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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 1203 p4p, 1492 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 131 p4p, 163 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Larsen's head.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shredder ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shredder throws a big shot that misses.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Shredder is looking to wear down Larsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shredder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Larsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Larsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder swings widly with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Larsen.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Larsen coming out on top.
Larsen lands with a good body shot.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Larsen misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Shredder moves out of range as Larsen strikes.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shredder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shredder. Shredder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Larsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shredder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen scores with a jab.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Larsen thuds his shin into the meat of Shredder's side.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Larsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shredder.
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shredder staying out of range there.
Larsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLarsen.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen tries to bum rush Shredder with a series of wild strikes but Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shredder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsen.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shredder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
Shredder moves away from the strike by Larsen.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder slips a straight right by Larsen.
Shredder walks into a stiff left hand from Larsen.
Shredder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
Larsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Shredder lands a nice hook to Larsen's body. Larsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Larsen misses.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Larsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsen misses with a wild combination.
Shredder misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen lands a slapping body shot.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Shredder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsen tries to score with a low kick but Shredder moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Shredder jabs Larsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shredder checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsen is just out of range.
Shredder moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsen.
Larsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Larsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shredder.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen wants to slow Shredder down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheers as Larsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shredder doesn't seem phased though.
Shredder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Shredder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shredder throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Shredder misses the jab.
Larsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shredder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Larsen misses.
Shredder takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Shredder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen tries to work over Shredder's front leg with a kick but Shredder checks it.
Nice shot lands for Shredder.
Larsen needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Larsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shredder lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Larsen.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
A big left from Shredder misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Shredder.
Larsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder throwing a counter right hand but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder takes one to the chin there.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shredder misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Larsen.
Shredder takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Shredder avoids nicely.
Shredder misses with a looping left.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Larsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shredder defends it well.
Shredder lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shredder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larsen with a jab.
Larsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Larsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shredder slips under a jab.
Shredder misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shredder scores with a nice head shot.
Larsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
Shredder lands an overhand right.
Larsen lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Shredder has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Shredder misses with an uppercut
and Larsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shredder thinking.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slash Shredder will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larsen connects with a body shot that sends Shredder's belly button to the back.
Larsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsen cracks a nice hook into Shredder's ribs.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Shredder lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder jabs at Larsen's body.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Larsen slips a jab from Shredder.
Larsen connects with a jab.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shredder.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shredder blocks the leg kick.
Shredder takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shredder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Shredder misses the body punch
and Larsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Larsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larsen throws a hook but Shredder blocks it.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Larsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
Larsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Larsen throws a big counter head kick but Shredder avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsen slips a straight right by Shredder.
Larsen drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shredder misses the jab.
A slow jab from Larsen misses its intended target.
Larsen throws a solid leg kick but Shredder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larsen.
Shredder takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Shredder steps away.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder checks a leg kick.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
Larsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Larsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shredder.
Larsen catches Shredder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shredder.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shredder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Shredder misses.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Jab from Shredder.
Larsen throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Larsen tries a quick counter leg kick but Shredder is wise to it.
Larsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Shredder avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Larsen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Larsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shredder.
Shredder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Larsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larsen.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder swings for the body but Larsen moves out of range.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen feints the counter takedown.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Shredder blocks a leg kick.
Larsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slash Shredder.
I think Shredder 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slash Shredder!
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