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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson comes into the arena with Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men blaring out of the sound system. Fury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roll On Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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260 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Magnusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Magnusson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnusson looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Magnusson throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
And Fury tries to counter it with a takedown but Magnusson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magnusson counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnusson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
Fury lands a jab.
Magnusson misses with the combination.
Magnusson backing away here, and Fury unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Magnusson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnusson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Magnusson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Fury scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fury trying to control the position but Magnusson is working away.
Fury postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fury scores with punches from side control.
Fury in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury throwing strikes but Magnusson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury is trying to control Magnusson's posture but Magnusson avoids it.
Fury is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Magnusson crashes against the mat.
Magnusson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Magnusson throws a strike aimed at the side of Fury's head but Fury avoids it well.
Fury is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Magnusson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fury's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fury seems a little lost for a moment, as Magnusson dominates the positioning.
Fury wants to get back to his feet but Magnusson drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Magnusson.
Check out the look on Magnusson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fury is not content to let Magnusson control the position.
Magnusson scores with punches from side control.
Magnusson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnusson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magnusson is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magnusson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fury parries the strikes from Magnusson easily there. Magnusson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fury to escape.
Magnusson trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Magnusson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fury sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Magnusson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fury is looking to regain half guard here but Magnusson keeps moving and retains side control.
Fury is trying to work for a sweep but Magnusson has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Magnusson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magnusson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lotza Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnusson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magnusson.
Magnusson lands an overhand right.
Magnusson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magnusson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnusson cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Magnusson moved out of range nicely.
Magnusson throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Magnusson blocks the body kick.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Magnusson. Magnusson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson slips under a jab.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown. Magnusson tries to sprawl out of it but Fury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magnusson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Magnusson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnusson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnusson. That did some damage!
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Magnusson's shoulder, as Magnusson tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Fury works over Magnusson's head and body with a nice combination.
Magnus Magnusson's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury is looking for the big counter here.
Magnusson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury throws the left hand but Magnusson avoids the punch easily.
Fury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magnusson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magnusson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Magnusson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury throws a combination. Magnusson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
Magnus Magnusson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnusson sprawls well. Magnusson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnusson throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
Fury throws out a counter right but Magnusson avoids it with no problem.
Magnusson throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Magnusson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magnusson slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook. Magnusson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magnusson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Magnusson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fury connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnusson as he avoids it easily.
Magnusson tries for a takedown but Fury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fury tries to work over Magnusson's front leg with a kick but Magnusson checks it.
Fury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fury throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Magnusson looks to move to half guard but instead Fury has passed into mount! Damn!
Magnusson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotza Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson'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. And we move into the final round!
Magnusson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fury as he avoids it easily.
Magnusson drops Fury with a beautiful combination! Fury stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Magnusson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lotza Fury has been cut.
Magnusson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnusson slips under a jab from Fury.
Magnusson is looking for a counter combo.
Magnusson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fury connects with a right hand. Magnusson shakes it off.
Jeez, Magnus Magnusson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnusson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury scores with a jab. Magnusson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnusson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magnusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Magnusson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lotza Fury!
A determined Lotza Fury didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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