PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 94 p4p, 278 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 10 p4p, 25 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duvernay
vs
Larsen

176 cm
34
147
33 - 11 - 0

175 cm
30
157
18 - 10 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Larsen blocks the leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Larsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Duvernay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Duvernay checks a leg kick nicely.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsen.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Duvernay blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duvernay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsen throws a chopping leg kick but Duvernay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duvernay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Larsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsen throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duvernay throws out the jab.
Larsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duvernay moves out of range as Larsen throws a body kick.
Duvernay checks a leg kick nicely.
Duvernay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larsen takes a step back to recover.
Duvernay thuds his right hand into Larsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Duvernay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen connects with a single shot there.
Duvernay tries to land a leg kick but Larsen saw it coming and moves away.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
and Larsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsen moves forwards but Duvernay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duvernay. Duvernay obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsen loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Larsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duvernay blocks a low kick nicely.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but Larsen checks it.
Larsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvernay.
Larsen scores with a head kick.
Larsen lands a jab.
Duvernay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Larsen defending well as Duvernay loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duvernay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsen.
Jab from Duvernay.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duvernays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duvernay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Larsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duvernay is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Larsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duvernay's hands.
Duvernay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duvernay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Larsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larsen walks into a left hand.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by Larsen.
Duvernay moves out of range as Larsen strikes.
Duvernay throws a nice looking combination but Larsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larsen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larsen checks a low kick from Duvernay.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duvernay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice leg kick from Larsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen motions for Duvernay to come forward. Larsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Larsen misses
and Duvernay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Duvernay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Duvernay ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duvernay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duvernay misses with a hook
and Larsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duvernay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Larsen.
Larsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duvernay throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larsen - that will leave a mark!
Duvernay takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsen looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duvernay scrambles back to his feet.
Larsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duvernay under the eye.
Larsen cracks Duvernay with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Duvernay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses Duvernay's front leg but catches the back leg as Duvernay tries to avoid it.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Duvernay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen cracks Duvernay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Larsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Duvernay avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Duvernay scores with a nice right hand.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Duvernay tries to land a front kick but Larsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duvernay with a jab.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duvernay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Larsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Larsen saw that one coming.
Larsen throws a counter combo.
Duvernay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Duvernay ducks right into an uppercut from Larsen.
Duvernay defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Duvernay appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay tries to land a front kick but Larsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Larsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duvernay doesn't seem phased though.
Larsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Duvernay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duvernay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Larsen.
Larsen throws a nice looking combination but Duvernay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duvernay throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Larsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Larsen.
An attempted straight right counter from Duvernay misses the target.
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duvernay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duvernay.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen tries to score with a low kick but Duvernay moves his leg out of the way.
Larsen misses with a kick to the body.
Larsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duvernay. That's going to slow Larsen down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duvernay moves out of range as Larsen throws a body kick.
Duvernay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duvernay digs a good body shot into Larsen's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
Larsen works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
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.

Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duvernay to score with a decent uppercut.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Larsen.
Larsen throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Larsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larsen throws a hook but Duvernay blocks it.
Duvernay throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but Larsen checks it.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Larsen saw that one coming.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut
and Larsen counters with a straight right hand.
Larsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Larsen misses the jab.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
and Larsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsen misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Larsen looks to land a body kick but Duvernay moved away.
Duvernay throws a series of punches but Larsen avoids them all with ease.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvernay with a nice calf kick.
Larsen throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Duvernay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duvernay lands a nice shot that snaps Larsen's head back.
Duvernay moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay is looking to chop away at Larsen's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
A leg kick checked by Larsen.
Duvernay misses with a lunging right hand
and Larsen counters with a low kick, right behind Duvernay 's knee.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Larsen digs a good hook to Duvernay's body.
Larsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duvernay checks it well.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duvernay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duvernay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsen avoids a kick to the body.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larsen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Larsen misses.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen slips a jab from Duvernay.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a quick counter head kick but Larsen was just out of range.
Larsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duvernay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
A little feinted left hand from Duvernay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay checks the leg kick.
Larsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Larsen throws a body punch but Duvernay moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duvernay.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larsen is looking to land body kicks.
Duvernay connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Duvernay coming out on top.
Larsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Duvernay.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that Duvernay sees coming a mile off.
Duvernay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
Larsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duvernay throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Evan Duvernay did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Duvernay throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Duvernay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larsen. Larsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay with a jab.
Larsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duvernay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Larsen thows a leg kick but Duvernay checks it
and Duvernay counters with a nice body shot.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvernay moves away.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Larsen digs a good body shot into Duvernay's ribs.
Larsen throws a head kick but Duvernay moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Duvernay, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duvernay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duvernay takes one on the button.
Larsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duvernay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Duvernay wants to land a leg kick but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larsen slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen lands with a shot to the body.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duvernay throws a low kick but Larsen avoids it.
It seemed like Larsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but Larsen checks it.
Larsen cracks Duvernay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larsen.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Larsen swings for the body but Duvernay moves out of range.
Larsen throws a low kick, looking for Duvernay's leg but Duvernay calmly moves out of range.
Larsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsen misses with a hook
and Duvernay counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Larsen. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Duvernay moves out of range.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
An inside leg kick lands from Duvernay.
Larsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that Duvernay sees coming a mile off.
Larsen throws a front kick aimed at Duvernay's knee but Duvernay avoids it well.
Larsen lands a head kick!
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duvernay circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Duvernay avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Duvernay lands a jab.
Duvernay lands a lovely overhand right.
Larsen misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
Larsen throws a jab when Duvernay was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duvernay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsen with a nice calf kick.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Duvernay throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Duvernay blocks the leg kick.
Larsen loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Larsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evan Duvernay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duvernay scores with a jab. Larsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duvernay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larsen lands a front kick.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsen.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that Duvernay sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Duvernay catches Larsen right on the button with a cross.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay cracks a nice hook into Larsen's ribs.
Duvernay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Larsen misses.
Duvernay checks a leg kick.
Duvernay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duvernay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duvernay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duvernay missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Duvernay misses its intended target.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsen misses the body punch
and Duvernay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen cracks Duvernay with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvernay.
Larsen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsen checks a leg kick.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen lands a head kick. Duvernay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay scores with a punch to the head.
Duvernay throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duvernay. That did some damage!
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen unleashes a big counter combination but Duvernay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duvernay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsen checks it well.
Duvernay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duvernay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larsen.
Duvernay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larsen counters with a left to the body.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
Duvernay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Larsen misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvernay.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Duvernay delivers a nice body kick.
Duvernay lands a jab to Larsen's midsection.
Duvernay avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duvernay's sensitive parts.
Duvernay defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Duvernay lands with a kick to the ribs.
A shot to the liver by Larsen. Beautiful body shot.
Larsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duvernay misses with a body shot
and Larsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Duvernay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsen.
Good shot there by Larsen.
Duvernay misses with a leg kick
and Larsen counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Larsen!
Magnus Larsen is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Magnus Larsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.