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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adam Larsson (ranked 22090 p4p, 23022 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 708 p4p, 665 weight class). Victor Mordino is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 40 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mordino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mordino misses with a head kick.
Mordino tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Larsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mordino.
Adam Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mordino tries to clinch up.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Mordino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson scores with a nice strike.
Mordino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Mordino scores with a jab to the head.
Mordino throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Larsson finds it's way through Mordino's defenses.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Larsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mordino slips a straight right by Larsson.
Mordino tries to clinch up.
Larsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Larsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mordino defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mordino on the side of the head.
Mordino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mordino throws a head kick but Larsson moves out of range.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mordino closes the distance and clinches.
Mordino is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mordino leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mordino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson keeps control of Mordino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mordino.
Mordino lands with a right to the head.
Mordino manages to break the clinch.
Mordino moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Mordino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mordino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mordino counters with a two punch combo.
Larsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mordino.
Mordino tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
Mordino walks into a straight right hand from Larsson.
Mordino ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mordino.
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mordino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mordino. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mordino looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Mordino walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mordino moves to clinch but Larsson breaks away
and Larsson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mordino misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Larsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Larsson circles away.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Mordino needs to keep his hands up - Larsson had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Mordino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Larsson circles away.
Larsson tests Mordino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mordino looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Mordino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larsson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Larsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mordino.
Mordino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mordino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Mordino tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson dominated that round.
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.
Mordino throws a body shot but no joy.
Mordino tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
Mordino pushes Larsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mordino backwards.
Mordino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsson avoids it.
Mordino is looking to control Larsson's arms but Larsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mordino has his back to the ropes.
Mordino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Mordino is trying to break free.
Mordino taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mordino.
Mordino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino swinging wildly here.
Mordino moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Mordino's head back.
Jab by Larsson.
Larsson avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mordino's head.
Mordino is looking to clinch.
Mordino swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Victor Mordino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson lands with a cross.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mordino looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
Mordino darts in trying to clinch
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
Larsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mordino can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to keep at a distance but Mordino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larsson dodges an elbow strike from Mordino.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mordino manages to break the clinch.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Mordino is out of range.
Mordino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Mordino's shoulder, as Mordino tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Mordino saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Mordino.
A punch combination from Mordino misses.
Mordino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson keeps control of Mordino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larsson pushes Mordino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mordino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Larsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mordino is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsson gets an underhook and turns Mordino into the ropes.
Mordino crunches a lovely knee into Larsson's ribcage.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Mordino tries to break free but Larsson pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mordino stalling in the clinch but Larsson improves position.
Mordino misses with the head strike.
Mordino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mordino has Larsson pushed against the ropes.
Mordino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mordino tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Mordino back against the ropes.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
Larsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mordino trying to control the position but instead, Larsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mordino into the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mordino misses the shot to the body.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mordino moves to clinch but Larsson breaks away
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Larsson.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Mordino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mordino fails to land with a series of punches.
Mordino tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mordino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mordino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino tries to clinch
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mordino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Larsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mordino doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Mordino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Mordino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mordino defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson lands a nice hook to Mordino's body. Mordino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson jabs Mordino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mordino closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Mordino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsson throws the left hand but Mordino avoids the punch easily.
Larsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Mordino's shoulder, as Mordino tries to avoid the shot.
Mordino throws a counter combo.
Mordino slips a jab and a cross from Larsson.
Adam Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mordino takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Mordino moved out of range nicely.
Mordino looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson avoids a kick to the body.
Mordino has closed the distance and engaged Larsson in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Mordino looking to slow down the pace here.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mordino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mordino blocks an uppercut.
Mordino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
Mordino closes the distance and pushes Larsson back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino lands with a right to the head.
Mordino wants to stall.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Mordino's head.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mordino trying to control the position but instead, Larsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mordino into the ropes.
Mordino misses with a knee strike.
Victor Mordino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mordino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larsson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mordino tries a knee to the head but Larsson blocks it.
Mordino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsson is defending well for now.
Mordino controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsson as Mordino tries to tie him up.
Mordino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Mordino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Larsson!
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