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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wagner (ranked 3595 p4p, 3154 weight class) and Magnus Forsberg (ranked 479 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Forsberg!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Forsberg.
Forsberg throws a counter combo.
Forsberg lands a right hook to the body.
Wagner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Forsberg moves his leg out of the way.
Wagner misses with a hook. Forsberg ducked under it nicely.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forsberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forsberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forsberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Forsberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forsberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Forsberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wagner misses with a hook.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Forsberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forsberg scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Forsberg.
Wagner tests Forsberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Forsberg thuds his right hand into Wagner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Forsberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner is looking to chop away at Forsberg's legs.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Forsberg's head but Forsberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forsberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forsberg with a jab.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Forsberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Forsberg ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a left to the body.
Forsberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Forsberg coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Forsberg. Beautiful body shot.
Forsberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forsberg counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Wagner is predictable there
enabling Forsberg to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Forsberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Forsberg is able to avoid easily.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Forsberg's shoulder, as Forsberg tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Forsberg counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forsberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Forsberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Forsberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner throws a right hand that misses
and Forsberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forsberg scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Forsberg - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Forsberg. Beautiful body shot.
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Forsberg lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wagner swings widly with a right hand
and Forsberg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Forsberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Forsberg.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forsberg jabs at Wagner's body.
Forsberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wagner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forsberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Forsberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forsberg lands a jab to the nose.
Wagner is rocked!
Forsberg cracks Wagner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wagner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Forsberg finish him?
Oh Wagner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forsberg connects with a combination that backs up Wagner into the cage. Forsberg lands a flurry of punches that gets past Wagner's guard. Wagner is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Forsberg bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Forsberg!
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FIGHT
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