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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Larsen (ranked 587 p4p, 745 weight class) and Darian Cruz (ranked 85 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Larsen, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Larsen against the cage but Larsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsen swivels and escapes.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Larsen counters with a left to the body.
Magnus Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darian Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Larsen shows good takedown defense.
As Cruz looks to move away, Larsen throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Good shot there by Larsen.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Larsen tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Larsen sprawls well.
Larsen throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Larsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Larsen counters with a body kick that stops Cruz in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz looks winded!
Larsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsen lands with a nice body punch.
Larsen throws an overhand right that drops Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Larsen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Larsen!
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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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