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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjornson (ranked 2433 p4p, 2622 weight class) and Jurgen Muller (ranked 305 p4p, 325 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornson closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Bjornson pushes Muller against the cage but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muller stalks Bjornson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bjornson's face. Bjornson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bjornson gets the takedown into side control.
Bjornson is looking to take a break and control but Muller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muller dodges the ground and pound from Bjornson.
Bjornson wants to take a breather but Muller manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bjornson.
Bjornson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muller has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bjornson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to sweep here but Bjornson controlling him for the moment.
Muller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bjornson stopping the sweep attempt from Muller.
Bjornson postures up.
Bjornson trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjornson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Bjornson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bjornson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjornson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muller is trying to keep Bjornson in close.
Muller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bjornson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bjornson stands up over Muller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson preventing the sweep.
Bjornson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Muller's head.
Bjornson distracts Muller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bjornson trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjornson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bjornson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjornson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bjornson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller is being controlled here.
Bjornson looks up at the clock and then as Muller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bjornson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bjornson wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Bjornson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bjornson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Muller wants to control but Bjornson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornson is looking to take a break and control but Muller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjornson working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjornson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muller looks to land a left hand but Bjornson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muller to the ground. Bjornson is now in Muller's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornson.
Bjornson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bjornson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjornson.
Bjornson wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bjornson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurgen Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Bjornson on that attempt.
Muller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bjornson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bjornson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Bjornson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornson moves forwards but Muller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muller lands with a hook. Bjornson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muller leaves Bjornson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bjornson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornson under the eye.
Bjornson fails with a takedown attempt.
Muller thuds his right hand into Bjornson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornson closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Bjornson pushes Muller against the cage but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bjornson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muller scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Muller misses.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Bjornson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller scores with a jab.
Bjornson misses with a takedown attempt - Muller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Bjornson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bjornson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.
Bjornson is rocked!
Bjornson looks for a takedown but Muller sprawls well.
Oh Bjornson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller cracks a nice hook into Bjornson's ribs.
Bjornson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjornson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjornson misses with a takedown
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjornson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjornson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjornson momentarily.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Bjornson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjornson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Bjornson should have avoided that one.
Muller drops Bjornson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Muller follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Muller!
A relieved looking Jurgen Muller 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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hype
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