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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 332 p4p, 49 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 449 p4p, 70 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan Marfaker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Marfaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Marfaker.
Marfaker avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marfaker ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marfaker connects with a looping right hand.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Marfaker's leg but Marfaker calmly moves out of range.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Marfaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marfaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker throws a good cross that connects.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Marfaker throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Marfaker steps away.
Marfaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marfaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Marfaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marfaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
Marfaker misses with a straight right.
Marfaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarsson is able to avoid easily.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfaker throws a front kick aimed at Ragnarsson's knee but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
Ragnarsson looks for the body kick but Marfaker saw that one coming.
Marfaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marfaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marfaker avoids it.
Marfaker has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marfaker misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Marfaker is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marfaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marfaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marfaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but Marfaker blocks it.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marfaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marfaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marfaker lands with a right to the head.
Marfaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marfaker misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Marfaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Marfaker throws a head punch that misses.
Marfaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marfaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker lands a shoulder strike.
Marfaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marfaker avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Marfaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marfaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marfaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marfaker's face.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Marfaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Marfaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Marfaker moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marfaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marfaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Marfaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marfaker throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Marfaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Marfaker strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
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 throws a lazy body kick
and Marfaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marfaker can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker misses with a low kick as Ragnarsson jumps back.
Ragnarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marfaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marfaker thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marfaker. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
Marfaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker working hard to break the clinch.
Marfaker breaks from the clinch.
Marfaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marfaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marfaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Marfaker misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Marfaker scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marfaker doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Marfaker keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marfaker.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marfaker.
Marfaker jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnarsson scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Marfaker slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Marfaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnarsson cracks Marfaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marfaker throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker misses with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marfaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marfaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marfaker avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marfaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marfaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Marfaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marfaker.
Marfaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marfaker looks to throw a body kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Marfaker was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juan Marfaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Marfaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Marfaker moves away and avoids it.
Marfaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Marfaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Marfaker checks it.
Marfaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marfaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marfaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marfaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marfaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marfaker throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Marfaker counters with a two punch combo.
Marfaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Marfaker is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Marfaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnarsson blocks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Ragnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Marfaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Marfaker down.
Marfaker misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Marfaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marfaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Marfaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marfaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marfaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marfaker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marfaker blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Marfaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Marfaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marfaker.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marfaker.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marfaker.
Marfaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marfaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Marfaker avoids them all with ease.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marfaker misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsson throws out a counter right but Marfaker avoids it with no problem.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marfaker counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marfaker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marfaker in his tracks.
Marfaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marfaker connects with a right hand. Ragnarsson shakes it off.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marfaker moves away.
Marfaker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Marfaker's body.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marfaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Marfaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Marfaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Marfaker's head.
Nice cross by Marfaker.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marfaker moves away.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Marfaker's defenses.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
and Marfaker counters with a right hand to the body.
Marfaker throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Jab from Marfaker.
Ragnarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
Marfaker throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Marfaker throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Marfaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Marfaker with a jab.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Marfaker moved away.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marfaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marfaker connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marfaker.
Marfaker ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfaker scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Marfaker.
Marfaker tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Marfaker avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Marfaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juan Marfaker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marfaker, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
A victorious Juan Marfaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Bjorn Ragnarsson had this to say: 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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