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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Amun Ghosh (ranked 194 p4p, 30 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 104 p4p, 17 weight class). Ghosh comes into the arena with Allah Gets Funky blaring out of the sound system. Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 cm
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189 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
35 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheikh Amun Ghosh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ghosh needs to keep his hands up - Ragnar had a free shot at his head there. Ghosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghosh. Ghosh scores with a jab to the jaw. Ragnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghosh 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. Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghosh.
Ghosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar. Ragnar misses the shot to the body. Ghosh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghosh manages to avoid it. An inside leg kick from Ghosh misses. A jab from Ghosh misses. Ragnar throws out a counter right but Ghosh avoids it with no problem. Ghosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ghosh blocks a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghosh misses with a kick to the body.
Ghosh loads up on a big right hand but Ragnar slips the punch. Ghosh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ghosh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ragnar, who protects the arm well. Ghosh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ragnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnar is not content to let Ghosh control the position. Ghosh slows the pace down. Ragnar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnar. Ghosh shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ragnar moves out of range as Ghosh throws a body kick.
Ghosh jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ghosh moves out of range as Ragnar strikes. Ghosh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ragnar misses the jab. Ragnar slips under a jab from Ghosh. Ragnar misses with a looping left. The fighters circling - Ghosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ragnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ghosh is able to avoid easily. Ghosh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ghosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ragnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ghosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Ragnar as he checks the leg kick. Ragnar thows a body kick. Ghosh tries to catch it but that hurt him. 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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ghosh momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ragnar takes a swing at Ghosh's ribcage but misses. Ragnar is looking to slow Ghosh down with leg kicks. Ragnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ghosh throws a half hearted mid kick. Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghosh manages to avoid it. Ragnar tried to score with a low kick but Ghosh checks it. Ghosh avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the head.
Ghosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar. Ghosh feints a jab promting Ragnar to slip. Ghosh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ragnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Ragnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Ghosh should have avoided that one. Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Ghosh moves away and avoids it. A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ghosh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ghosh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnar. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnar checks a leg kick. Ghosh misses with a body kick. Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ghosh looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range. Ghosh backing away here, and Ragnar unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A low kick from Ragnar misses and Ghosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnar. Horrible takedown attempt by Ghosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnar, which made it look bad. Ghosh blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Ghosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnar is fending him off so far but Ghosh persists. Nope, Ragnar circles away and we're back to standing. Ragnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ghosh to counter with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ghosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnar manages to avoid it. Ghosh avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ghosh doesn't seem bothered though. Ghosh drops his hands momentarily and Ragnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ragnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ghosh scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Ghosh misses. Ghosh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghosh throws a half hearted mid kick. Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghosh. Ghosh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ragnar lands a jab to Ghosh's midsection. Some bone on bone action there as Ragnar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. As Ghosh backs off Ragnar throws a huge counter combo but Ghosh manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghosh sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ghosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ghosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnar can pounce on him.
Ragnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghosh. It seemed like Ragnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnar!
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Ghosh sees it coming and moves out of range. Ghosh throws a nice inside leg kick. Ragnar drops his hands momentarily and Ghosh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ghosh is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks. Sheikh Amun Ghosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ghosh throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnar counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ragnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Ghosh does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ragnar scores with a head kick.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ghosh digs a good hook to Ragnar's body.
A slow jab from Ghosh misses its intended target. Ragnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ghosh with a body shot. Ghosh slips under a jab from Ragnar. Ghosh misses with a wild body shot. Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ragnar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ragnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghosh at a distance.
Ragnar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ragnar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ragnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghosh sizes up Ragnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A jab from Ragnar misses. A counter left hand to the body from Ghosh misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghosh connects with a body shot. Ghosh throws a body shot but no joy. Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ragnar lands a head shot. Ragnar moves out of range as Ghosh throws a body kick.
Ghosh misses with a wild body shot. Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghosh. Ragnar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Ghosh. A telegraphed right hand from Ghosh misses the target. Ragnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ghosh. Ragnar shrugs it off though. A jab from Ghosh misses. Ghosh jabs Ragnar to the body, keeping him at a distance. Ragnar blocks the body kick.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nice uppercut lands for Ghosh. That snapped Ragnar's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnar is looking to land body kicks. Ghosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnar is just out of range. Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ragnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ghosh with a body shot. Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghosh.
A jab from Ragnar finds it's way through Ghosh's defenses. Ghosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Ghosh. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnar misses with a body kick. Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghosh.
Ragnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghosh checks it well. Ragnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghosh. Ragnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ghosh counters with a good low kick that Ragnar was not able to check. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Amun Ghosh dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnar throws a nice inside leg kick. Ragnar throws the left hand but Ghosh avoids the punch easily. Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghosh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ghosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnar is just out of range. Ghosh throws a leg kick but Ragnar sees it coming and moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Ghosh misses the target. Ragnar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Ghosh blocks a jab. Ghosh throws a leg kick but Ragnar checks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ghosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
It looked like Ghosh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghosh is looking to counter with a body kick. Ghosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghosh lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnar off balance momentarily. Ghosh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Ragnar finds it's way through Ghosh's defenses. Ragnar checks a low kick from Ghosh. A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnar. Ragnar moves out of range as Ghosh strikes. Ragnar slips a straight right by Ghosh. Ragnar throws a hook but Ghosh avoids it easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghosh.
Ghosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ghosh misses with a left hand and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ghosh throws a wild body kick that Ragnar sees coming a mile off. Ragnar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Ghosh scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Ragnar misses its intended target. Ghosh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnar is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghosh throws a leg kick but Ragnar checks it. Ragnar sizes up Ghosh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nice shot lands for Ghosh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnar takes one on the button. Ghosh blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Ghosh on the wrong end of a nice jab. Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnar throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Ghosh misses and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ghosh sizes up Ragnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Ragnar blocks a jab. Ragnar now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ghosh has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghosh as Ragnar tries to tie him up. Ghosh is trying to pull guard but Ragnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Ragnar on the inside. Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ghosh scores with a shot to the side of Ragnar's head. Ragnar breaks the clinch.
Ghosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crunch! Ragnar slams his shin into Ghosh's torso. A swing and a miss from Ghosh. Ghosh misses with a jab to the body
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand. A leg kick checked by Ghosh. Ghosh misses with an uppercut. Ragnar saw that one coming. Ragnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghosh.
Ghosh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ragnar sprawls and moves away. Ghosh scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ghosh defending well as Ragnar loads up on a big left hand. Ghosh on the wrong end of a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ghosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnar. Ragnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnar connects with a solid leg kick. Ragnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghosh sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghosh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Ghosh clobbers Ragnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ghosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghosh as he connects with a hook. Ragnar motions for Ghosh to come forward. Ragnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ghosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnar circles away.
Ragnar throws a jab when Ghosh was well out of range.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bjorn Ragnar! Our winner, Bjorn Ragnar, 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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