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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Now I Lay Thee Down. John Darnielle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darnielle.
Darnielle is looking to clinch.
John Darnielle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson pushes Darnielle up against the cage in a clinch.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Darnielle tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Darnielle scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Darnielle improves position.
Darnielle throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson managing to block the knees to the body from Darnielle.
Darnielle misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Darnielle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darnielle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darnielle backwards.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Darnielle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darnielle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsson blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Darnielle.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Darnielle is blocking nicely.
Larsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Darnielle avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson gets through Darnielle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darnielle misses with an elbow strike.
Larsson lands an uppercut.
Darnielle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Darnielle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darnielle.
Darnielle has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darnielle.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larsson is leaning against Darnielle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darnielle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darnielle manages to pull guard.
Larsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darnielle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darnielle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larsson defends it easily.
Darnielle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darnielle has his foot on Larsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Darnielle has momentary wrist control but Larsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Larsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darnielle's head.
Darnielle can't keep his opponent in guard - Larsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Larsson trying to control the action but Darnielle is working from the bottom.
Darnielle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Darnielle is trying to get back to full guard.
Darnielle is trying to maintain the position but Larsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Darnielle tries to kick Larsson off but Larsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Darnielle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larsson's back!
Larsson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Larsson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Larsson avoids the strikes from Darnielle.
Larsson wants to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darnielle controls the action.
Darnielle trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Darnielle throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darnielle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darnielle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsson.
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Darnielle counter with a right hand.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Darnielle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body kick from Darnielle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darnielle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Darnielle.
Darnielle connects with an inside leg kick.
Darnielle blocks a head kick by Larsson.
Darnielle lands with an uppercut that bounces Larsson off the cage and back into range.
Darnielle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle wants to clinch.
Larsson misses with a left hand
and Darnielle counters with a low kick, right behind Larsson 's knee.
John Darnielle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Darnielle. That's going to slow Larsson down.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Darnielle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darnielle tries a head kick but it misses.
Darnielle scores with a hook to the body. Larsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsson connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Darnielle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Darnielle misses
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Darnielle has been cut.
Darnielle pushes Larsson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darnielle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Darnielle fails to land.
Darnielle throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson dodges an elbow strike from Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson slows down the pace here.
Darnielle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Darnielle stalls.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darnielle being controlled against the cage.
Darnielle is trying to pull guard but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson blocks an elbow strike.
Darnielle stalling in the clinch but Larsson improves position.
Darnielle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darnielle tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsson avoids the damage to the body.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Darnielle.
Larsson works on Darnielle's body with a couple of short punches.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson missing with knees to the body.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darnielle or not.
Darnielle is breathing heavily.
Darnielle throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Darnielle lands a nice elbow.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of Darnielle's head.
Darnielle takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darnielle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike.
Darnielle swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Larsson.
Larsson is stalling here.
Darnielle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darnielle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Larsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Darnielle to the mat. Darnielle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Larsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Darnielle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Larsson passes into half guard.
Darnielle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Larsson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larsson avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Larsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darnielle at a distance.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Darnielle tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Darnielle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson misses with a knee strike.
Larsson wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darnielle presses Larsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darnielle prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Darnielle.
Darnielle misses with a body punch.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Darnielle improves position.
Larsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darnielle blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darnielle.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Darnielle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Darnielle.
Larsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle working aggressively here.
Darnielle is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsson gets an underhook and turns Darnielle into the cage.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Darnielle.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Darnielle improves position.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darnielle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darnielle throws an elbow that misses.
Larsson prevents Darnielle from breaking the clinch.
Larsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darnielle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darnielle backwards.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darnielle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darnielle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Darnielle on the inside.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Darnielle improves position.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson tries to work over Darnielle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darnielle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsson.
Darnielle lands with a left to the head.
Darnielle lands a right hand.
Darnielle working aggressively here.
A short left from Larsson.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darnielle is keeping busy.
Darnielle pushes off an throws an elbow but Larsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darnielle cracks Larsson with a nice body shot.
John Darnielle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Darnielle misses with a punch on the inside.
Darnielle stalling against the cage.
Larsson wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson takes a shot to the head.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson has clasped his hands together around Darnielle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Larsson lands some shots froms side control.
Darnielle is trying to improve his position.
Henrik Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson trying to control the position but Darnielle is working away.
Darnielle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henrik Larsson.
Well Larsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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