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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lothbrok comes into the arena with I Am A Viking blaring out of the sound system. Ragnar Lothbrok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Lothbrok slams his shin into Kermode's torso.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermode gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kermode.
Lothbrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
Lothbrok working aggressively here.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kermode has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok has a couple of punches blocked by Kermode.
Kermode lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kermode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kermode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrok blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lothbrok misses with a looping left.
Kermode misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kermode checks a leg kick.
Lothbrok looks to land a combination but Kermode avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Lothbrok misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kermode checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrok wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermode won't allow it.
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermode throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kermode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lothbrok misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lothbrok fails to land.
Kermode swings wildly with an uppercut but Lothbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kermode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kermode using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lothbrok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lothbrok pushes Kermode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kermode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lothbrok is defending well for now.
Kermode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrok looking to stall.
Lothbrok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two 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!
Lothbrok is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermode has double underhooks.
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lothbrok managing to block the knees to the body from Kermode.
Kermode pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kermode fails to land.
Kermode tries to throw a body punch but Lothbrok avoids it by throwing Kermode back against the cage.
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Lothbrok working aggressively here.
Lothbrok tries to circle away but Kermode has him pinned against the cage.
Kermode looking to throw knees to the head but Lothbrok is blocking nicely.
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode missing with knees to the body.
Lothbrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrok is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermode has double underhooks.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch.
Kermode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lothbrok throws out the jab.
Lothbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kermode.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode slips under a jab.
Kermode slips a jab from Lothbrok.
Kermode thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lothbrok cracks Kermode with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lothbrok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Lothbrok.
Kermode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lothbrok. Those never looked like landing.
Lothbrok throws a series of punches but Kermode moves out of range.
Lothbrok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kermode stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kermode pushes Lothbrok up against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lothbrok takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Kermode.
I was talking to Lothbrok's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kermode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode scores with a shot to the side of Lothbrok's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kermode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermode has double underhooks.
Kermode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermode working aggressively here.
Kermode has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrok.
Nice body punch from Kermode - that landed with a thud.
Kermode swings wildly with an uppercut but Lothbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lothbrok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kermode working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lothbrok blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kermode.
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Lothbrok wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermode won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mayo Kermode will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kermode takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lothbrok misses with a head kick.
Lothbrok throws a looping overhand right but Kermode ducks down to avoid it.
Kermode missing with a left hand there. Lothbrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lothbrok throws a jab when Kermode was well out of range.
Lothbrok clobbers Kermode with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lothbrok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kermode takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lothbrok slips under a jab from Kermode.
Lothbrok looks to throw the jab but Kermode is out of range.
Lothbrok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Kermode counter with a right hand.
Lothbrok lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermode slips under a jab from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok connects with a body shot.
Kermode throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lothbrok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lothbrok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kermode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode just misses with a punch to the body.
Kermode moves out of range as Lothbrok strikes.
Kermode tests Lothbrok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kermode misses with a hook. Lothbrok ducked under it nicely.
Ragnar Lothbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Kermode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kermode in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kermode connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lothbrok momentarily.
Kermode doesn't manage to clinch there - Lothbrok circles away.
Kermode ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Kermode avoids it easily.
Lothbrok misses with a leg kick
and Kermode holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kermode working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kermode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kermode fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Lothbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lothbrok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lothbrok avoiding damage as Kermode throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lothbrok is defending well for now.
Lothbrok is trying to break the clinch but Kermode is controlling him.
Lothbrok misses with the head strike.
Lothbrok pushes Kermode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kermode has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch.
Lothbrok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Kermode avoids it easily.
Lothbrok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lothbrok throws out a loose jab but Kermode uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kermode throws a jab when Lothbrok was well out of range.
Kermode throws a chopping leg kick but Lothbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kermode clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Lothbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lothbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Kermode.
Kermode lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kermode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lothbrok's efforts to push away.
Lothbrok tries to break free but Kermode pushes him back against the cage.
Kermode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kermode tries a body shot but Lothbrok blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kermode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kermode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrok.
Kermode makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lothbrok is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lothbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lothbrok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kermode working Lothbrok over with knees to the body.
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lothbrok takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kermode lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lothbrok backwards.
Lothbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kermode unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lothbrok is looking to control Kermode's arms but Kermode gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lothbrok has his back to the cage.
Kermode lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kermode prevents a body shot from Lothbrok.
Kermode misses with some punches.
Lothbrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kermode makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kermode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Lothbrok backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermode throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kermode.
Kermode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok managing to block the knees to the body from Kermode.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayo Kermode 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!
Some bone on bone action there as Lothbrok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kermode moves out of range of the strikes.
Kermode takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermode looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lothbrok 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.
Kermode throws a leg kick which misses Lothbrok's front leg but catches the back leg as Lothbrok tries to avoid it.
Lothbrok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kermode ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kermode scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kermode moves out of range as Lothbrok strikes.
Kermode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Kermode avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Lothbrok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermode gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lothbrok has a couple of punches blocked by Kermode.
Lothbrok misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok breaks the clinch.
Lothbrok swings widly with a right hand
and Kermode cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kermode displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lothbrok throws out the jab.
Lothbrok throws a one two combo.
Kermode jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lothbrok misses with a looping left.
Kermode's corner calls for a 1-2. Kermode obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lothbrok lands a two punch combo.
Kermode moves away from the strike by Lothbrok.
Kermode has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lothbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
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!
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lothbrok has had enough of the clinch but Kermode keeps him there for the moment.
Lothbrok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kermode tries to clinch up but Lothbrok circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kermode counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Lothbrok.
Kermode throws a hook but Lothbrok blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Kermode. Beautiful body shot.
Kermode throws the left hand but Lothbrok avoids the punch easily.
Lothbrok misses the jab.
Lothbrok swings widly with a right hand
and Kermode counters with a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kermode has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lothbrok.
Kermode lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lothbrok backwards.
Lothbrok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kermode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kermode.
Lothbrok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lothbrok takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kermode.
Kermode lands a right hand.
Lothbrok blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kermode on the inside.
Kermode landing knees to the body.
Kermode lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lothbrok is rocked!
Kermode lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lothbrok to his knees! Kermode keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mayo Kermode!
Mayo Kermode thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ragnar Lothbrok was interviewed post fight and said 'I cannot believe Odin would allow me to lose to that interloper. Surely I will never reach Valhalla with losses to washed up heathens like him....'.
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hype
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