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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Minnagh (ranked 1507 p4p, 5370 weight class) and Marcus Svensonn (ranked 209 p4p, 576 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Minnagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Svensonn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minnagh throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensonn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Minnagh.
A low kick lands for Svensonn.
Minnagh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Marcus Svensonn has been cut.
Minnagh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Svensonn under the eye.
Minnagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensonn! But no joy.
Minnagh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensonn manages to avoid it.
Minnagh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minnagh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minnagh.
Minnagh throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensonn throws a head kick that misses
and Minnagh counters with a nice body kick.
Minnagh misses with a low kick.
Minnagh takes one to the chin there.
Minnagh misses with a body shot.
Minnagh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minnagh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Svensonn under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Svensonn misses.
Jab from Minnagh.
Minnagh rushes Svensonn and presses him up against the cage.
Minnagh blocks a body shot from Svensonn.
Svensonn working aggressively here.
Minnagh lands a right hand.
Svensonn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minnagh backwards.
Svensonn lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensonn blocking some punches.
Minnagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensonn has a couple of punches blocked by Minnagh.
A shot in the inside from Minnagh.
Minnagh lands a shoulder strike.
Svensonn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensonn misses with a punch to the body.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Minnagh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Svensonn throws a punch but it's blocked by Minnagh.
Svensonn working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Minnagh fails to land.
Svensonn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minnagh's elbow.
Svensonn lands with a left to the head.
Minnagh breaks from the clinch.
Svensonn looks to land a right hand but Minnagh moved out of range.
Svensonn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Minnagh counter with a right hand.
Svensonn throws an off balance right hand
and Minnagh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensonn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensonn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Svensonn tenderised Minnagh's leg. Minnagh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Minnagh misses the shot to the body.
Svensonn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svensonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minnagh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Minnagh as he checks the leg kick.
Minnagh has closed the distance and engaged Svensonn in a clinch.
Svensonn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Minnagh on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensonn tries to work over Minnagh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensonn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minnagh's elbow.
Minnagh can't find room to land a body shot as Svensonn controls the action.
Svensonn blocking some punches.
Svensonn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minnagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensonn.
Minnagh lands an uppercut.
Svensonn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensonn misses with some punches.
Minnagh lands a nice shot to the body.
Minnagh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensonn backwards.
Svensonn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensonn misses with some punches.
Minnagh misses with a body punch.
Svensonn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svensonn throws a punch but it's blocked by Minnagh.
Minnagh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Minnagh working aggressively here.
Svensonn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensonn misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Minnagh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensonn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Svensonn fails to land.
Svensonn tries to throw a body punch but Minnagh avoids it by throwing Svensonn back against the cage.
Svensonn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minnagh blocking some punches.
Minnagh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minnagh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svensonn struggles to land a body shot inside as Minnagh controls his hands.
Minnagh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svensonn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minnagh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensonn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Svensonn looks to land a right hand but Minnagh moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minnagh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svensonn tries to land a front kick but Minnagh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Minnagh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Minnagh scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Minnagh dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svensonn misses with a lunging right hand
and Minnagh counters with a stiff right hand.
Minnagh is looking to slow Svensonn down with leg kicks.
Svensonn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minnagh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensonn.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svensonn.
Svensonn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svensonn throws a lazy uppercut
and Minnagh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minnagh throws a head kick that misses
enabling Svensonn to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Minnagh is predictable there
and Svensonn counters with a stiff right hand.
Minnagh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Svensonn thows a leg kick but Minnagh checks it
and Minnagh counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensonn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minnagh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minnagh blocks a head kick by Svensonn.
Svensonn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minnagh moves away.
Svensonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minnagh.
Svensonn misses with a lunging right hand
and Minnagh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensonn. Minnagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensonn 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.
Svensonn throws a body punch but Minnagh moves out of range.
Svensonn throws a lazy right hand but Minnagh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensonn throws a hook but Minnagh blocks it.
Svensonn throws a lazy uppercut
and Minnagh counters with a straight right hand.
Svensonn is looking to slow Minnagh down with leg kicks.
Svensonn misses with a body shot.
Svensonn throws an off balance right hand
and Minnagh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svensonn throws a looping overhand right but Minnagh ducks down to avoid it.
Minnagh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minnagh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bobby Minnagh's cut is getting worse.
Minnagh staying out of range there.
Svensonn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Minnagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensonn throws out the jab.
Minnagh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensonn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minnagh tests Svensonn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensonn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Minnagh moves out of range of the leg kick from Svensonn.
Svensonn needs to keep his hands up - Minnagh had a free shot at his head there.
Minnagh with a jab.
Minnagh throws a body shot but no joy.
Minnagh misses with a low kick as Svensonn jumps back.
Minnagh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Svensonn finds it's way round the side to connect with Minnagh's head.
Svensonn throws a jab but it's blocked by Minnagh.
Minnagh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svensonn.
Minnagh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensonn at a distance.
Svensonn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svensonn misses with a straight left.
Svensonn throws a hook but Minnagh avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh lands a jab.
Svensonn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensonn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minnagh.
Minnagh misses with a wild body shot.
Svensonn moves out of range of the body kick.
Minnagh motions for Svensonn to come forward. Minnagh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svensonn throws a right hand that misses
letting Minnagh counter with a right hand.
Svensonn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensonn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Svensonn misses.
Svensonn connects with an inside leg kick.
Minnagh avoids the body shot from Svensonn.
Minnagh throws the kick towards the body but Svensonn avoids it.
Minnagh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensonn can do to turn this around?
Minnagh cracks Svensonn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Svensonn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minnagh misses with a looping right.
Minnagh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensonn feints and then cracks Minnagh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minnagh down.
Svensonn moves out of range as Minnagh throws a body kick.
Svensonn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bobby Minnagh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensonn cracks Minnagh with an open hand slap.
Minnagh closes the distance but Svensonn moves to the side
and Svensonn counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensonn moves out of range of the strikes.
Svensonn misses with a looping left.
Minnagh scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svensonn. That's going to slow Minnagh down.
Minnagh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensonn looks to throw the jab but Minnagh is out of range.
Minnagh misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Minnagh will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Minnagh misses the shot to the body.
Svensonn ducks under a wild hook from Minnagh.
Svensonn misses with a right hand
and Minnagh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minnagh moves out of range as Svensonn strikes.
Svensonn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svensonn throws a sloppy head kick and Minnagh moves out of range easily.
A big left from Svensonn misses.
Svensonn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minnagh.
Svensonn misses with a kick to the body
and Minnagh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensonn just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Svensonn misses the target.
Svensonn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jeez, Bobby Minnagh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Minnagh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Minnagh is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minnagh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensonn blocks a jab.
Minnagh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svensonn misses with a looping right.
Minnagh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svensonn misses with a right hand
and Minnagh counters with a head kick.
A cross from Minnagh lands.
That has opened up Marcus Svensonn's cut even more.
Svensonn misses with a head kick.
Svensonn misses with a wild body shot.
Minnagh moves in looking to clinch but Svensonn pushes him off.
Svensonn looks to score with a jab to the body but Minnagh is just out of range.
Minnagh with a jab.
Minnagh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensonn's head backwards.
Minnagh lands a left and a right that send Svensonn crashing to the mat, dazed. Minnagh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Svensonn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensonn misses with a double jab
and Minnagh counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Svensonn out cold! What a finish! Minnagh is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Minnagh!
A very excited looking Bobby Minnagh 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.
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