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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Raiders March as his entrance music. Henry Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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25
181 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritz Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Larsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Larsson looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Larsson wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Larsson's coaches at Elite Gym for £800 have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jones working over Larsson with some ground and pound. Larsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Larsson defends the submission attempt.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Larsson is looking to escape.
Jones is nestled in close to Larsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones prevents Larsson from improving his position.
Larsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Larsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones working Larsson over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Larsson trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Larsson defending well.
Larsson keeping control of the position.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Larsson is defending the position.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson pushes Jones off but Jones dives into side control.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Larsson get back to his feet.
Fritz Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a cross.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fritz Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Larsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Larsson lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larsson sprawls well. Larsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Larsson is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larsson avoid being mounted?
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Larsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larsson tries to get out of the position.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larsson!
Larsson holds of for dear life.
Larsson is working to get back to half guard.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Larsson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larsson is working to get back to half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones tries to control but Larsson wriggling away.
Larsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Larsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Larsson is letting Jones control him for a moment.
Larsson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Larsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Larsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Larsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Larsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Larsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Larsson is working away.
Larsson wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Larsson pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Larsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Larsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Larsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson tries to improve position but can't.
Jones has hold of Larsson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Larsson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jones cranks the arm and Larsson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Larsson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Henry Jones!
Henry Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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