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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson has chosen Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson looks for a takedown but Strong sprawls well.
Joe Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strong works Magnusson's body with a nice hook.
Strong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strong scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strong.
Strong scores with a head kick. Magnusson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strong 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 Magnusson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnusson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magnusson feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong lands a jab to the head.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnusson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strong. Magnusson shrugs it off though.
Strong lands with a slapping head kick.
Strong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnusson blocks a leg kick.
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strong avoids the body shot from Magnusson.
Magnusson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magnusson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Magnusson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strong cracks Magnusson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joe Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong thuds his right hand into Magnusson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magnusson misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong swings widly with a right hand
and Magnusson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magnusson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Strong as Magnusson shoots in.
Strong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magnusson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Strong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Magnusson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Strong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magnusson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Strong dodges the punch combination from Magnusson.
Magnusson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strong tries to avoid it but Magnusson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strong to the ground. Strong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Magnusson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocks a jab.
Magnusson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Magnusson misses its intended target.
Jab by Magnusson.
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnusson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magnusson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnusson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good work by Magnusson as he checks the leg kick.
Magnusson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strong connects with a leg kick. Magnusson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magnusson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magnusson blocks a head kick by Strong.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magnusson can do to turn this around?
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magnusson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong swinging wildly here.
Strong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magnusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strong's head backwards.
Strong connects with a jab.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Magnusson moves away and avoids it.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Magnusson as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Magnusson.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Magnusson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magnusson misses.
Magnusson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Strong cracks the inside of Magnusson's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strong. That's going to slow Magnusson down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Magnusson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Strong has got the better of the exchanges.
Magnusson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnusson manages to avoid it.
Magnusson checks a leg kick nicely.
Strong punishes Magnusson's body with a nice straight punch.
Strong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magnusson prevents a body shot from Strong.
I was talking to Strong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnusson prevents a body shot from Strong.
Magnusson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strong misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magnusson has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnusson backwards.
Magnusson blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Magnusson.
Strong tries to break free but Magnusson pushes him back against the cage.
Strong has had enough of the clinch but Magnusson keeps him there for the moment.
Magnusson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Magnusson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Magnusson stalling in the clinch.
Magnusson trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magnusson into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Strong.
Magnusson with a nice cross.
Strong looks to land a body kick but Magnusson moved away.
Strong moves away from the strike by Magnusson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnusson missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnusson cracks Strong with an open hand slap.
Magnusson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson misses the jab.
Strong with a hook.
Magnusson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strong to score with a decent uppercut.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnusson is just out of range.
Magnusson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strong's guard.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Magnusson from controlling successfully.
Magnusson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magnusson chips away with some ground and pound.
Strong wants to stand and escape but Magnusson is having none of it.
Magnusson won't allow Strong to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Strong's head.
Strong working a defensive guard here.
Magnusson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Strong is trying to keep Magnusson in close.
Magnusson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magnusson wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong trying to control the position.
Magnusson looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magnusson controls Strong momentarily but Strong frees himself.
Magnusson looking for a sweep. Not yet Magnusson, not yet.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Magnusson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Magnusson trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Magnus Magnusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Magnusson sees coming a mile off.
Strong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick
and Magnusson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strong thinking.
Magnusson looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Strong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Magnusson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magnusson throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Magnusson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magnusson ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnus Magnusson.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Strong!
Joe Strong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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