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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Poulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brian Crawford enters the cage!
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270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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206 cm
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300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Crawford looks gassed!
No joy there for Crawford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Poulsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawford or not.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawford or not.
Poulsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poulsen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poulsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crawford's brow.
Poulsen leaning against his opponent.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawford or not.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poulsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Crawford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crawford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen lands a right hand.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Poulsen presses Crawford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crawford blocks the elbow strike.
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen digs a right hand underneath Crawford's ribcage. Crawford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crawford is defending well for now.
Crawford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poulsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Crawford is rocked!
Poulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Poulsen finish him?
Poulsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poulsen slowing the pace effectively.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poulsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poulsen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crawford! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Poulsen is unloading with more strikes now! Crawford drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Poulsen!
A very excited looking Magnus Poulsen 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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