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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Larkin (ranked 1574 p4p, 203 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 1020 p4p, 141 weight class). Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with an uppercut
and Oscarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Larkin slips a jab from Oscarsson.
Larkin is looking to counter punch.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Oscarsson slips under a jab from Larkin.
Jab by Larkin.
It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
Oscarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscarsson misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Oscarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Oscarsson with an uppercut!
Oscarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oscarsson cracks a nice hook into Larkin's ribs.
Larkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oscarsson. Oscarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Larkin.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Nice cross by Larkin.
Oscarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Oscarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Larkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oscarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larkin scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin defending well as Oscarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Oscarsson's shoulder, as Oscarsson tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Larkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larkin misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oscarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnie Larkin's cut is getting worse.
Oscarsson misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oscarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by Larkin as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Oscar Oscarsson's cut even more.
Larkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Oscarsson moved out of range nicely.
Larkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Oscarsson misses.
Oscarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oscarsson slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Oscarsson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Oscarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscarsson staying out of range there.
Larkin jabs at Oscarsson's body.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oscarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oscarsson slips under a jab from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a right hand
letting Oscarsson counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oscarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oscarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oscarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Oscarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oscarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Oscarsson's head.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oscarsson can do to turn this around?
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larkin staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Larkin misses the target.
A jab from Larkin misses.
A little jabbing left from Oscarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oscarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Larkin has got the better of the exchanges.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Oscarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Oscarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oscarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Larkin with a nice cross.
Oscarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oscarsson.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
Larkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Oscarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Larkin misses with a hook.
Oscarsson throws a counter combo.
Larkin throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Larkin.
Larkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oscarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oscarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Larkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Oscarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnie Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oscarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oscarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Oscar Oscarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oscarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Larkin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin slips under a jab.
Oscarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oscarsson slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Larkin misses the target.
Larkin misses with a hook
and Oscarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnie Larkin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oscarsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Larkin lands a jab to the head.
Oscar Oscarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oscarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oscarsson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oscarsson defending well as Larkin loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larkin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Oscarsson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Larkin follows Oscarsson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Larkin!
A relieved looking Donnie Larkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Oscar Oscarsson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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hype
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