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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 180 p4p, 19 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 713 p4p, 88 weight class). Umaga comes to the cage accompanied by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. The key to victory for Iosefa Umaga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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244 lbs
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278 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson thumps Umaga with a low kick.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson lands with a cross.
Umaga 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.
Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Umaga throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson lunges at Umaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Umaga's hand.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson clinches.
Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Umaga misses with an elbow over the top.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Umaga controls the action.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Umaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Umaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Umaga.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Umaga misses its target.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it.
Ragnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Umaga.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umaga slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Umaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnarsson. That snapped Umaga's head back.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Umaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga blocks a jab.
Umaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Umaga connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Umaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Umaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson.
Umaga cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
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 Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
Umaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Umaga lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Umaga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Umaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Umaga throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Umaga.
Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one!
Umaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head.
Umaga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Umaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Umaga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Umaga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range and Umaga settles back down.
Ragnarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Umaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Umaga moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big right from Umaga misses.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Umaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Umaga. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one!
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Umaga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsson's knee momentarily.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Umaga.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Ragnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
Umaga looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Umaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iosefa Umaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Umaga works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Umaga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Umaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Umaga.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Umaga slams his shin into Ragnarsson's torso.
Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umaga lands with a good body shot.
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
A nice side step and Ragnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Umaga throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Umaga.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Umaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's time! 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.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Umaga swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Good leg kick by Umaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Umaga lands a jab to the nose.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Ragnarsson misses
and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umaga pushes Ragnarsson away with a front kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left.
Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Umaga.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Umaga.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Umaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson.
Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umaga staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umaga throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Umaga throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Umaga tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Umaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson forces Umaga back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson pushes Umaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Umaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike.
Umaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Umaga digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Umaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Umaga is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Umaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iosefa Umaga!
A victorious Iosefa Umaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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