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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 825 p4p, 116 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 438 p4p, 61 weight class). Ragnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shook Ones II. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Voronin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Voronin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Voronin scores with a nice body kick.
Voronin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ragnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar avoids a kick to the body.
Voronin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Nice shot lands for Voronin.
A jab from Ragnar does it's job there.
Voronin lands with a cross.
Voronin throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Ragnar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Voronin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ragnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voronin misses with the combination.
A big right from Voronin misses.
A little jabbing left from Ragnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Voronin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ragnar tries to keep at a distance but Voronin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voronin is working Ragnar over against the cage.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnar blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voronin lands a left hand.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnar's elbow.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnar controls the action.
Ragnar breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnar.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voronin misses with a shot to the body
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnar.
Ragnar avoiding damage.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Ragnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar is leaning against Voronin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
A body shot lands from Ragnar.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voronin throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Ragnar sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronin. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar with a jab.
Ragnar thuds his right hand into Voronin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ragnar sizes up Voronin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ragnar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Voronin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Ragnar moves away and avoids it.
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voronin has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar 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.
Voronin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ragnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Ragnar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ragnar.
Voronin throws a good cross that connects.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronin.
Voronin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnar has time to react.
Ragnar lands a slapping body shot.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnar misses with a few strikes there.
Voronin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ragnar. That one must have hurt.
Voronin's corner calls for a 1-2. Voronin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Voronin.
Voronin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnar is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voronin lands a nice hook to Ragnar's body. Ragnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnar lands the left hand.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voronin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnar stalling in the clinch.
Ragnar is trying to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling him.
Ragnar throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnar lands a right hand.
Ragnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Ragnar slowing the pace effectively.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Voronin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ragnar blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Ragnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Ragnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnar's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Voronin.
Ragnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Ragnar into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
Ragnar stalling.
Ragnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Voronin has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnar.
Voronin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnar or not.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Nice body punch from Voronin - that landed with a thud.
Ragnar breaks from the clinch.
Ragnar avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voronin tries to clinch but Ragnar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnar throws a leg kick that misses.
Voronin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnar avoids it.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Voronin saw that one coming.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnar.
Ragnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Voronin misses.
Voronin lands a body shot.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Voronin.
Voronin fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin throws a nice head kick!
Voronin darts in and clinches Ragnar up against the cage.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin lands a body shot.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ragnar.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnar's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin takes a shot to the head.
Ragnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Ragnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voronin throws a head kick but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin moves out of range as Ragnar strikes.
Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnar tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voronin up against the cage.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar pushes Voronin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Ragnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Ragnar into the cage.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnar effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voronin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Ragnar has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Ragnar avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnar breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Ragnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnar misses the body punch
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin throws a right and a left that Ragnar avoids nicely.
Ragnar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ragnar is looking to slow Voronin down with leg kicks.
Bjorn Ragnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Voronin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voronin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
A victorious Andriy Voronin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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