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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Lillasyster - Berätta det för Lina as his entrance music. Ivar Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Ragnaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Ragnaar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnaar thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnaar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnaar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnaar tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnaar lands an uppercut.
It looks like Evan Thomas has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnaar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Ragnaar holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Ragnaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ragnaar.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnaar lands with a good body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Ragnaar.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas 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.
Ragnaar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a body punch.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnaar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnaar connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Ragnaar counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar pushes Thomas away with a front kick.
Ragnaar lands with a good body shot.
Ragnaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Ragnaar slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Ragnaar sprawls well.
Ragnaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnaar defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Ragnaar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivar Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ragnaar thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Ragnaar lands with a slapping head kick.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnaar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Ragnaar flicks out a counter leg kick but Thomas steps away.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
Thomas 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.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnaar lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar landing knees to the head.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Ragnaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
A cross from Ragnaar lands.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Ragnaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Ragnaar counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnaar thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ragnaar pushes Thomas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnaar, which made it look bad.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Ragnaar scores with a head kick.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnaar scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets double underhooks and turns Thomas into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnaar!
Ragnaar lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnaar defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Ragnaar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ragnaar scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Ragnaar slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Ragnaar lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Ragnaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Ragnaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ragnaar. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar connects with a high kick.
Ragnaar moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Ragnaar working aggressively here.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ragnaar to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a right hand to the body.
Ragnaar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Ivar Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Ragnaar delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ragnaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Ragnaar defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Ragnaar rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar just leaning against Thomas, taking a breather.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Ragnaar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar - that landed with a thud.
Ragnaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Ragnaar is controlling the position.
Ivar Ragnaar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnaar misses with the head strike.
Ragnaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnaar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ragnaar tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ragnaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar has managed to clinch.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnaar tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
Ragnaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Ragnaar lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evan Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragnaar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivar Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnaar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Ragnaar!
Ivar Ragnaar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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