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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 1272 p4p, 68 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 609 p4p, 25 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Kovalev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalev.
Kovalev lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalev.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kovalev misses the shot to the body.
Kovalev just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Kovalev moves out of range.
Ragnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Kovalev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovalev avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalev takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovalev misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovalev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Kovalev lands a head shot.
Kovalev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Kovalev throws a counter combo.
Kovalev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
Kovalev loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Kovalev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson defending well as Kovalev loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalev moves out of range easily.
Kovalev throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Kovalev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovalev avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson looks to land a body kick but Kovalev moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Kovalev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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! Back to the action!
Kovalev throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tests Kovalev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalev throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Kovalev's defenses.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovalev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kovalev avoided it.
Ragnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovalev.
Kovalev misses with a hook.
Kovalev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kovalev blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovalev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovalev misses the target.
Ragnarsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kovalev misses the body punch
and Ragnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kovalev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovalev can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev misses the shot to the body.
As Kovalev backs away, Ragnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Kovalev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Kovalev moves away and avoids it.
Kovalev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnarsson moves away from the strike by Kovalev.
Kovalev looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kovalev's head.
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!
Kovalev misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter the offense by Kovalev and move into the clinch.
Kovalev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kovalev.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kovalev.
A head kick by Ragnarsson misses
and Kovalev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Ragnarsson lands.
Kovalev digs a good body shot into Ragnarsson's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Kovalev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Kovalev saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Kovalev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kovalev counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Kovalev as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Kovalev misses.
Kovalev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalev tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovalev throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kovalev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Kovalev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ragnarsson is looking to slow Kovalev down with leg kicks.
Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Kovalev moved out of range.
Kovalev throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson delivers a nice body kick.
Kovalev throws a sloppy body shot
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovalev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Ragnarsson lands but Kovalev takes it in his stride.
Kovalev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Kovalev misses.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovalev tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kovalev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
Kovalev misses with a hook to the body
letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand.
Kovalev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Kovalev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovalev misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kovalev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalev.
Kovalev checks a leg kick.
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 head kick but Kovalev moves out of range.
Kovalev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
As Kovalev backs away, Ragnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Kovalev moves his leg out of the way.
Kovalev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kovalev 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.
Kovalev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovalev lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Kovalev lands a head kick. Ragnarsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Kovalev.
Kovalev looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Kovalev throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Kovalev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovalev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnarsson defending well as Kovalev loads up on a big left hand.
Kovalev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kovalev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalev misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a three punch combo that has Kovalev backing up. Kovalev nods at Ragnarsson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev slips a straight right by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovalev throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Vladimir Kovalev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a push kick but Kovalev slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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