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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Poulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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264 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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270 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen connects with a body shot that sends Bisping's belly button to the back.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Poulsen throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Bisping's ribs.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bisping wants to clinch up but Poulsen keeps it at a distance.
Poulsen swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Bisping counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Bisping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bisping tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bisping tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poulsen misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Poulsen. That snapped Bisping's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bisping breaks the clinch.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Poulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Louis Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Poulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bisping.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
Poulsen throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Bisping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Bisping throws a right hand that Poulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulsen also avoids with ease.
Poulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bisping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Bisping looks to land a combination. Poulsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bisping 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Poulsen is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
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 Louis Bisping will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bisping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Bisping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Poulsen avoids nicely.
Poulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Magnus Poulsen has been cut.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poulsen scores with a jab.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bisping.
Poulsen throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping looks to land a combination but Poulsen avoids it well.
Bisping connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Bisping has managed to clinch.
Poulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bisping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Poulsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Poulsen is avoiding it.
Poulsen lands a jab to Bisping's midsection.
Poulsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Poulsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bisping doesn't seem phased though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poulsen 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.
Bisping darts in and clinches Poulsen up against the cage.
Bisping has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poulsen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bisping looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bisping wants to break free but Poulsen has control.
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Bisping's body.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
Bisping cracks Poulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping forces Poulsen back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bisping tries to clinch up.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulsen misses with a hook
and Bisping counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulsen is breathing heavily.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Poulsen lands a nice hook to Bisping's body. Bisping takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bisping tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Poulsen avoids the body shot from Bisping.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Bisping cracks Poulsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping lands a nice shot that snaps Poulsen's head back.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen swinging wildly here.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
Poulsen scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Bisping dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poulsen'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.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
Poulsen swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Bisping 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bisping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Bisping's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bisping scrambles back to his feet.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Poulsen is avoiding it.
Poulsen ducks right into an uppercut from Bisping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping slips a straight right by Poulsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping darts in trying to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bisping thinking.
Bisping tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulsen cracks Bisping with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Bisping holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bisping duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping wants to clinch up but Poulsen keeps it at a distance.
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Bisping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Bisping takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Poulsen is out of range.
Bisping tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poulsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louis Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisping on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poulsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bisping looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poulsen connects with the punch.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping tries to clinch up
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Poulsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bisping in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Bisping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Poulsen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poulsen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen scores with a hook.
Bisping tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
Bisping wants to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisping scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bisping looks to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poulsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Poulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poulsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bisping tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Bisping tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping looks to land a combination but Poulsen avoids it well.
Poulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a right hand that Poulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulsen also avoids with ease.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Bisping takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bisping slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Bisping throws a right hand that Poulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulsen also avoids with ease.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Poulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bisping takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping misses with a body shot.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Poulsen avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Poulsen moved out of range.
Bisping tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Poulsen dips to his left and cracks Bisping with an uppercut!
Bisping lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bisping takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen cracks Bisping with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulsen circles away.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Bisping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen misses with a left hand
and Bisping makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulsen circles away.
Poulsen cracks Bisping with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bisping doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Poulsen.
Bisping connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Poulsen avoids nicely.
Poulsen with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Poulsen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poulsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Poulsen lands a jab.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Bisping displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bisping.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
Bisping looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen scores with the left hand. Bisping knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Poulsen lands.
Poulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bisping lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poulsen scores with a punch to the head.
Bisping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Poulsen backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bisping misses.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Poulsen backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Bisping scores with a one two! Poulsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bisping. Bisping circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bisping looks to clinch
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Some wild striking there from Poulsen.
Bisping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poulsen works Bisping's body with a nice hook.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulsen.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Bisping.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Bisping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen cracks Bisping with a good jab.
Poulsen misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poulsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Bisping swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bisping takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnus Poulsen.
I think Poulsen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Poulsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Magnus Poulsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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