MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for February: Lorenz Larkin’s vicious elbow
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In the final preliminary bout at Bellator 290, Larkin didn’t waste time getting the job done in a second meeting with Berkhamov.
After a few opening exchanges, the two fighters briefly clinched in the center of the cage. Larkin was able to frame and unleash a vicious elbow on Berkhamov,, causing him to crash head-first into the canvas. Larkin immediately saw his opponent was out after the elbow connected and began his walk-off celebration.
LORENZ FREAKIN’ LARKIN WITH THE HELL-BOW KNOCKOUT.
And he was hyped! 😤🙌#Bellator290 | Live results: https://t.co/n3DPN0OQYc pic.twitter.com/8hZeUP66Rb
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 5, 2023
With the win, Larkin extends his winning streak to seven straight. This was his second meeting with Berkhamov. At Bellator 283, the fight resulted in a no contest after an illegal strike, prompting the promotion to run it back immediately. This time, Larkin left no doubt with a brutal knockout.
Berkhamov was stopped for the first time in his career as he exited the cage with just the second loss of his professional career.