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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 4024 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 445 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till the End of Time. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 26 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnaron moves out of range as Tszyu strikes.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magnaron throws out a powerful jab.
Magnaron cracks Tszyu with an open hand slap.
Magnaron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
Tszyu defending well as Magnaron loads up on a big left hand.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron cracks Tszyu with a good jab.
Magnaron closes the distance and pushes Tszyu back into the cage.
Magnaron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as Magnaron controls the action.
Magnaron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Tszyu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut.
Magnaron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnaron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tszyu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magnaron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
Magnaron breaks the clinch.
Tszyu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnaron throws a right hand that misses
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magnaron scores with a jab to the head.
Magnaron is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnaron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tszyu lands a knee to the head.
Tszyu lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Tszyu.
Magnaron takes a shot to the head.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron manages to break the clinch.
Magnaron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tszyu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Magnaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnaron sizes up Tszyu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magnaron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tszyu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Magnaron throws a poor cross that misses
and Tszyu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron throws a hook but Tszyu avoids it easily.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a nice leg kick.
Magnaron thuds his right hand into Tszyu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magnaron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
As Magnaron backs off Tszyu throws a huge counter combo but Magnaron manages to avoid it all.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Magnaron lands a really nice looking cross but Tszyu seems unphased.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magnaron lands with a good body shot.
Tszyu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magnaron clinches up with Tszyu and pushes him back against the cage.
Magnaron lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tszyu working aggressively here.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Magnaron blocks it.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnaron avoids it.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Still in the clinch, Tszyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tszyu.
Tszyu with a knee to the head.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tszyu or not.
Magnaron lands a body shot.
Magnaron misses with some punches.
Magnaron presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnaron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but Magnaron blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnaron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Magnaron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Magnaron dominated that round.
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.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magnaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tszyu walks into a stiff left hand from Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnaron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Tszyu flicks out a counter leg kick but Magnaron steps away.
Magnaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu unleashes a big counter combination but Magnaron bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magnaron ducks right into an uppercut from Tszyu.
Tszyu takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron throws the left hand but Tszyu avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magnaron lands with a good body shot.
Tszyu looks to throw the jab but Magnaron is out of range.
Magnaron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tszyu can do to turn this around?
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tszyu counters with a body kick.
Magnaron slips a straight right by Tszyu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Magnaron.
The crowd cheers as Magnaron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tszyu doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
An inside leg kick lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu moves out of range as Magnaron strikes.
Tszyu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Von Magnaron is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Tszyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magnaron lands a nice looking body shot.
Magnaron throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Magnaron as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnaron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tszyu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tszyu slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
Tszyu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magnaron throws an off balance right hand
and Tszyu counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnaron throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron 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.
Magnaron moves to clinch but Tszyu breaks away
and Tszyu counters with a left and a right that stings Magnaron.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a head kick that drops Magnaron to the mat! Magnaron scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Magnaron is rocked!
Magnaron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tszyu's head backwards.
Oh Magnaron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a really nice looking cross but Magnaron seems unphased.
Magnaron misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnaron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tszyu defending well as Magnaron loads up on a big left hand.
Magnaron throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Magnaron seems to have got his legs back now.
Tszyu moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnaron lands a jab.
Magnaron scores with a body shot.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu fakes the leg kick and cracks Magnaron in the body.
Magnaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Magnaron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tszyu connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnaron swings for the body but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Magnaron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magnaron lands a nice looking body shot.
Magnaron scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magnaron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magnaron 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnaron lands a head shot.
Tszyu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Magnaron dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
Magnaron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magnaron throws a poor cross that misses
and Tszyu counters with a good low kick that Magnaron was not able to check.
Magnaron misses with a looping right.
Magnaron throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
Magnaron connects with a right hand. Tszyu shakes it off.
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron lands with a shot to the body.
Magnaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnaron.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu misses with a few strikes there.
Magnaron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Magnaron misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
Tszyu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Magnaron misses
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Magnaron.
Magnaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Tszyu misses.
Magnaron slips a straight right by Tszyu.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. Tszyu saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Tszyu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tszyu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Magnaron.
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnaron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tszyu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnaron misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kostya Tszyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron lands a jab to Tszyu's midsection.
Magnaron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magnaron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tszyu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magnaron throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Magnaron avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Tszyu.
Magnaron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnaron thuds a left hand into Tszyu's body.
Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron's corner calls for a 1-2. Magnaron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magnaron misses with a lunging right hand
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu staying out of range there.
Tszyu feints a counter leg kick.
Magnaron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tszyu circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magnaron throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnaron punishes Tszyu's body with a nice straight punch.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with an outside leg kick.
Magnaron throws a series of punches but Tszyu avoids them all with ease.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Magnaron.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tszyu! But no joy.
A big left from Tszyu misses.
Magnaron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnaron throws a lazy right hand but Tszyu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnaron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnaron scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnaron missing with a left hand there. Tszyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu slips under a jab from Magnaron.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Tszyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magnaron fails to land with a series of punches.
Tszyu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magnaron with a body shot.
Magnaron throws a hook to the side of Tszyu's head but Tszyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Magnaron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magnaron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Magnaron!
In his post fight interview, Von Magnaron started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Kostya Tszyu had this to say: 'We thought we changed the game plan enough to sneak out a victory, well fought by Duffy. I hope he makes a tough challenge for the champion. '.
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