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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Scevola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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209 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Scevola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scevola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Scevola counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnarsson clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarsson.
Scevola lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Scevola.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scevola tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scevola lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson prevents Scevola from breaking the clinch.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand into Scevola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scevola's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scevola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Scevola's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Scevola.
Scevola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scevola has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scevolas head.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scevola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scevola misses with a punch to the body.
Scevola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scevola tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Scevola drops back down to his feet.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scevola takes a shot to the head.
Scevola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Scevola can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Scevola scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Scevola lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scevola takes a shot to the head.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Scevola.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scevola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scevola tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Scevola controls the action.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's time! Scevola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Scevola down.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scevola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scevola slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Scevola saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnarsson blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Scevola.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Scevola saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scevola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scevola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
Scevola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scevola slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scevola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scevola just misses with a punch to the body.
Scevola scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Scevola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scevola.
Donk. Scevola catches Ragnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Mario Scevola is winning the standup battle so far.
Scevola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnarsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scevola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnarsson.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scevola pulls Ragnarsson into guard.
Scevola keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass.
Scevola looking to control.
Scevola looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ragnarsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scevola trying to hold on to Ragnarsson's head to control him but Ragnarsson postures up.
Scevola moves into full guard.
Ragnarsson being controlled here momentarily.
Ragnarsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scevola looking to control but Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
Scevola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scevola is trying to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scevola trying to control but Ragnarsson postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scevola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Scevola moves out of range of the strikes.
Scevola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson throws a good cross that connects.
Scevola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye.
Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Scevola moved out of range.
Scevola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scevola feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scevola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ragnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scevola under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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.
Ragnarsson has Scevola up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson presses Scevola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Scevola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Scevola fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scevola has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is pushing Scevola up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scevola can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Scevola controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Scevola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Scevola swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scevola jumps guard but Ragnarsson stands there with Scevola around his waist. Scevola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scevola 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. Scevola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ragnarsson digs a good body shot into Scevola's ribs.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Scevola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scevola misses with a body kick.
Scevola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scevola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab from Ragnarsson.
Scevola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scevola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Scevola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scevola circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scevola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Scevola.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Scevola throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Scevola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scevola. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scevola throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scevola moves away.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Scevola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Scevola's body.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Scevola.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scevola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scevola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scevola.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
As Ragnarsson backs away, Scevola returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Scevola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a double jab.
Jab from Ragnarsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Scevola misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Ragnarsson catches Scevola right on the button with a cross.
Scevola slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scevola. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Scevola takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scevola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Scevola lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Scevola.
Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch but Scevola slips to the side
and Scevola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ragnarsson thinking.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Scevola.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Scevola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Scevola is predictable there
and Ragnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Scevola moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Scevola wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
Scevola lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand.
Ragnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scevola misses with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Scevola's body. Scevola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Scevola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Scevola feinted with a counter takedown.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Scevola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Scevola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A good leg kick by Scevola.
Scevola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Scevola counters with a shoot takedown. Ragnarsson fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson is pulling down on Scevola's head. It's preventing any offense from Scevola, at least for the moment.
Scevola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scevola trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scevola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scevola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scevola is just out of range.
Scevola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson dips to his left and cracks Scevola with an uppercut!
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Scevola avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Scevola's shoulder, as Scevola tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scevola lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scevola.
Ragnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Scevola in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Scevola blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Scevola controls his hands.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Scevola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scevola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scevola blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Scevola is looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
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 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scevola has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mario Scevola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scevola backwards.
Scevola misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scevola's elbow.
Ragnarsson pushes Scevola against the cage. Ragnarsson is working some dirty boxing. Ragnarsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Scevola goes down! Scevola tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ragnarsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson is the new heavyweight champion!
Bjorn Ragnarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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