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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 304 p4p, 31 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 277 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cole might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Won't Back Down. Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music. Bjorn Ragnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole avoids the head kick by Ragnar.
A counter left hand to the body from Cole misses its target.
Ragnar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cole is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cole throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Cole instigates a clinch.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
Ragnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Cole.
Ragnar lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnar presses Cole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnar or not.
Cole gets through Ragnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ragnar blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Cole gets through Ragnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole tightens his grip and picks Ragnar up, before dumping him to the ground. Ragnar manages to land in guard.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Ragnar has control of Cole's left arm, preventing Cole from doing any damage.
Ragnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnar, not yet.
We've been hearing that Cole has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ragnar controlling Cole's posture.
Cole cracks Ragnar with a solid left hand.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ragnar is pulling down on Cole's head. It's preventing any offense from Cole, at least for the moment.
Cole is in close to Ragnar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Ragnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ragnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Ragnar pulls Cole in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ragnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Ragnar keeping full guard, as Cole tries to pass.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Ragnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ragnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cole trying to control the position.
Cole might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole controlling Ragnar's posture.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole controlling the position.
Ragnar preventing the sweep.
Cole is controlling Ragnar's posture.
Ragnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole takes one to the chin there.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnar cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cole takes a step back to recover.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar thumps Cole with a low kick.
Ragnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnar can do to turn this around?
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range.
Ragnar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnar, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
Ragnar misses with a leg kick.
Cole lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
Ragnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Ragnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole has managed to clinch.
Cole misses with some punches.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Ragnar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ragnar tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocking some punches.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole gets through Ragnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnar lands with a good body shot.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole takes one to the side of the head.
Cole throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole tries to clinch there but Ragnar circles away.
Ragnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Ragnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Cole checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cole scores with a four punch combination!
Ragnar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bjorn Ragnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Cole.
Ragnar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole is looking to wear down Ragnar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole forces Ragnar back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar misses with the head strike.
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michael Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole is looking to control Ragnar's arms but Ragnar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ragnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Ragnar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnar lands a body punch.
Cole gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ragnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cole lands a couple of digs.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ragnar is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Ragnar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to sweep here but Ragnar controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Ragnar wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cole keeping full guard, as Ragnar tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ragnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ragnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cole's sensitive parts.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Ragnar's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ragnar tries to get to full guard but Cole has control of the leg.
Cole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ragnar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bjorn Ragnar.
I think Ragnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole gave a mention to The Juice Haven in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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