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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 700 p4p, 97 weight class) and John Bessant (ranked 1459 p4p, 197 weight class). Larsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die. John Bessant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunner Larsson's chin.
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182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bessant!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson slips under a jab from Bessant.
Larsson defending well as Bessant loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bessant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Bessant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson attempts a counter takedown but Bessant avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Bessant misses.
Larsson tries to counter by clinching up but Bessant breaks away and moves out of range.
Larsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsson should have avoided that one.
Bessant throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larsson.
Bessant wants to stand and escape but Larsson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Bessant keeps moving.
Larsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bessant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bessant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bessant is trying to keep Larsson in close.
Larsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bessant's head.
Larsson cracks Bessant with a solid left hand.
Larsson with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bessant can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson stands up over Bessant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larsson cracks Bessant with a solid left hand.
Bessant wants to sweep here but Larsson controlling him for the moment.
Larsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Larsson content to stall in guard here.
Larsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bessant has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Larsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bessant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson stands and throws Bessant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bessant tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bessant tests Larsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bessant throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Larsson tries to counter by clinching up but Bessant breaks away and moves out of range.
Larsson walks into a straight right hand from Bessant.
Bessant throws a right hand that misses
and Larsson counters with a single leg into guard. Bessant didn't expect that.
Larsson stays in close to Bessant's body and controls the position.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Bessant's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Bessant keeps moving.
Larsson lands a couple of digs.
Bessant throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bessant wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunner Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsson stops Bessant from standing up.
Larsson passes Bessant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bessant is looking to control Larsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bessant avoid being mounted?
Larsson is taking a breather. Bessant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Larsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bessant trying to control here.
Larsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Larsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bessant?
Larsson lands a couple of good shots and Bessant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Larsson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bessant could be in trouble here!
Larsson scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Bessant grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bessant covers up after that shot from Larsson.
Bessant is rocked!
Larsson lands a series of strikes from the back and Bessant goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Larsson!
Gunner Larsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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