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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Fonseca (ranked 20134 p4p, 764 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 6462 p4p, 627 weight class). Ragnarsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wardruna-Blood Eagle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fonseca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ragnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fonseca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonseca.
Jab by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Fonseca ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fonseca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Fonseca lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Fonseca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fonseca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fonseca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fonseca connects with a leg kick.
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!
Fonseca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lunges at Fonseca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fonseca's hand.
Fonseca connects with an inside leg kick.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Fonseca blocks the body kick.
Ragnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been hearing reports that Fonseca has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
Fonseca walks into a straight right hand from Ragnarsson.
Nice shot by Ragnarsson.
Fonseca is looking to wear down Ragnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Fonseca.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fonseca throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fonseca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Fonseca moves out of range.
Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnarsson, as that shot connected.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Fonseca misses with a hook.
Fonseca swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca scores with a jab. Ragnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Fonseca moves away and avoids it.
Ragnarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
Fonseca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fonseca takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Fonseca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fonseca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fonseca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fonseca misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Fonseca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fonseca throws a good cross that connects.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fonseca. Fonseca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fonseca.
Fonseca motions for Ragnarsson to come forward. Fonseca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fonseca will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Fonseca moved out of range nicely.
Fonseca is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fonseca.
Ragnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnarsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fonseca should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Fonseca.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Fonseca avoids it easily.
Fonseca blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Fonseca throws a right and a left that Ragnarsson avoids nicely.
Fonseca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
A jab from Fonseca does it's job there.
Ragnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fonseca's head.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fonseca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Fonseca is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fonseca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ragnarsson connects with a high kick.
Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonseca moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarsson.
Fonseca misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fonseca checks a leg kick.
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Fonseca right on the button with a cross.
Fonseca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Fonseca misses its intended target.
Fonseca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fonseca.
Fonseca defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Fonseca throws a body kick.
Fonseca cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fonseca throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson 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!
Fonseca needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson defending well as Fonseca loads up on a big left hand.
Fonseca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fonseca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Fonseca.
Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fonseca.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Fonseca throws a body kick.
Fonseca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fonseca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fonseca. That did some damage!
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Fonseca is out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fonseca misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Fonseca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson jabs Fonseca right on the nose. Fonseca blinks but takes it well.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson cracks Fonseca with a good jab.
Fonseca misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
Fonseca scores with a leg kick.
Fonseca throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Fonseca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Fonseca moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fonseca on the side of the head.
Fonseca needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson with a jab.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonseca is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs.
A jab lands there for Ragnarsson.
Fonseca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Fonseca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Fonseca's front leg but catches the back leg as Fonseca tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson works the jab nicely.
Fonseca throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Fonseca misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarsson cracks Fonseca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fonseca should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fonseca looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Ragnarsson sizes up Fonseca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fonseca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fonseca misses with a leg kick.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca misses with a body punch
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Fonseca moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fonseca off the ropes and back into range.
Ragnarsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Post fight, Sigurd Ragnarsson took to the microphone: 'Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.
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