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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjornson (ranked 4466 p4p, 4786 weight class) and John Danaher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Danaher!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danaher tries to clinch
and Bjornson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John Danaher has been cut.
Bjornson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danaher's head.
Danaher needs to keep his hands up - Bjornson had a free shot at his head there.
Danaher shoots and misses
and Bjornson counters by clinching up.
Danaher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bjornson lands with a short shot to the head.
Danaher working hard to break the clinch.
Danaher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bjornson to keep the fight standing.
Ragnar Bjornson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Danaher.
Nice body punch from Bjornson.
Bjornson prevents a body shot from Danaher.
Bjornson scores with a shot to the side of Danaher's head.
Bjornson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Danaher.
Danaher is working for takedown but Bjornson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Danaher fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bjornson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up John Danaher's cut even more.
Danaher has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bjornson after a bit of a struggle.
Danaher jumps guard but Bjornson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bjornson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornson catches Danaher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bjornson cracks Danaher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bjornson has Danaher up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danaher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bjornson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Danaher jumps guard but Bjornson stands there with Danaher around his waist. Danaher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bjornson.
Bjornson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danaher backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornson lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bjornson.
The cut above John Danaher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Danaher tries to throw a body punch but Bjornson avoids it by throwing Danaher back against the cage.
Bjornson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danaher is rocked!
Danaher throws a head punch that misses.
Danaher is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjornson finish him?
Danaher has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bjornson after a bit of a struggle.
Danaher seems to have recovered his senses.
Danaher looking for a takedown.
Bjornson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bjornson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Danaher wants to take the fight to the mat but Bjornson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bjornson lands a shoulder strike.
Bjornson drops Danaher onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Danaher is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
John Danaher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bjornson lands an uppercut.
Danaher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bjornson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjornson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danaher looks winded!
Bjornson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danaher trying to control the position.
Danaher keeping moving, preventing Bjornson from controlling successfully.
Bjornson is in close to Danaher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bjornson throws a strike but Danaher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danaher wants to control from the top but Bjornson keeps moving.
Danaher has gone for a leg lock! Bjornson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Danaher's guard.
Danaher keeping moving, preventing Bjornson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bjornson defends it easily.
Danaher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Danaher has his foot on Bjornson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bjornson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornson throwing strikes from guard but Danaher blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjornson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Danaher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Danaher misses with a right hand
and Bjornson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danaher misses with an uppercut
and Bjornson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danaher shoots in for a double leg but Bjornson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danaher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bjornson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Danaher! Bjornson lets Danaher back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Danaher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ragnar Bjornson!
Ragnar Bjornson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Danaher spoke after the fight, saying 'Bitches be crazy'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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