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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Glory and Gore. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lodbrok. That did some damage!
Freeman fakes the leg kick and cracks Lodbrok in the body.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lodbrok 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.
Lodbrok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Freeman defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is trying to improve his position.
Lodbrok lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from Lodbrok seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lodbrok scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freeman to see if he's OK.
Lodbrok wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Freeman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lodbrok looks up at the clock and then as Freeman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lodbrok smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lodbrok scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeman tries to improve position but can't.
Lodbrok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lodbrok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lodbrok landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodbrok throws an elbow but Freeman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lodbrok wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Lodbrok postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lodbrok taking a breather here.
Lodbrok cracks Freeman with a big right hand but Freeman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Freeman dodges the ground and pound from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok working the ground and pound from side control.
Lodbrok working the ground and pound from side control.
Lodbrok working the ground and pound but Freeman is defending the strikes.
Lodbrok in side control, throwing shots but Freeman defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lodbrok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Freeman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lodbrok trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Lodbrok tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lodbrok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Freeman dodges the ground and pound from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lodbrok misses with the ground and pound.
Lodbrok grinds an elbow into Freeman's temple.
Lodbrok scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freeman dodges the ground and pound from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Freeman some visible discomfort.
Freeman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Freeman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lodbrok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lodbrok throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Lodbrok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Lodbrok. Lodbrok gets slowly back to his feet.
Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Lodbrok tries for a takedown but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lodbrok shoots in for a takedown but Freeman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lodbrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lodbrok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Freeman cracks the inside of Lodbrok's front leg.
Lodbrok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freeman but Freeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lodbrok fails with the takedown.
Lodbrok decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ragnar Lodbrok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lodbrok drops an elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Freeman's head.
Lodbrok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lodbrok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Freeman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok controlling the action here.
Lodbrok is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodbrok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok is controlling the pace.
Lodbrok trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lodbrok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lodbrok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lodbrok is keen to just control but Freeman is a slippery customer.
Lodbrok thows a huge punch but Freeman dodges it nicely.
Freeman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lodbrok has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Freeman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Freeman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a heavy elbow.
Freeman is rocked!
Lodbrok raining down hammerfists from mount.
Freeman is still in real trouble! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Freeman is out cold! Lodbrok jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
Our winner, Ragnar Lodbrok, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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