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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Larsen (ranked 2926 p4p, 2945 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 305 p4p, 307 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Larsen
vs
Roberto

175 cm
23
157
3 - 4 - 1

173 cm
22
149
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen staying out of range there.
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Roberto tries to clinch up
and Larsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larsen throws a shot from downtown. Roberto moves away and avoids it.
Roberto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Roberto lands a head shot.
Larsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberto throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Larsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roberto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberto.
Roberto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larsen misses with a body punch
and Roberto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberto misses with a left hand
and Larsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsen in his tracks.
Larsen swings for the body but Roberto moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberto! But no joy.
Larsen tries to move into range but Roberto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BDS in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Roberto's shoulder, as Roberto tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larsen.
Roberto wants to clinch
and Larsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberto throws a series of punches but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen lands with a hook. Roberto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roberto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsen scrambles back to his feet.
Larsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Roberto counter with a right hand.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsen should have avoided that one.
Roberto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen lands a lovely overhand right.

Roberto moves into range and clinches up with Larsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberto up against the cage.
Larsen has Roberto pressed against the cage.
Larsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with a knee to the head.
Larsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsen.
Larsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberto's elbow.

Larsen breaks the clinch.
Larsen connects with the punch.
Roberto misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Larsen.
Larsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Roberto misses its intended target.
Larsen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Roberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberto misses with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsen misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roberto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Larsen.
Roberto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen slips a jab from Roberto.
A quick step to the side and Larsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Roberto misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Roberto. Those never looked like landing.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Roberto avoids them all with ease.
Roberto moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto dips to his left and cracks Larsen with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto swings widly with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a body kick.
Roberto misses with a looping left.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto misses with a right hand
and Larsen counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Roberto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roberto misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Larsen misses the target.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Larsen circles away.
Roberto misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.

Roberto rushes Larsen and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Larsen lands a knee to the body.
Larsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberto avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roberto misses with an uppercut
and Larsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsen.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberto counters with a left to the body.
Larsen slips a straight right by Roberto.
Roberto defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Roberto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larsen defending well as Roberto loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen catches Roberto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roberto throws a hook but Larsen avoids it easily.
Larsen avoids the body shot from Roberto.
Larsen throws an overhand right that lands on Roberto's shoulder, as Roberto tries to avoid the shot.
Roberto misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Roberto misses the shot to the body.
Roberto cracks Larsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsen takes one to the side of the head.
Roberto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roberto lands an overhand right.
Roberto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Roberto lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Roberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsen has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsen under the eye.
Roberto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Roberto catches Larsen right on the button with a cross.
Roberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsen circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Roberto.
Roberto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Roberto throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen throwing a counter right hand but Roberto manages to avoid it.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Larsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsen should have avoided that one.
Larsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberto throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Larsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberto throws a right hand that misses
and Larsen counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberto misses with an uppercut.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto connects with a nice looking jab.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Larsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roberto.
Roberto throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Roberto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulo Roberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsen throws a solid leg kick but Roberto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larsen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen stuns Roberto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberto throws a looping overhand right but Larsen ducks down to avoid it.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Roberto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsen.
Roberto misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberto defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Roberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsen.
Roberto misses with a wild combination.
Roberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberto scores with a hook.
Roberto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Roberto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsen counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Roberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Larsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberto counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberto moves away.
Roberto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Roberto.
Roberto misses with an uppercut. Larsen saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Nice uppercut lands for Larsen. That snapped Roberto's head back.
Larsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Roberto should have avoided that one.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Roberto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen slips under a jab from Roberto.
Roberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberto needs to keep his hands up - Larsen had a free shot at his head there.
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberto throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Larsen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Roberto dodges the punch combination from Larsen.
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen slips under a jab from Roberto.
Larsen slips a straight right by Roberto.
Roberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Larsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roberto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberto moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsen.
Roberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsen tests Roberto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen cracks Roberto with a good jab.
Roberto throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen slips a straight right by Roberto.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberto doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Roberto to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a double jab.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Roberto.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Larsen's head back.
Larsen scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberto misses the target.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberto moves away.
Roberto throws out a counter right but Larsen avoids it with no problem.
Roberto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsen digs a good hook to Roberto's body.
Larsen throws a right hand that Roberto ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberto also avoids with ease.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberto lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Roberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Roberto backs away, Larsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Larsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberto's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto throws a body punch but Larsen moves out of range.
Larsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Roberto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roberto swings widly with a right hand
and Larsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Roberto avoids nicely.
Larsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roberto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Roberto off the cage and back into range.
Roberto throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Roberto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larsen.
Larsen connects with a leg kick.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Larsen misses with a hook. Roberto ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Roberto misses
and Larsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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 Magnus Larsen.
I think Larsen 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!