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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 482 p4p, 70 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 669 p4p, 97 weight class). Grigoryan comes to the cage accompanied by Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. Ragnarsson has chosen Anja - Where I Am as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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209 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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210 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson instigates a clinch.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grigoryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Grigoryan 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.
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!
Grigoryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Grigoryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee to the head.
Grigoryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grigoryan digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan lands with a left to the head.
Grigoryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Grigoryan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigoryan's elbow.
Grigoryan working aggressively here.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
Grigoryan tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grigoryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigoryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Grigoryan avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Grigoryan blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grigoryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grigoryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Grigoryan lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Grigoryan on the inside.
Grigoryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigoryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grigoryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grigoryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Grigoryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grigoryan lands a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grigoryan throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsson misses.
Grigoryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigoryan cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Ragnarsson misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grigoryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grigoryan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigoryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Grigoryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
Ragnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Grigoryan tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigoryan. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Grigoryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarsson cracks a nice hook into Grigoryan's ribs.
Grigoryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grigoryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Grigoryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grigoryan feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grigoryan if he has to take too many more of those.
Grigoryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Grigoryan avoids the punch easily.
Grigoryan needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
Grigoryan connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson delivers a nice body kick.
Grigoryan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Grigoryan tenderised Ragnarsson's leg. Ragnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigoryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Ragnarsson misses
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoryan off balance momentarily.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Grigoryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigoryan misses its target.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Grigoryan.
Nice body kick from Grigoryan.
Ragnarsson is looking to clinch.
Grigoryan with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grigoryan coming out on top.
Grigoryan throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grigoryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grigoryan finish him?
Grigoryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.
Ragnarsson swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan drops Ragnarsson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Grigoryan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Grigoryan!
After winning the bout, Daniel Grigoryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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energy
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hype
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