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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 1731 p4p, 5632 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 165 p4p, 362 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samba de Roda. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Roberto avoids it with no problem.
Larsen slips under a jab from Roberto.
Roberto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberto misses with a right hand
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magnus Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberto misses with a straight left.
Larsen throws an off balance right hand
and Roberto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberto throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Larsen misses.
Roberto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roberto moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsen.
A little feinted left hand from Roberto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Larsen's head back.
Larsen misses with a low kick as Roberto jumps back.
Roberto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsen defending well as Roberto loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Roberto avoids it with no problem.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen slips a straight right by Roberto.
Larsen slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Larsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab from Roberto.
Roberto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Roberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen scores with a nice head shot.
Roberto avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Roberto lands a jab to the head.
Roberto's corner calls for a 1-2. Roberto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberto lands with a cross.
Larsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsen slips a jab from Roberto.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Roberto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
Larsen swings for the body but Roberto moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Roberto moved out of range.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberto misses the jab.
Larsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larsen jabs Roberto right on the nose. Roberto blinks but takes it well.
Roberto slips a jab from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a hook
and Roberto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roberto throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Roberto avoids it with no problem.
Roberto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Roberto.
Larsen swings for the body but Roberto moves out of range.
Larsen throws a body punch but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto connects with a looping right hand.
Roberto moves in looking to clinch but Larsen pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen works the jab nicely.
Larsen staying out of range there.
A cross from Roberto lands.
Larsen slips a jab from Roberto.
Larsen swings for the body but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Larsen throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsen's head.
Roberto clinches up against the cage.
Larsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsen lands a shoulder strike.
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Roberto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roberto counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Larsen.
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen lands the left hand.
Roberto throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberto throws out the jab.
Roberto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Roberto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberto moves forwards but Larsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsen tests Roberto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larsen connects with a right hand. Roberto shakes it off.
Roberto is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen looks for the body kick but Roberto saw that one coming.
Roberto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
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 Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberto looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Roberto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Larsen unleashes a big counter combination but Roberto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsen under the eye.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsen circles away.
Roberto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberto lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Roberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberto misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsen scores with a leg kick.
Roberto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Roberto misses.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Roberto moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto slips a jab from Larsen.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberto.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Roberto avoids it with no problem.
Larsen scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Roberto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Roberto falls backwards - clearly groggy! Larsen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Larsen!
After winning the bout, Magnus Larsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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