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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Sigurdsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
27
210 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
219 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Sigurdsson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cung Lee! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sigurdsson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily. Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sigurdsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Sigurdsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Sigurdsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. The fighters circling - Sigurdsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sigurdsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sigurdsson is out of range and Lee settles back down. Sigurdsson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sigurdsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sigurdsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Ragnar Sigurdsson has been cut. A slapping body kick lands there for Sigurdsson. Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sigurdsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sigurdsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sigurdsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sigurdsson lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sigurdsson misses the target. Sigurdsson checks a low kick from Lee. Sigurdsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sigurdsson throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range. Sigurdsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sigurdsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sigurdsson misses with a straight right. Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sigurdsson.
A left lands for Sigurdsson. Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sigurdsson. Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigurdsson circles away quickly and effectively. Sigurdsson throws a hook but Lee blocks it. Sigurdsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A big right from Sigurdsson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sigurdsson missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigurdsson manages to avoid it. Nice body punch from Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Sigurdsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigurdsson moves away. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sigurdsson - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sigurdsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Lee misses with a straight left. Sigurdsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Sigurdsson. Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sigurdsson manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sigurdsson swats him away and circles back towards the center. A quick step to the side and Sigurdsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Sigurdsson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee swinging wildly here.
Sigurdsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sigurdsson misses the shot to the body. Lee closes the distance looking to clinch and Sigurdsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sigurdsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Sigurdsson and move into the clinch position. Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sigurdsson. An attempted straight right counter from Sigurdsson misses the target. Sigurdsson looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming. Sigurdsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sigurdsson looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range. Lee misses with a double jab.
Sigurdsson throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it. Sigurdsson misses with an uppercut. Sigurdsson moves out of range as Lee strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sigurdsson looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely. And Lee responds with a good body kick, but Sigurdsson manages to step out the way in time. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigurdsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes. Lee is looking for the big counter here. Sigurdsson sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. 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! A big left from Lee misses. Ragnar Sigurdsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sigurdsson throws a leg kick and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sigurdsson misses with a hook. Sigurdsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head. Nice uppercut there from Sigurdsson. A kick lands to the mid section there for Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands. Sigurdsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Sigurdsson. Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Sigurdsson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ragnar Sigurdsson's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Sigurdsson throws a body shot but no joy. Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lee drives through and clinches with Sigurdsson against the cage.
Sigurdsson blocks a body shot from Lee. Sigurdsson lands a shoulder strike. Sigurdsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head. Sigurdsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Sigurdsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around? Sigurdsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sigurdsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sigurdsson scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sigurdsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Sigurdsson looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range. Sigurdsson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lee lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Sigurdsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sigurdsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sigurdsson lands with a nice body punch. Ragnar Sigurdsson is winning the standup battle so far. Sigurdsson works Lee's body with a nice hook. Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sigurdsson throws a shot to the body.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigurdsson. A punch lands to the side of Sigurdsson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Sigurdsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sigurdsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Sigurdsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigurdsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sigurdsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head. Nice jab there from Sigurdsson.
Lee is rocked! Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving. Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigurdsson finish him? Sigurdsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sigurdsson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lee drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sigurdsson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lee's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Sigurdsson! Ragnar Sigurdsson retains his light heavyweight title! Post fight, Ragnar Sigurdsson stared into the camera and said 'No Messing I'm came to kill tonight. He is a great fighter but I am Ragnar!'. Cung Lee spoke after the fight, saying '50% confidence :/'.
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energy
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hype
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