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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn has chosen Pantera-5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Einar Magn enters the cage!
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218 lbs
30 - 5 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arrol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arrol's corner calls for a 1-2. Arrol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arrol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arrol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arrol looks to land a left hand but Magn moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magn closes the distance and clinches.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body.
Magn misses with a body punch.
Arrol lands with a light punch inside.
Arrol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magn's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Magn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arrol backing away here, and Magn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Magn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Magn as he checks the leg kick.
Arrol moves out of range of the strikes.
Arrol jabs Magn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Magn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magn misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Magn tries a quick counter leg kick but Arrol is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Arrol.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magn lands a jab to Arrol's midsection.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Magn tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Arrol there.
A big right from Magn misses.
Magn misses with a leg kick
and Arrol counters with a nice leg kick.
Magn takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Magn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arrol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn tries to clinch there but Arrol circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Arrol to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Magn misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arrol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Magn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrol.
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Arrol sets himself, and Magn steps forward looking for the clinch! Arrol avoids it this time.
Arrol connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a low kick but Magn avoids it.
Arrol pushes Magn away with a front kick.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
As Magn backs away, Arrol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
Magn jabs at Arrol's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn works the jab nicely.
Arrol connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Magn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magn delivers a nice body kick.
Magn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Magn lands a nice hook to Arrol's body. Arrol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magn is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Magn avoids the body shot from Arrol.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
Magn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Magn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
Nice body kick there by Magn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magn throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magn throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
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!
Magn blocks a head kick by Arrol.
Arrol misses with a hook. Magn ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Magn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Magn thumps Arrol with a low kick.
Magn tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrol misses with a leg kick.
Magn staying out of range there.
Arrol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magn digs a good hook to Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Magn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
A big left from Arrol misses.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arrol, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Magn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magn looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a looping left.
Arrol slips a straight right by Magn.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Arrol lands an overhand right.
Magn looks to throw the jab but Arrol is out of range.
Magn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Magn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid body kick from Magn.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arrol throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arrol.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William Arrol is winning the standup battle so far.
Magn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Magn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Magn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Magn is looking to clinch.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Magn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Arrol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Einar Magn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magn scores with a body shot.
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol throws a lazy right hand but Magn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Magn misses.
Magn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Magn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Magn saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.
Magn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Magn tries to bum rush Arrol with a series of wild strikes but Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arrol wants to clinch up but Magn keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Arrol.
Arrol tries a body shot but Magn blocks it.
Magn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arrol's elbow.
Arrol tries to work over Magn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magn pushes off an throws an elbow but Arrol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrol.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magn works on Arrol's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn tries to circle away but Arrol has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Magn.
Magn manages to break the clinch.
Arrol throws a nice head kick!
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magn's calf.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magn misses with a left hand
and Arrol counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol clobbers Magn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol closes the distance but Magn moves to the side
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magn moves forwards but Arrol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arrol cracks Magn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magn checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Magn.
It looks like William Arrol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magn's elbow.
Arrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
Magn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrol. That's going to slow Magn down.
Arrol dips to his left and cracks Magn with an uppercut!
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn cracks Arrol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrol, as that shot connected.
Magn tries to clinch but Arrol is having none of it.
Arrol avoids the head kick by Magn.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Arrol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arrol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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