese takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bo Angliese is winning the standup battle so far.
Angliese moves away from the strike by Picker.
Angliese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker takes the fight into the clinch.
Picker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angliese breaks the clinch.
Angliese throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Angliese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Angliese looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Angliese throws a combination. Picker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Angliese does it's job there.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angliese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker throws a good cross that connects.
Picker forces Angliese back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angliese blocking some punches.
Picker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angliese blocks an uppercut.
Picker manages to break the clinch.
Angliese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Angliese looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Picker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Angliese misses with a two punch combination.
Picker takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picker.
Angliese looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angliese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Picker.
Angliese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Angliese lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker lands with a good body shot.
Angliese tries to keep at a distance but Picker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angliese tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angliese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picker's elbow.
Picker lands with a short shot to the head.
Picker misses with a punch on the inside.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picker.
Picker avoiding damage as Angliese throws knees to the body.
Picker has a couple of punches blocked by Angliese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker.
Picker misses with some punches.
Picker misses with some punches.
Angliese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Angliese.
Angliese blocks an uppercut.
Angliese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angliese circles away quickly and effectively.
Angliese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angliese throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Angliese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Angliese lands a high kick!
Picker tries to clinch but Angliese is having none of it.
Angliese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angliese looks to land a combination but Picker avoids it well.
Picker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Angliese keeps the fight on the outside.
Picker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Angliese slips the punch.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Angliese off the cage and back into range.
Angliese connects with a body shot that sends Picker's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Angliese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Angliese!
Picker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angliese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angliese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Angliese lands a glancing blow to the side of Picker's head.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker jabs Angliese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picker swinging wildly here.
Angliese throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Picker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angliese throws out a loose jab but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Angliese does no damage.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Angliese is looking to counter punch.
Picker misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Picker. Those never looked like landing.
Angliese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Angliese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picker. Angliese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angliese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picker circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Picker misses.
Angliese misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker rushes Angliese and presses him up against the cage.
Picker working aggressively here.
Angliese manages to break the clinch.
Bo Angliese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angliese gets tackled into the cage by Picker. Picker maintains the clinch.
Picker working aggressively here.
Angliese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Angliese blocking some punches.
Angliese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angliese moves out of range of the strikes.
Angliese is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Picker tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Angliese. That snapped Picker's head back.
Picker wants to clinch up but Angliese keeps it at a distance.
Larson Picker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Picker digs a good body shot into Angliese's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larson Picker.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Larson Picker got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Bo Angliese spoke after the fight, saying 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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