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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 385 p4p, 20 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 1174 p4p, 36 weight class). Bjorn Ragnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tua lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnarsson.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Ragnarsson's ribs.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tua . Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnarsson's head.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua .
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Tua lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Ragnarsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tua .
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!
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua 's sensitive parts.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter the offense by Tua and move into the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Tua .
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua .
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Tua .
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua trying to stall but Ragnarsson improves his position.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua ! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson 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.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tua misses.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Tua .
Tua tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Tua back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tua .
Tua lands an uppercut.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Tua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
David Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnarsson momentarily.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua .
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Tua tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson lands a jab.
A solid body kick from Tua .
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Tua checks it.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tua connects with the punch.
Jeez, Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tua gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tua .
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua lands with a right to the head.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Tua !
A relieved looking David Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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