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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Bizarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Bizarria comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luciano Bizarria was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Bizarria!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Luciano Bizarria has been cut.
Bizarria blocks the body kick.
Bizarria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ragnar 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.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizarria tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bizarria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a head kick.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab by Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ragnar!
Bizarria cracks Ragnar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ragnar parries the strikes from Bizarria easily there. Bizarria is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ragnar to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar is looking for a sweep.
Bizarria throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bizarria working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ragnar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bizarria.
Ragnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ragnar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bizarria.
Ragnar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bizarria off and has taken his back!
Ragnar is looking for the choke from the back position but Bizarria is controlling his hands well.
Bizarria is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar tries to keep control of the position but Bizarria is staying busy.
Ragnar throwing sloppy strikes.
Ragnar is hanging on to Bizarria's back as he tries to escape.
Bizarria looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ragnar.
Bizarria just trying to survive but Ragnar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ragnar is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria rolls, trying to escape but Ragnar keeps control of the position.
Bizarria trying to control the hands but Ragnar breaks the grip.
Bizarria manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Ragnar is now in side control.
Ragnar trying to control the position but Bizarria is working away.
Bizarria is looking to regain half guard here but Ragnar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ragnar tries to stand but Bizarria controls the position and pulls Ragnar into his guard.
Ragnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizarria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnar looking to pass the guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ragnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnar connects with a body shot.
Bizarria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizarria is just out of range.
Bizarria tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnar throws a body punch but Bizarria moves out of range.
Bizarria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnar throws out the jab.
Bizarria feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Bizarria tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Ragnar throws a body punch but Bizarria moves out of range.
Bizarria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a leg kick
and Bizarria decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ragnar's guard.
Bizarria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ragnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bizarria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bizarria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizarria sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ragnar's guard.
Ragnar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bizarria lands strikes from half guard.
Bizarria missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bizarria landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bizarria thows a huge punch but Ragnar dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria working Ragnar over with strikes.
Bizarria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Bizarria thows a huge punch but Ragnar dodges it nicely.
Luciano Bizarria has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ragnar trying to control from the bottom.
Bizarria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Bizarria trying to control from half guard but Ragnar is working away.
Bizarria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Bizarria thows a huge punch but Ragnar dodges it nicely.
Bizarria scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bizarria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Bizarria looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bizarria is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnar throws a leg kick which misses Bizarria's front leg but catches the back leg as Bizarria tries to avoid it.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnar throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizarria counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bizarria.
Bizarria with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ragnar has control of Bizarria's left arm, preventing Bizarria from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar is trying to keep Bizarria in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bizarria's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bizarria postures up in Ragnar's guard and throws a big left but Ragnar blocks it.
Bizarria is stalling in the full guard.
Ragnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bizarria.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bizarria works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bizarria lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Bizarria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
That's time! Ragnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ragnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bizarria counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bizarria.
Bizarria landing with the ground and pound.
Ragnar is trying to control the position but Bizarria postures up.
Bizarria connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing.
Ragnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bizarria is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bizarria.
Bizarria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing.
Bizarria content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bizarria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bizarria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnar misses with a left hand
and Bizarria counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bizarria working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ragnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria looking to pass the guard.
Bizarria landing with the ground and pound.
Ragnar keeping full guard, as Bizarria tries to pass.
Ragnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizarria preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bizarria postures up in Ragnar's guard and throws a big left but Ragnar blocks it.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but Ragnar has wrist control.
Ragnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bizarria throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizarria checks a leg kick nicely.
Bizarria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bizarria's head.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizarria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ragnar throws a right hand that misses
and Bizarria counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bizarria wants to control from the top but Ragnar keeps moving.
Bizarria working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ragnar's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnar keeping moving, preventing Bizarria from controlling successfully.
Ragnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ragnar trying to keep a closed guard but Bizarria is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bizarria trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ragnar misses with a hook
and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ragnar won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Bizarria crashes against the mat.
Bizarria lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Bizarria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bizarria has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Bizarria!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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