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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 316 p4p, 16 weight class) and David Cerrone (ranked 1038 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
14 - 2 - 1 |
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276 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerrone defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Cerrone misses with a leg kick.
Cerrone feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
Cerrone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cerrone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a leg kick that misses.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cerrone swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cerrone wants to clinch.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Cerrone misses with a wild body shot.
Cerrone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone clinches.
Cerrone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerrone lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Cerrone gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Cerrone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerrone tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
I was talking to Ragnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cerrone blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ragnarsson smiles and moves away.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Cerrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Cerrone lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson lands with an overhand left.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Cerrone ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerrone throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Cerrone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerrone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cerrone to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Cerrone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnarsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Cerrone checks it.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Cerrone moved out of range nicely.
Cerrone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cerrone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cerrone throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that Cerrone avoids nicely.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Cerrone's leg. Cerrone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ragnarsson, as that shot connected.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cerrone misses with a few strikes there.
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
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!
Cerrone misses with a hook.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Cerrone avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cerrone in his tracks.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerrone doesn't seem bothered though.
Cerrone moves into the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Cerrone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cerrone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Cerrone's body.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerrone manages to avoid it.
Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerrone misses with a left hand
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cerrone.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Cerrone misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson feints and then cracks Cerrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerrone down.
Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerrone is keeping busy.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Cerrone avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson drops Cerrone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cerrone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cerrone is rocked!
Cerrone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ragnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cerrone can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cerrone is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Cerrone 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. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ragnarsson clinches up with Cerrone and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cerrones head.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnarsson presses Cerrone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ragnarsson drops Cerrone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cerrone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Cerrone senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bjorn Ragnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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