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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheelock has chosen The Gambler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Wheelock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halfdan Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Wheelock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wheelock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Wheelock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Wheelock 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Wheelock backwards.
Wheelock is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wheelock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wheelock misses with a body punch.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wheelock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
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!
Wheelock tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wheelock misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Wheelock is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wheelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheelocks head.
A head punch on the inside from Wheelock fails to land.
A short right from Wheelock.
Wheelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kevin Wheelock has been cut.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Wheelock blocks it.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Wheelock blocks with his arms.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wheelock's face.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wheelock dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheelock.
Wheelock is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and turns Wheelock into the cage.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Wheelock 's eye.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson has Wheelock pressed against the cage, preventing Wheelock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheelock.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wheelock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wheelock blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wheelock.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Wheelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Wheelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheelock jumps guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halfdan Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wheelock.
Wheelock throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wheelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wheelock is defending well for now.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wheelock gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson prevents Wheelock from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wheelock fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Wheelock in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson crunches a lovely knee into Wheelock's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wheelock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wheelock counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wheelock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wheelock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Wheelock moves out of range.
Wheelock swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ragnarsson has Wheelock up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wheelock blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wheelock can do to turn this around?
Wheelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wheelock tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheelock's defenses.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Wheelock in his tracks for a moment.
Wheelock wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wheelock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wheelock.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Wheelock in his tracks for a moment.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheelock's defenses.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wheelock has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Wheelock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheelock swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Wheelock to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheelock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wheelock counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Wheelock. Beautiful body shot.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wheelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wheelock tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Wheelock back against the cage.
Wheelock dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wheelock blocks it with crossed arms.
Wheelock avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Wheelock blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wheelock jumps guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Wheelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Wheelock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wheelock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ragnarsson wants to clinch but Wheelock slips to the side
and Wheelock counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch but Wheelock is avoiding it.
Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Wheelock breaks away
and Wheelock counters with a nice uppercut.
Wheelock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Wheelock.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheelock can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Wheelock is blocking nicely.
Wheelock misses with some punches.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halfdan Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ragnarsson gets through Wheelock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wheelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wheelock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheelock's defenses.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wheelock tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Wheelock is looking to control Ragnarsson's arms but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wheelock has his back to the cage.
Wheelock avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson with a knee to the head.
Wheelock has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Wheelock won't want to take too many of those.
Wheelock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wheelock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Wheelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wheelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Wheelock has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelock blocks an elbow strike.
Wheelock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Wheelock.
Wheelock tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wheelock tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wheelock tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Wheelock drops back down to his feet.
Halfdan Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wheelock.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
Wheelock avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Wheelock throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Ragnarsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wheelock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wheelock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kevin Wheelock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheelock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wheelock counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Wheelock is having none of it.
Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Wheelock breaks away
and Wheelock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheelock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Wheelock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up
and Wheelock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelock connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wheelock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson closes the distance but Wheelock moves to the side
and Wheelock counters with a straight right hand.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wheelock counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Wheelock finds it's way through Ragnarsson's defenses.
Ragnarsson rushes Wheelock and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsson with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Wheelock fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wheelock's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
Wheelock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Wheelock shrugs off.
Wheelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson gets through Wheelock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Wheelock won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Wheelock in his tracks for a moment.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wheelock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Wheelock is rocked!
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wheelock's face.
Wheelock is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wheelock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Wheelock in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wheelock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wheelock seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson working Wheelock over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Wheelock blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Wheelock is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Wheelock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wheelock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wheelocks head.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wheelock.
A frustrated look appears on Wheelock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Ragnarsson had his way with Kevin Wheelock in that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wheelock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wheelock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wheelock throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Wheelock connects with the punch.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wheelock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wheelock circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Wheelock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wheelock scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson moves in looking to clinch but Wheelock pushes him off.
Wheelock has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ragnarsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheelock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Wheelock keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wheelock misses with a punch on the inside.
Wheelock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wheelock misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Wheelock shrugs off.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wheelock's face.
Wheelock blocks an elbow strike.
Wheelock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Wheelock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ragnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wheelock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wheelock stuns Ragnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kevin Wheelock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch.
Wheelock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnarsson's hands.
Ragnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ragnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wheelock blocks an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson works on Wheelock's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wheelock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wheelock throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wheelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wheelock is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
Wheelock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Wheelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Wheelock is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wheelock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wheelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wheelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wheelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wheelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halfdan Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Wheelock 's eye.
Wheelock working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ragnarsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfdan Ragnarsson!
Halfdan Ragnarsson retains his light heavyweight title!
Halfdan Ragnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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