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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Lineker (ranked 4005 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Daniel Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 cm 18 165 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Solid chin |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Lineker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Larson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lineker lands a nice hook to Larson's body. Larson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lineker blocks a head kick by Larson.
Larson is looking to clinch. Lineker lunges at Larson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larson's hand.
Larson gets in close and instigates a clinch. A short body shot lands from Larson as the two fighters clinch.
Larson is working for takedown but Lineker is calmly controlling the position for now. Lineker swings wildly with an uppercut but Larson uses good head movement to avoid it. Lineker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Larson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lineker after a bit of a struggle. A nice right hand lands inside from Lineker.
Larson pulls guard. Larson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lineker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Larson is adopting a defensive guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Daniel Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Larson clinches with his opponent.
Lineker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larson backwards. Lineker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Lineker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larson is trying to stall.
Lineker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lineker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lineker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larson. Lineker tries to throw a body punch but Larson avoids it by throwing Lineker back against the cage. Lineker prevents Larson from breaking the clinch.
Larson pulls guard effortlessly. Larson has control of Lineker's left arm, preventing Lineker from doing any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Larson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lineker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larson is on top in guard.
Larson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Larson passes Lineker's left leg - he's now in half guard. Lineker is trying to maintain the position but Larson is very close to passing his half guard. Larson controlling the action here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lineker is trying to maintain the position but Larson is very close to passing his half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Lineker will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Larson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lineker circles away. Lineker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Lineker lands with a shot to the body. Larson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling Lineker to counter with a crisp jab. Larson takes one on the button.
 It looks like Daniel Larson has been cut. Daniel Larson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Larson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Lineker connects with a right hand. Larson shakes it off. Larson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lineker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Lineker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larson can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Larson looks to clinch and Lineker counters with a huge left! Larson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lineker isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Larson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lineker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Lineker!
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