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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Grey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Svensson checks it well.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Grey avoids it.
Grey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svensson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
Grey gets a clinch.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Grey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Grey blocks a jab.
Magnus Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tried to score with a low kick but Svensson checks it.
Grey avoids a kick to the body.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Svensson as he connects with a hook.
Svensson moves out of range of the leg kick from Grey.
Grey tries to work over Svensson's front leg with a kick but Svensson checks it.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Grey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svensson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Grey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Svensson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grey's head.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Svensson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Svensson throws a head kick that Grey semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey wants to clinch.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Grey's body.
Jab from Svensson.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Svensson lands a body shot.
Grey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svensson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Svensson.
Grey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson breaks the clinch.
Svensson throws a body kick that misses.
Grey tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson lands a big head kick that sends Grey tumbling to the mat! Svensson takes a step backwards and waves Grey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grey is rocked!
It looks like Earl Grey has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Grey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey takes the fight into the clinch.
Svensson tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
Our sources have told us that Grey has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey seems to have got his legs back now.
Grey prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grey.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson throws a nice head kick!
Grey tries to clinch up.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson sizes up Grey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Grey moves out of range as Svensson strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svensson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Grey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Svensson checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svensson.
Svensson misses with a kick to the body.
Grey tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey throws a push kick but Svensson slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Svensson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Grey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Grey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Svensson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svensson.
Grey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
A clash of legs there as Svensson blocks the low kick.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Svensson gets tackled into the cage by Grey. Grey maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson blocks the elbow strike.
Grey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Svensson is trying to force a seperation but Grey has the dominant position.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike from Grey.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Svensson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Svensson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Grey.
Grey rushes Svensson and presses him up against the cage.
Grey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey checks a leg kick.
Svensson misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Svensson - just one landing.
Magnus Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson keeps the fight on the outside.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick.
Grey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svensson. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries to work over Svensson's front leg with a kick but Svensson checks it.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Svensson lands a glancing blow to the side of Grey's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grey tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earl Grey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson lands a big head kick that sends Grey tumbling to the mat! Svensson takes a step backwards and waves Grey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Grey throws a leg kick but Svensson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Svensson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grey's head backwards.
Svensson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grey wants to clinch.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Grey.
Grey moves out of range of the body kick from Svensson.
Grey clinches.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Grey, against the cage.
Svensson breaks from the clinch.
Svensson throws a low kick but Grey avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson lands a big head kick that sends Grey tumbling to the mat! Svensson takes a step backwards and waves Grey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Svensson misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Svensson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svensson checks a low kick from Grey.
Grey wants to clinch.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Grey sees coming a mile off.
Grey looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
Earl Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson blocks a leg kick.
Grey checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grey looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Grey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Svensson misses with a two punch combination.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svensson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grey rushes Svensson and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Grey controls his hands.
Svensson can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson lands with a right hand.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Svensson keeps the fight on the outside.
Svensson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grey is looking to chop away at Svensson's legs.
Svensson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grey is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Magnus Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Grey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grey misses with a head kick.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Svensson.
Crunch! Svensson slams his shin into Grey's torso.
Svensson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Grey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Svensson circles away.
Svensson connects with a high kick.
Grey looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Svensson!
A victorious Magnus Svensson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Earl Grey had this to say: 'I got cheated! I got cheated and you know it!'.
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